Why You Shouldn't Dismiss the M2 iPad Pro! 18 Months Later Review
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The M3 iPad Pro is around the corner, but how is the M2 iPad Pro holding up in 2024? In this video I share my thoughts on why the M2 iPad Pro may be a better choice if you are not interested in the new hardware features that are coming to the M3 iPad Pro.
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0:00 iPad Pro M2 - Is it still worth it in 2024?
0:27 How the iPad Pro held up after 18 months
0:40 Disclaimer
1:00 Why I wish the iPad was more "Pro" ductive
1:25 I am not alone in thinking we need a better iPadOS16
2:00 As much power as a Mac, but... for what?
2:30 Longevity aspect - Do you need to get the highest spec'd the iPad Pro?
3:00 How to avoid overspending on the iPad Pro
3:19 Battery 🔋 How the iPad Pro M2 held up after only about 60 battery cycles!
3:48 CUKTECH 10 - Impressive 90W MAX self-charging. Keeping my devices charged on the move
4:25 CUKTECH 10 - Vibrant TFT color screen - Anker Quality but much better price!
5:25 iPad Pro M2 - Display 📺
6:00 Will the OLED Display really make a difference?
6:28 THANK YOU!! 🙏🏼
6:40 Why did I go back to the 11 inch version of the iPad Pro?
7:05 How does it compare against the Galaxy Tab S9 Series?
7:25 An important point about convenience - Until the Pro becomes more... Pro!
7:45 iPadOS17 Too little too late or a well thought out improvement?
8:05 Connecting the iPad Pro M2 to an external monitor
8:45 Slowly but surely...
9:00 Why is it hard to see 'Value for money' when we talk about the iPad Pro?
9:35 Pencil Hover - A gimmick or useful feature?
9:50 8GB RAM vs 16GB iPad Pro - A reminder about iPadOS apps
10:25 Using Procreate, Shapr3D, Callipeg Affinity Designer - Is 8GB enough?
11:15 More Pro apps are great, but the functionality needs to come too
11:50 Gain in Performance of the M3 iPad Pro will likely be 'marginal' in real world usage
12:20 If it makes you happy...
12:40 iPad Pro alternatives that you may want to consider
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Thanks so much for watching!
Your content is getting so much better. Love the editing and final end product. 🙌🏽
That's so cool to hear!! Thank you so much 🙏🏼
Amazing review! I was wondering what I was missing from my iPad Pro 12.9” M1! Thank you, Alex The Tech Guru 💻
Thanks mate!! 😊
Happy Easter Alex.
Happy Easter, mate 😊
I can see you getting it , I sold mine and bought the mini and I love it small and handy I wouldn’t go back now . Happy Easter Alex 😎
Thanks, you too Mary! Happy Easter! I think I'm more excited for the new Magic Keyboard than the iPad itself 😆
@@AlexGTech Agree 👍
Thanks for the great video Alex. I really like my m2 iPad Pro 12.9". Mainly for photo editing. So fast and so effortless.
And it has accurate colour which the m3 OLED will not have
Great to hear! They are amazing tablets, I hope iPadOS evolves,though, and gets a bit more productive for me. But it feels like it's going in the right direction
Also, Happy Easter!! 🎉🐣
Happy Easter 🐰 🐣
Hi Alex, Just stumbled on your channel.
Quality content presented in a calm way - which I appreciate.
Subbed. Cheers!
Thanks so much for the kind words, good to have you here and great timing too as we're about to hit the big 100K!! Welcome aboard 😊
On point, as usual, with all of your puns in this video. 🤣
Don’t ever change, Alex! 👍🏻
Haha, thanks mate!! Big game today! 🍿
@@AlexGTech *MASSIVE!* I’m nervous!
I apologize for not paying the necessary attention to the content, but I'm distracted (in the good way) by your cuts and editing. You're doing an amazing job, bro. Keep rocking, you're almost at 100K!!!!!!
haha thanks so much Ruben 🥹 You're the best mate!
Longevity is no joke im still using my 2017 10.5 ipad pro and it runs amazing
Bonjour.
Super vidéo !
Merci.
Thank you Jean-Francois! Joyeuses Pâques 🐣🐰
Still using my IPad Pro 10.5 and, surprisingly, it’s still receiving updates from Apple. I’m thinking about upgrading.
They do last a long time so at least we know it's a long term "investment"
THAT THIUMBNAIL!!! ❤ Great video,,, I’m a long time iPad user myself. I started off with the iPad Air and switched to the iPad Pro M1 12.9” for the last two years…I’m definently looking forward to trading this one in for the new M3 iPad Pro 13” that is coming out this year!! Hopefully with the trade in I can grab it for under $1,000😅 Congrats on the 100,000 subscribers!!!
Thank you so much!! Very close now 👊🏼 to get it under $1K would be awesome, hope you manage it! Looking forward to the new keyboard too 😊
100K, Alex! LFG!!!!!!!
Thank you! So close now, I can almost touch it!
@@AlexGTech Well deserved, mate!
Very nice video Alex! I have a brand new 12.9 inch iPad Pro M2 it was given to me six months ago still sitting in the box haven't opened it. 👊
Oh wow, that's a beast Don and probably will last a few years still! Good to hear from you and I've been meaning to email you too. Sending you positive vibes. God bless 🙏🏼
I travel a lot and love the iPad Pro 11, plus enjoy gaming on it also, got the Samsung ultra recently for productivity and screen quality can’t be beat, hoping to see the new Pro match the Samsung OLED screen but not sure it will be worth the upgrade price
love my m1 ipad pro, but file explorer with canon compressed raw is soooo slow off of a nvme enclosure. like 10 seconds to open a photo and view it within the files app :(
Yes doing anymore off of storage feels like needs a major rethink. Honestly I'd use it a lot more if I could easily move stuff around between Mac and iPad by using fast SSDs
I have the m1 iPad Pro 2TB 12.9 and love it.
that's the one I had too but 'only' 1TB. That mini LED display was hard to let go!
Well I want to buy an iPad Pro for professional use ( to start my career as an artist/designer) do you think that I should wait for the new one or just buy the current version cause I’m in a hurry… which iPad do you think it would be the best choice for now?
For now, I'd say the M1 iPad Pro. Worst case scenario, you won't lose too much money if you have to resell it
New subscriber here. I hope you get to 100k this week🎉
I hope so too! Welcome aboard!! 🙏🏼
Should I wait for the ipad air this may with the m2? Or just buy this ipad pro? Huhu
I'd wait for the official price and get this one if you can find one that has 70%+ of battery health
I have an 11 inch iPad Pro from 2018 but am thinking of replacing it with either the new iPad Pro with OLED screen or the Galaxy Tab S 9 Plus also with OLED, is the latter a good choice or should I go back for the iPad Pro? I use the iPad pro to watch TV, Netflix and other streaming services. also for surfing, emails and office tasks, not a gamer. Which one would I choose, I see you also have the galaxy?
Honestly I think you get a lot more with the Galaxy Tab, so I'd wait (if you can) and see if the new iPadOS18 changes will make it worthwhile as I'm sure it will be more expensive than the Galaxy tablets
Buy the galaxy tab s9 ultra, you won't regret it.
Watching on my 12.9 inch IPad Pro M2
Me after just getting the stacked version today…i’m lovin it
I hope you got a decent deal for it though 👊🏼
I just clocked I can save over £1103 on a mint condition 11” iPad Pro 4th and Pencil with 2Tb storage. I’d take the 1TB but non in stock mint. I shouldn’t need 2TB but was interested in getting the 16GB of RAM. I’ve not pulled the trigger yet but…
I had the 10.9 inch iPad pro, 2018 iPad pro and now I have the 11 inch m2 iPad pro and love it. Mine has cellular and 1tb of storage since I travel with mine for my job and I use mine a LOT. Love this thing. But I don't need to buy the m3 version.
Already reached 100K 👀😆
Only thing I’ll care about is the Magic Keyboard. 🙃 I feel Apple missed the mark when it’s about the material, and the edges are exposed to the point where my 2020 iPad Pro is scratching at the sides more than I want to admit. I baby my tech products, so I have no clue how these scratches happen.
Yeah my 12.9 magic keyboard started to look a bit rough around the edges too. I'm looking forward to the new one, if the rumours are true it will look insane! Cheers Joe!
And when M3 iPad launch this May, you will switch 😂
Will certainly review it (it's my job 😉) but it will take some work from Apple to convince me
"reasons why the M3 is better than the M2"😂
It newer😂
M4 *
They skipping M3
@@XVNRX yeah what’s up with that.
Bless everyone
I wonder how you complement s24u with an iPad. I feel like because of the pen, s24u can do almost everything iPad can. Also if I had s24u I would need something like 12.9 iPad or the 14 inch Galaxy pro. Just because s24u already so big
Yes it's a tricky one as I also have the S9 Ultra which is just a more complete device. The iPad is nice for using it with a keyboard but productivity-wise the Tab, Fold and the S24U are just more complete really...
@@AlexGTech more I watch your comments. Galaxy ecosystem is worth the leap of faith. But the question is do I have that faith to make the switch.
Happy Easter! I went from the M1 12.9 to the M2 11 as well. My MBP 14 met my need for a bigger screen and I've enjoyed going back to the original iPad experience with no keyboard.
Nice! Yes it feels like this is the sweetspot right now. I wonder if the new iPad Air will make even more sense
Happy Easter to you and your family too 🐣
@@AlexGTech I’d be in on that if it had the current display the 12.9 has and they fix the camera orientation! I do miss the screen on the 12.9.
To be honest, I was weighing wether to wait and buy an M3 12.9" iPad Pro or not since I'll be going back to Uni in September and I sold my M1 11" back in October. Well, looking on eBay to get a sense of the current pricing for M1 and M2 used, I actually found an M1 still sealed for 900 eur (I'm Italian). It does have base specs, but it's a cellular and since I'll be going to Uni abroad it will turn out quite handy. I thought about it for a couple of weeks, to be fair, and I didn't jump the gun, but this is what made me buy it: the M2 is basically the same and so will be the M3. I don't do any creative work, and if I did my M3 Pro MB Pro (Space Black btw yeahhh boyyy) would be the go-to without a second though. The M1 iPad Pro is plenty powerful for note-taking and media consumption and the only upgrade that the M2 brings to the table is just a software trick (hover) which Apple could have brought to the M1 too. Having an Oled panel would be a nice addition, but I'll be using my iPad in class taking notes under direct light and having the extra nits is more value to me, even considering the horrifying bloom effect I get when watching movies at night (actually, do you know why the MB Pro doesn't have that terrible bloom? I thought the panel was the same, let me know if you have any info on that). These things considered, if the prices of the M3 Pros will be the same as they have been until now I saved about 800 euros and got an identical product. I'm not gonna lie, even though I'll be waiting for the new Pencil and Keyboard with excitement, the real upgrade for all the M series iPad Pros HAS to come in June. It's safe to say, at this point, that if this June iPadOS 18 turns out to be the same mediocre update as the past few years, the iPad Pro is dead. It has gotten to a point where the iPad Pro (with Pencil and Keyboard) costs as much as a MacBook Pro and has the same software as a 600$ iPhone SE, it's driving me crazy man. Good video as always, hope my point of view is somewhat a decent addition for the few that will read this🤟
Definitely a good addition! And I couldn't agree more, the precious models for that usage will be more than OK. Definitely recommend a screen protector if you're taking lots of notes. It will be comfortable to write on and preserve the display from scratches.
I think the bloom is related to the local dimming zones, not sure the Macbook has the same display onfig. Good luck with your studies 👊🏼
@@AlexGTech thanks! Well, I've been using an iPad and then the M1 11" for the past 5 years to take notes, so I actually ordered a Paperlike before even getting the new 12.9" delivered 😂. Thank you for the info on the display too
Segueueue was flawless
😊
is this worth it compare to 13" Ipad air m2?
I will be doing that very comparison very soon! But my gut feel is that this will be better if you care about the display. 60Hz on the Air could be a dealbreaker
@@AlexGTech I barely notice the 60hz on my legion go vs my 120hz desktop pc. sooo hahaha As long as I can draw, sketch, 3d model, and animate in Ipad air m2 13", I am happy! XD
My dream is for the M3 Pro in the iPad Pro. It would likely be severely downclocked in multicore performance, but imagine how many enderdragons you can spawn in Minecraft without having any lag ;)
LOL 😆 all those villagers won't stand a chance!
Don’t laugh at me … I’m still enjoying using an iPad Mini 5 with the ancient A12 processor released in 2019. You definitely don’t need the latest tech release to get a good experience. I might upgrade to a Mini 7 when it comes out … but I probably won’t NEED to yet. As for why no iPad Pro? Because my still beastly M1 MBA from late 2020 takes care of all my “pro” needs, including 4K video editing in FCPX. Admittedly, it has 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD … meaning, I never run into limitations in my workflow.
I've been so tempted to get the mini! Problem is I have the Fold which kinda works as a mini tablet so not sure really. That Mini 7 might be the one I go for eventually
I’m still using my ancient iPad Pro with the A9Z. I will finally upgrade to the M3 this year.
My particular unit M1 iPad Pro 12.9”’s battery is horrendous. 2-3 hrs. Unlucky me😢
Yeah that's a shame and not the easiest to get replaced either... 😕
Really enjoyed this thought-provoking episode. My trusty old 2018 12.9” is on its last legs and I have been debating whether to lash out on the latest and greatest or save some money with the M2. As of now, I’m inclined to wait for the new release and see what discounts will be happening with the M2.
Thank you! Yes I'd say that's the sensible thing to do really. The 2018 model is a testament to how long these devices last, but also confirms how slow the software has moved on the iPad. I was on the same boat in 2021 when my OG iPad Pro (2017) started to die. But if I'm really honest I was more excited about the new magic keyboard 😆 just like now
@@AlexGTech I have to agree with you absolutely about the software. The fact that my old 2018 can run the latest and flashiest stuff, even though it might be a bit slow suggests that designers have either bent over backwards to accomodate what is virtually legacy hardware, or they are not really taking full advantage of processor advances. I think the latter is the more probable.
Eu achei que você fosse do sul do Brasil.. quase não tem sotaque de gringo haha :)
Sou de Sampa kkkk Mas vivo aqui há mais de 20 anos então perdi bastante o sotaque...Abraço grande!
I’m waiting for the new iPod 😂😂😂
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*May* the force be with me for the M3 ipad pro to not cost 2000 Euros
I was thinking May the 4th too!
it will. Oled is expensive
Also M1 is still powerful.
Agreed, Only sold mine as I wasn't using it that much but it can cope with a lot and side by side with the M2, the difference was only marginal in heavy Pro apps
16GB RAM would be necessary for iPadOS to not close games at all.
It's a lot of RAM for most people. I still hope ipados will allow apps to make the most of that
Tablet makers have a problem, more so Apple with the iPad, as they future-proof their iPads with the higher-performant M-Chips. People will buy an M1 iPad Pro as I did and not look to upgrade it for 5-7 years. I cannot imagine the iPad Pros 2024 will make me upgrade as I prefer miniLED to OLED due to PWM, and my workload does not need saturated colours; I mainly use a white background for reading and typing, and IPS has always been much better for me.
Apple needed OLED, but in-house testing of Samsung displays failed Apple's stringent QC tests, and they instead developed their own dual-stack OLEDs, which we will see in a month or so. These will offer >1000 nits and, more importantly, last 2-3X longer than current OLED panels. That is great for people keeping their iPads for 7+ years (both my parents have as old iPads).
Remember: those who complain that iPads should be this and that, blah, blah; no one is forcing you to buy them. If they do not do what you want, don't buy one. But for me, they are complementary devices I have bought for longevity and use for some of my workflow and my Mac for other stuff.
They definitely last a long time, I stuck with my OG iPad Pro from 2017 to 2021 and to be honest was more excited about the Mafic Keyboard than the iPad itself as the functionality was largely the same. It’s only recently with iPadOS 17 that it’s starting to become more useful for my needs. Whilst I agree with you on not being forced to buy one, I would add that given the price and competition, it’s only natural to expect more. Even if we ignore the competition, the Apple ecosystem itself is not being used as a way to bridge the gap between the iPad and the Mac. If I could seamlessly work between the Mac and iPad using Final Cut Pro as an example, I’d use the iPad a lot more
@@AlexGTech@AlexGTech, I agree. As I said, some people want Apple to make it more useful for them, but it is not a light switch; getting developers on board (just ask MS viz Windows Tablets) shows it is not easy. So, I say buy it if it does what you want, stop complaining if you bought it and it doesn't, as you knew from day one. I use it for writing and typing; it has all the apps I need. I also use it for media consumption, social media, reading, iMessage, etc. I am not a pro user, so there is no need for pro apps, and I suspect I am the majority. I bought the iPad Pro, as Apple's marketing spiel means that "Pro" is at the top of the range, with the best features, like the iPhone Pro; it does not necessitate it to be for pro use only.
Remember, the Galaxy Tab 9 Ultra runs only Android for Tablets, and many would argue that it is inferior to iPadOS. Yet, I never see in reviews for that device people complaining about the lack of pro apps, whereas in iPad reviews, it is flexed every review.
Thanks for the video!
Launching in February. No no just kidding launching in March. Oh did we say March? We meant April. Nope definitely launching in May.🤷♀️
haha exactly! Apple out here messing with us
Hahahaha.
… and - completely ACCURATE !
Bro i've always been inloved with ipad. Though i can't afford 1. I'll use it for editting and graphic designs for my work. Maybe, just maybe, you can give me your spare ipad?🙂🙂🙂
A reply would be Very much appreciated
100K subscribers anytime now… 👀
Closer than ever!!! ☺️
Personally the use of M1, M2 or M3 chips on the iPad is a full waste of the potential of those chips and that is Apple’s fault for limiting what the iPad can do compared to a Mac. I owned an iPad for years and finally let go of it for the Tab S9 series which feels more like a complete device especially with Samsung DEX and just the flexibility of it.
If Apple wants to revive the iPad, they need to make the iPad seem more like a proper computer than an oversized iPhone experience.
Couldn't agree more!! My current work outside of YT doesn't require it now, but the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra was being used daily with Dex. Awesome tablet! S9 Ultra review coming soon 👊🏼
No OLED screen has accurate colour. Anyone doing any kind of photo or video work would do well to buy the current M2 before it’s too late. There is a reason why no reference monitors use OLED
Great point!!
@@AlexGTechPLEASE make a video on this when these iPads come out! Not one tech reviewer has ever made any significant comment on the poor image quality of OLED iPhone Pro models vs Liquid Retina technology. Seriously, the iPad 5th generation from 100 years ago has significantly better image quality for photos and videos than the current iPhone 15 Pro Max. Hand held OLED devices have no white point. Calibration is impossible
But who cares?.0000001% of users? I like vibrant colors, not dull "accurate" colors.
Yes, OLED issue is yellow colors.
So light green, orange, yellow, orangered and so on.. will be issue for artists. Except if Apple decides to adjust technology..
apple has lost the trust
Yup, I've been bitten before by their promises. I am a lot more careful these days...