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There is some anecdotal data that points to a fairly heavy 12.9-inch Magic Keyboard.
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UPDATE: we’ll have to see how heavy the 12.9-inch iPad Pro Magic Keyboard is. While the raw specs may look better for the MacBook Air (storage, RAM), the iPad Pro is packed to the gills with advanced tech.
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Bang for buck ( UPDATE ) : You’ll get more for your money with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard, as spelled out above. This would be a serious downside if you’re not entirely comfortable with the iPad’s interface and workflow. If you’re wedded to the traditional MacBook/laptop experience, the iPad Pro workflow will frustrate when doing some tasks, depending on what you do every day. iPad Pro as pure macOS laptop ? ? : this may be a huge downside for many potential buyers negating all of the upsides. The iPad Pro can only mirror displays and does not have the external monitor support of the MacBook Air. Connecting to external display ? : The MacBook Air is much better for hooking up to an external monitor as it can support up to one 6K display and two 4K displays. Multitasking ? : Sorry, multitasking (think: floating, overlapping windows) is still better (much) on a MacBook. Many desktop applications in general (think: Microsoft Office) have deep roots in macOS from way back.
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There’s a long list of legacy desktop professional applications that run better on the MacBook. Legacy desktop applications ? : Not in the iPad Pro’s favor. iPad Pro Magic Keyboard / draw?: Apple advertises the new iPad Pro’s Magic Keyboard as being similar to the MacBook Air’s. That’s more than the MacBook Air’s 2.8 pounds. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard weigh about 3 pounds. That’s a total weight of about 2.3 pounds. The Magic Keyboard for the 11-inch iPad Pro is about 600 grams or about 1.3 pounds. UPDATE 4/20/20: the weight of the 11-inch iPad Pro is about 1 pound. iPad Pro + Magic Keyboard weight?: See below. You get none of those on the MacBook Air. iPad Pro sensors ? : 2020 iPad Pro has Face ID, LiDAR Scanner, Three-axis gyro Accelerometer, and Barometer. And the iPad Pro has five mics versus three on the MacBook Air. Apple calls the array “studio quality.” Apple doesn’t make that claim for the MacBook Air. iPad Pro microphones ? : Apple has upgraded the microphone array on the 2020 iPad Pro. iPad Pro 4G/LTE ?: If you’re on the road a lot, LTE is practically a must. iPad Pro display ? : 2020 iPad Pro has a higher-resolution display that’s brighter with a wider color gamut (P3). iPad Pro processor ? : 2020 iPad Pro's A12Z processor scores better on multi-core (Geekbench 5) benchmarks than the 2020 the MacBook Air. Not to mention up to 4K video recording at 60 fps on the 2020 iPad Pro. The camera system on the 2020 iPad Pro is, with the exception of telephoto, basically what you get on the iPhone 11. The 2020 MacBook Air has no advanced camera system to speak of. iPad Pro camera ? : In short, no comparison. Credit: AppleĬompare - 2020 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard vs 2020 MacBook Air: MacBook Air does not have these kinds of features. The 2020 12.9-inch iPad Pro is packed with advanced tech such as face ID, LiDAR Scanner, Three-axis.