FINE. The iPad Pro is a laptop. - Magic Keyboard Review 

Is that a laptop? Apple: Yesn't

2018: The iPad is a tablet 2019: The iPad is laptopish 2020: The iPad is a laptop 2021: The iPad is a desktop

2020: The iPad pro is a laptop 2031: The iPad pro replaces the nuclear football

“Look at me, I am the laptop now.” 😂

Linus is evolving into General Kenobi.

"Speaking of lightening your wallet..." I honestly thought Ridge Wallet was the other sponsor and Linus was making an actually good segway to the sponsor spot.

I think I understand Linus' confusion because when I got my iPad pro with keyboard from work it frustrated me in the sense that I wanted to use it as a laptop, but I found that I couldn't leave my work laptop at home. Tablets in general have this weird spot where it's not quite a phone and not quite a laptop. But now that I've found a place to incorporate my iPad into my work I couldn't do without it. I use it a lot, both professionally and privately.

I had a 10th gen iPad ru-vid.comUgkxUGaHtKW8MwCql2fPyIm9-ftTqSMzKFFA . Felt it getting pretty slow at times even after doing a reset. So I am using that as a tablet for my 5 year old son and got this 9th gen version. MUCH faster, a little slimmer, smaller bezels, all around a leap forward. Plus, for the price that’s about $130-$150 cheaper than a current new model this is a nice deal. I look forward to the M-series CPUs coming into iPads which will really help future proof these tablets better but these latest CPUs are pretty strong and should do better to last several years with no compromises.

Linus: "Speaking of lightening your wallet..." Me: "that was a smooth af transition to Ridge Wallet, you're improving Linus!" Linus: "private internet access!" Me: "... and yet you continue to disappoint me Linus..."

"it's so small, but feels so smooth..." -Linus

"With laptops we can open effortlessly with one finger" *Struggles to open it* (y'know what's not a struggle? This effortless segue to our sponsor, glasswire!)

Nailed this review. I have the iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard and have found myself constantly flipping open the case just to use it for a few minutes at a time. This has become my go to device for media consumption, and I look forward to using it when I head back to school as a software dev. It seems like the perfect intermediate device, being great at what I want to do often and quickly, but will still be set aside for when I’m gaming or programming (Although hearing you can dev on this might change my mind.) Oddly enough, I found that I enjoy taking hand written notes on this, and typing is actually super comfortable, even more so than my mechanical keyboard. This device is just so fluid, in the way the UI works, to how it gets used in my daily life.

They made the intro rtx and dark mode, this is the happiest day of my life, ima cry

"Yes it is a laptop, but is it a good one?" Satan in his ear: C I N E B E N C H it Linus . . . . . . .....

I gotta admit; I was looking at your pencil pencil the whole time. That’s actually adorable.

I still have a 9.7” iPad Pro, and I’ve been eyeballing all this new iPad Pro stuff. I really like your unbiased reviews. I hope Apple is pushing to make iPad OS even more it’s “own thing” because the trappings of iOS are limiting its potential. It has the power, but Apple needs to decide whether they want to have it be different for different’s sake, or create a true tablet / laptop style experience that’s cohesive.

5:26 - "In age of laptops whose lids can be lifted effortlessly with a single finger" Proceeds to use his other hand to lift the lid fully

4:00 "DID I JUST CALL AN IPAD PRO A MONITOR?!" I know Linus, these are strange times.

Is it me, or anyone else thinking...... “If they had to make it heavier, then why didn’t they make it a battery case”.... Anyone.....?

Me, watching this from my ipad 2020 with magic keyboard attached: *interesting*

"Dad, stop recording in my room! I want to play with my dollhouse!"

Man that's one weird looking surface pro

Honestly, I got hooked on the iPad Pro 1st gen while in college. Nothing beat it for taking notes w/the pencil. The ability to type things up when I needed to (I type faster than I write) and hand write notes (Organic Chem, Math, Chem Eng shit) was amazing. I went from hardly taking any notes in various notebooks to having hundreds of notes and HW assignments per semester. To be fair I still lugged around a laptop everyday for things like MATLAB and research stuff. And yes, I did regret getting the 6.8lb 17” Razer blade pro w/gtx 1080.

I started my RU-vid channel with my iPad Pro 2018, I film everything with the ipad, use its mics, then edit the footage with lumafusion and make the thumbnails on the iPad. its not perfect, I want to get a camera, but until I can afford all the other gear, the iPad allows me to actually create things, and I love it. I honestly think its one of the best tools than a creator trying to get a start could have. it sounds kinda crazy but if I could get a bigger iPad like a 14" 15" I totally would, when video editing you always need more screen real estate. great review!!

I’ve watched LTT so much that at this point, I can easily transform any sentence into a segue for a sponsor lmao Edit: changed segway to segue, lmao spelling error because i’m dumb

I just sold my 2019 MacBook Bro for the iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard set up and its amazing. I can go from working on project drafts with my pencil, taking notes and cresting mockups. Switch up with my Keyboard and draft captions in my notes, edit content and upload them to all my social media platforms, all on the same device. It’s the sort of flexibility and simplicity you just don’t get with a Mac or a Laptop.

I love how those kind of videos open up our eyes to other workflowes and get other people/viewpoints out of the woods

"Why I still love Intel" "Maybe Apple isn't crazy" Seriously Linus, this is classic abusive relationship dialogue. Stop it. Get some help.

*Linus opening the lid of the Dell Dell: Oooo weeee, i'm starting u- *Linus slamming the lid shut

iPads were from the beginning versatile. I used my (3G) iPad for webbrowsing on the go, playing games, as others explained as a 2nd device for like playing music over Airplay while doing the real work on my Notebook/MacBook Pro or drawing, as much drawing was possible on a 2nd gen iPad without sensitivity sensors. What was also an awesome function from iPads these days was the capability of connecting a SD card or USB stick with adapters to it... I used the iPad wherever i needed it to copy the movies/photos from SD card so i got free space again. Something also possible with a Mac, but hey the iPad was smaller and fitted into the photobag, the Mac didnt. And the other reason i used it very often, like everytime i was driving away with my car, i built a "docking station" into my car with only a regular radio system, so literally built in a nice entertainment system to watch movies or while driving to play music with iTunes always opened. When meeting friends, i could easily detatch the iPad from the "dock" and we could play games together on it. Something a iPad was also some kind of best option these days with no AC power supply. Nice entertainment systems in cars were literally only in very expensive luxury cars or very very expensive to get as upgrade. Plus the iPad got a MUCH better screen than any display in a car, probably also the biggest one. Since this iPad was for me a device for nearly every regular task (except real work or if only as a 2nd device to work on simultaniously) in combination with special usage like the entertainment system in car, i would even say the top model of the iPad 2 i got these days was worth every penny of the around 750$ i paid. But still, i think the actual iPads are overpriced af... i mean the range of iPad 2 were from like 290$ to like 750$, meanwhile the cheapest iPad cost already as much or more than the most expensive iPad a decade ago. If apple ever make an iPad with a full usable Mac OS and something like the tablet mode from windows 10, i would instantly replace my MacBook Pro with an iPad. Sadly, i dont see this happening ever.

Just got my 12.9” Magic Keyboard a couple of days ago. It’s a great piece of kit and the keyboard is superb. Got mine as a business expense - wouldn’t buy it with my own money unless it’s intended to be my only device (not in my case). I totally agree with the review - it allows you to use the iPad as an ‘almost’ laptop with touch/pencil capability. However it still can’t totally replace my Windows laptop (wish it could!) as I can’t use some of the software I need on iPad OS and where I can it isn’t as efficient yet. This is partly down to the operating system and partly down to the hardware keyboard - it’s great for typing but missing function keys etc. Just makes it awkward for some uses. However for quite a lot of users this may be all they need - it’s definitely a big step towards a true hybrid device but I still think it will be 2 or 3 more iterations before I can ditch my Windows laptop.

8:51 Linus: speaking of a light wallet.... Me: *RIDGEWALLET!* Linus: PIA ! Me: Damn it 🤦‍♀️

Wow I thought Ridge would've been the wallet-lightening sponsor :'0

Just to add to all the features of the ipad: i am very pleased with it, the only thing no one thought about jet ist that it is impossible to look at two different excel, PowerPoint or word files at the same time and using the depending apps for the files. Little but sometimes annoying downgrade.

I enjoy the Magic Keyboard with my big M1 powered iPad Pro; however, it would be excellent if Apple would give an update to allow for disabling the trackpad while typing. Other than that, it’s awesome. As a writer, I often hit the trackpad while typing, and this throws typing off track. Please Apple gives us the ability to disable the track pad while typing. There’s just no reason for it to be enabled at the same time a person is typing.

apple does everything they can, to avoid putting a touch screen on their macbook pro

Others: is that a laptop? Me: is that a beard? Linus: no, that's Francis.

I literally cant live without it now. When I am using an iPad without a trackpad, I always miss it. I have my one with a trackpad in bed and the laziness factor its allowed me to achieve is so good, I can do everything with as tiny amount of effort possible.

As a student it was a great device to take notes. However, once I started going into programming I stopped using it. The main reason is having no way to compile code on the iPad itself. Sure you can remote to cloud to do it(I tried it with blink) or go to website to do it but both were clunky way especially when it came to big projects. So no it not for someone who plans to use it as their main “computer” for programming

Apple : release something pricey Linus : In terms of money , we have no money

0:45 this is amazing, you can’t deny it.

I was blown away when I heard the price of that apple keyboard, it costs nearly half the ipad like wtf

What makes me love mine, is that I natively RDP into my powerful PC at home whenever I’m limited by it’s application capability. With cellular connectivity, it’s the best thing I’ve ever bought owning a IT Consulting company.

8:50 Linus: "Speaking of light wallet.." Me: * Expects a Ridge wallet ad * Linus: " PrIAtE iNtErNeT aCcEsS"

Linus: “I can’t believe it’s and still doesn’t have a touch screen!” Also Linus: “I love that I can finally use the iPad without touching the screen.”

My MacBooks are aging out and I was in the market to decide what I wanted to get next, especially in light of my mobile needs. With the announcement of a two year transition to Apple Silicon, a pretty good deal from AT&T, and streamlining my daily carry devices, I went with 2020 iPad Pro 12.9 and the Magic Keyboard. So far, so good. There are indeed some frustrating things about the experience (Facebook’s app and web presence sucks) but overall, I haven’t looked back and both my MacBooks have been powered down for a week.

Hey guys! I’m the proud owner of a iPad Pro for almost a year now. I have a few questions for you smarter people out there! Ive been using a laptop for school for most of my schooling career as well as just standard desktops. Ive had my own personal laptop for around 8 years obviously changing laptops overtime. Ive never had a cheap laptop but never best of the best per say. So my question is as follows: what exactly cant i do with a iPad Pro that i can do with the laptop? Considering that i have all the proper attachments for my iPad such as magic keyboard and external hard rivers etc. i have not came across an issue with my iPad yet that i just absolutely needed to use a computer... other than typing long essays and things before i had a keyboard for my iPad... i can take notes as well with significant more ease and perfection to harness the way i want to learn with this iPad as opposed to mindless typing on my old laptop i am now engaged on a much higher level.

Did anyone notice that he changed the video title 😂😂?? It was "Apple isn't crazy about the Ipad"

"It's not all rainbows and unicorns" **pulls iPad out of keyboard with rainbows and unicorns on the back**

As a designer the iPad Pro is a great addition to my workflow, but not a replacement for a laptop. I see it more as a great way to optimize the early stages of the process, i.e research, sketching, color combinations etc. its also a great device to do smaller presentation for one on one meetings with clients. The screen looks great and I find it easier for clients to touch the screen to scroll around on a website, or a PDF then using a trackpad. With the Apple Pencil, I've been able to make final designs that goes for a "hand-drawn" look, skipping the tedious work of vectorizing things drawn of paper.

The iPad has become a great companion to my MacBook and I honestly don't know how I was dealing with just my laptop alone. The way Apple has evolved the iPad really amazes me

7:40 The fact that he is on the couch with his shoes on concerns me

Is the new iPad pro a laptop or tablet? Apple: "Yes"

For a moment I thought the guy with a beard was Linus. They do sound a lot alike.

5:42 lol I had the same USB-c dongle before it started havi, lasted slightly more than 3 years

Serial Killer: Any last words? Linus: ........... Serial Killer: *loads gun Linus: LTT store dot com

aye, finally a darkmode friendly intro

Wow, imagine if the final segway was for ridgewallet. That was a rollercoaster Linus.

Recently replaced my 13” MacBook Pro with a 12.9” iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard. Couldn’t be happier with the switch!

“Effortlessly with a single finger” Proceeds to use other hand to push base back down.

Me: Linus, can you show a webpage demo? Linus: LTTStore.com Me: Linus, Can you mic test? Linus: LTTStore.com

when i was looking for a "laptop" that i could carry with me all the time without the bulk of a traditional laptop my first thought was ipad pro. my friend wanted me to get a surface pro, being im a pc and android guy. but for some reason the ipad pro screamed my name. it was a cool "premium" product that i just couldnt get out of my mind. i then got myself a 12.9 2017 ipad pro. it was great for what i needed it for. i wanted something i could do light tasks on other than my phone. netflix, youtube basically any app and have some fun with maybe some mobile gaming and drawing if i saw fit. paired with the first gen apple pencil it was amazing. i now have a 10.9 2019 ipad pro in 512gb and i need this magic keyboard. its everything i ever dreamed of. im not an apple fan by any means, hell i havent had an iphone since the 4s. but there is something about the ipad pro. can it run native apps and all that jazz? no. can you use it for everyday tasks and even more? absolutely! i guess thats what makes it so great. apple did something good for once lmao.

I was skeptical, but I like the magic keyboard more than I thought I would. It’s super sturdy and it travels well. I feel like my iPad is protected without having to stick in into another protective case. I like like that I can use it on my lap. Easy on a plane. It’s expensive, buy I’m glad I got it. I do miss the function keys, though. Then, I remember it’s an iPad, not a laptop.

I hope you won’t ever retire Linus! 😭 amazing content! Amazing scripts!

5:29 the DELL logo glitched up, got smaller and off-centered xD

I was pretty surprised to see that a lot of people in my college are using a tablet with a pretty cheap keyboard case from Amazon and they say it isn’t the most powerful setup but absolutely enough for their studying purposes. Also this setup is generally speaking, less expensive compared to a Laptop

I just hope its enough for Microsoft to really look at the surface pro lineup and really revamp it to make it modern with fewer bezels etc.

I love how he talkes about the vid then randomly says the sponsor

I’m watching LTT review! and now my daughter wants the 500$ doll house in the background lol

I edit 10-20 real estate videos a week using Luma Fusion on an iPad. I have an iMac with FCPX and Premier as well but for basic edits the iPad is much faster when it comes to our entry level video offerings. Luma Fusion also has some hidden features built in that have accelerated our workflow as well. I have a Magic Keyboard arriving today. Fingers crossed it speeds things up even more.

omg those posters look so good! I wanna get them

Hi! Thank you so much for teaching me about computers

Thank you for the dark themed intro as I felt it was meant for me watching your newly released video at 12:51 AM

3 years later and im now using my iPad Pro/Magic Keyboard as a full on laptop replacement. The only thing I even use my macbook for at this point is to run Ableton, and the computer stays docked and hooked up to an external monitor/keyboard/mouse 100% of the time now.

It's a better alternative to me because I'll mostly use it for entertainment but those few tasks like using the desktop version of a webpage or maybe typing a story is better on a tablet because I don't have to have my heavy gaming laptop on me. It's just easier to plop a tablet on my lap after an exhausting day at work. While you can get a light laptop the iPad works best because I can do so many things on it like draw take notes or watch a show. Also, I already have an iPhone so it just makes sense to have an iPad so I can use air drop and handoff as opposed to getting a microsoft surface.

When he said speaking wallets I thought he was going to Segue to a ridge wallet sponsor. Darn you Linus

I like how they switch their new intro between dark mode and light mode 😎 I'm from Malaysia, it's 2am in the morning when you post this video, I watch the video in the dark. 😆

Could you do a vid about iPad Pro gaming with controller and the ps4 remote play app? Or just iPad gaming with controller in general. Tnx

Hands down...the only reason I bought my old iPad Pro and will buy the newest one is for the art capabilities. I’ve drawn on EVERYTHING you can imagine and by far iPad for me is the best for my art. I know it’s a downgrade in the tech department if we’re looking at it like a 1000$+ laptop but as the greatest digital drawing pad with the option to now add a keyboard and mouse pad? Holy shit am I sold

we need a review of that dollhouse on the back

5:30 Are we just gonna ignore how the Dell boot logo jumped from center to the top left of the screen ?!!

They should balance put the weight problem with a huge thin battery all along the bottom of the keyboard for portable charging the ipad when using the keyboard

The intended “one finger” way of opening is with the hinge toward you and the keyboard up. Lift it from the back up and toward the front. This was how it was designed to be opened and works very easily with one finger. Just like you did at 5:30 with that pink unit. Same orientation from the user. ;)

The intro is just getting better!!! Dark mode is even more awesome!!!

Me : Can I get a laptop Mom : We have a laptop at home *Laptop at home:*

it's mostly useful for Office users like sales persons, who can edit documents, create ppt charts for business and dont have to carry laptops. creative designers etc. whose interactive with touch screen more and less with keyboards. And the best part is you can still watch movies play games lying down holding with a hand on a big screen. All in one. unless you need 8 docker images and kubernetes to run for everyday work errands.

I’m watching this on the latest gen iPad Pro and i gotta say, it is weird but it is also really cool especially because I have an iPhone and they work together great. I feel like Macs and iPhones work good together but they are so different and the iPad is kind of the half step between computer and phone. Its the essence of a laptop

I feel like this is the fairest you’ve ever been on an apple product! I love your videos. I just watched to say once Apple released 13.4 and the keyboard I have not used my laptop really at all! The main reason I love how my iPad Pro gets up and going with in 2 seconds. I feel like I’m waiting forever to use my MacBook Pro when I get it out! I have a pretty good MacBook Pro too but for somebody who doesn’t work all day on their computer. I love that I can just grab my iPad open it it’s immediately accessible to everything and I just use it for a view seconds. The only big things to say is a downside is that the iPad pros are expensive and I don’t see them lasting as long as MacBook do In the long run. Just some thoughts. Love your videos.

I think the clear message hear is that this device is awesome for people who already love iPads and hate money, but terrible for people who like money and have never used anything but pc/android devices. Apple is just making their iPad ->iPaddier

It would be when I can run my excel macros or use my structural analysis software (and yes I have one and I know I can use Remote Desktop)

im an ipad pro user and this looks really awesome to me :) im glad you understand this and included it in your video at the end

I go a month without watching LTT and I come back to this absolute CHAD of a Linus, and I'm not complaining

I loved on the WAN show when Linus said "If you buy an iPad, then add a keyboard and trackpad, then the joke's on you because you bought a laptop"

Watch the iMac get marketed as an iPad with a removable stand.

I turned trackpad inertia off on the 12,9 it’s irritating but it didn’t bother me on the 11 inch model.

These incremental iPad upgrades are clearly stepping stones for a full featured ARM powered Macbook.

No one is going to talk with the fact that he recorded in his daughters room? 😂

why don't they make a bigger track pad and use the extra corresponding space on the other leaf to place the apple pencil on the inside of the fold?

Always using all three inputs (touch, type and trackpad, pen), disconnecting to take pictures, write notes, then go to a Zen3 desktop for games.

Still don't see how this can compete with the surface pro