Why I'm NOT buying the M4 iPad Pro.

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[edo_moya]

Pro tip: You don't have to buy a new iPad every year, I'm still using a 2nd generation ipad pro (2017) and apple pencil (the crappy one with the charge thing on the back) for professional work, I didn't feel left out (as if I'm still playing with a super nintendo), I didn't check for new ipads for 8 years and now feels like a good time to upgrade my old tool, with the money I earned with it. And I hope this new one last for 10 years. So I'm all in with your non-consumerist message 🙌

[AdamDuffArt]

Well Josh - i can’t thank you enough for bringing up a bunch of points most other YouTubers (myself included) don’t even consider - and all of them hugely important

Thank you again, as always

[KoalaOwlPaws]

I'm still yet to get use to no hair Josh.
I heavily enjoy your videos very entertaining!

[SuperDesignguy]

I love the new iPad with Pencil Pro, but I only upgraded because it was time to move on from my 2018 iPad Pro. Apple 100% could have made the pencil backwards compatible. Apple is great at making people part with their money. Rumors also stating the iPad Pro 13 512/256 models with 8 gigs ram actually have 12 gigs of ram; so did Apple honestly turn off 4 gigs to not compete with the 16 gig option? Apple has been doing shady shit for years. I never once heard anyone say they thought the previous models were too thick LMAO - They could have put in a larger battery, or better speakers or both. But reality is, it's probably cheaper to make it thinner than add larger capacity battery or better audio etc so they made it a feature. It's not really a feature. The nano texture glass sounds great but Apple didn't market this for artists... so we will see. I'm going to get a paper like and let others beta test that for me ;-)

[CreateNowSleepLater]

You nailed it. With this strategy of releasing features that are tied to buying a new iPad, its keeps people like me on the bench. Still on a 2018 because apple has sent me a message that if I upgrade, I’m going to miss out on the next major feature. They already did this with the hover feature. Now it’s barrel roll. What’s next? At this point, you can go with the lower end model because you will never realize the m4 potential.

[goudendynamiethd]

I think that you should only upgrade if you have a very old iPad and also depending on your needs. If you have iPad Pro 2017 then it might be time and for some 2018 users it also may be the right time to upgrade. But 2020-2022 iPad Pro’s were definitely so good that for MOST people it wouldn’t be worth it unless you really NEED one of the new features.

Also if you have money then just go buy it rich boy.

[BaronBacon]

Your videos are always very informative, and you got that smooth as butter voice too.

[verygoodfreelancer]

iPad software hasn’t changed much in a decade beyond a few exceptions, what exactly is the hardware keeping up with? 🤣 And I’m an animator so I actually use nomad sculpt, zbrush, things that require the hardware, and even then it’s pretty superfluous

[TheArtofKAS]

As someone who's had to buy 2 m2 iPads in 2023, I was surprised at the m4s ( Mainly because of the fact that they skipped m3).

As soon as MKBHD talked about how the new Apple pencil was basically exclusive to the m4 and the amount of power that the m4 has compared to what apps can actually take advantage of said power. That really got me.

[joshuabaker]

ERGO! I bought your procreate brushes around 4 years ago and your Pen Pencil is still my main sketching tool. Thanks for that!

[unsainted_ua]

this will be my first ipad, i think its excellent tool for my work and will be an excellent tool for next 10 years. no matter what features newer ipads will provide in the future

[TheArtofKAS]

Loved your last statements about thoughtful design.

I've never found myself personally being too mad about the iPads being the same every year because it just makes sense. The iPads have some of the best designs for a tablet in general. Maybe design is not the right word. Maybe it's "look". 👏🏿.

Great video as usual Josh. 👏🏿

If you have thinner device the thermal envelope is smaller. That’s why making devices thicker makes them better at long running tasks. So it works exactly opposite of what you said. Just pointing that out

[mainsink]

Josh I went from the M1 iPad Pro to the M4 iPad Pro with Apple Pencil Pro. And one of the greatest things about the upgrade is the screen doesn’t get nearly as hot. I would say it doesn’t get hot at all.

[apmaquina]

you are part of the reason I got my ipad pro. It made digital drawing so much more accessible for me. I had to sell a bunch of stuff to get it so I'm not upgrading until this thing blows up in my face lmao.

[iammicah]

I’ve got an iPad Air 3 for music production. It’s got a small crack in the screen but it still works. I saved up money and put it away. As soon as my 2019 iPad Air stops working I will buy an regular iPad. It’s better than my current iPad Air 3 and I don’t need to buy another pencil.
But till that day, I’m having fun with my iPad Air 3.

[nanasarpong]

For a second I thought it was Nana Addo on the thumbnail. Lol

[JJFN-zmky]

I have the M2 12.9 with Magic Keyboard and alot of cases..I wanted to upgrade to the m4, but then I have to buy everything new… So I’m literally sitting here asking myself is oled and camera placement really worth an extra basically $1500+ cases…

[redliv]

I’m happy with my 2nd gen iPad Pro 11 inch 🙂

[ColonelSternlove]

It’s quite obvious apple knows people don’t upgrade every year and I suspect this is not for M2 iPad Pro users. I’m coming from a 2018 pro 12.9 and I mainly use for casual and some pencil drawing. I also always said I’d wait till OLED.