M1 iPad Pro 12.9 vs M1 MacBook Air - The BETTER Laptop?!

Apple went ALL OUT with the new M1 iPad Pro, but can it stand up to the M1 MacBook Air in terms of BANG for your Buck, especially with the higher price tag? Let's find out!

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In this video, we compare the brand new M1 iPad Pro with the white Magic Keyboard case and the Apple Pencil 2 to the M1 MacBook Air to see which one YOU should be buying in 2021!

We compare everything from the design, weight, portability, displays, keyboards, trackpads, performance, and MUCH more to figure out which one is worth spending your hard earned cash on!

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Timestamps ⬇️
M1 iPad Pro vs M1 MacBook Air - 00:00
Design Differences - 02:17
Face ID vs Touch ID - 03:50
Keyboards & Trackpads - 04:11
Speaker Comparison - 05:55
Comparing Ports - 07:24
Touch Screen & Pencil Support - 08:27
Webcam Comparison - 09:15
Display Differences - 10:37
App Support - 13:57
Geekbench 5 CPU Test - 17:28
Geekbench 5 Metal GPU - 18:38
3DMark Wild Life Extreme - 18:55
Lightroom CC Photo Editing - 19:13
Gaming & Battery Life - 21:23
Which One Should YOU Buy? - 22:37

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[WORLDINONEGO]

When he said “only 1000 dollars” I felt really broke 😭

[pickadviser]

I bought M1 Macbook Air and I haven’t regret a second of buying it! It’s excellent!

[chicagocarless]

I ditched my MacBook and went iPad Pro-only for five years. I had three of them along the way (original 12.9, original 10.5, and second-gen 11), including working from home via an iPad Pro throughout 2020. It never didn’t feel problematic, and nothing Apple added ever fixed that feeling for me. Not better processing power. Not better displays or camera systems. Surprisingly for me, not a Magic Keyboard trackpad, either. This year I migrated back to an M1 MacBook and demoted my iPad Pro to my sofa-surfing device, and it felt unbelievably liberating.

The problem is not having a fully windowed desktop for completely unfettered multitasking. I tried living exclusively without one for five solid years. Now that I have one again, I can’t imagine going back from MacOS to iPadOS again. It’s just such a self-inflicted, unnecessary limitation, and I regret the five years I wasted trusting Tim Cook that an iPad Pro is a viable daily driver. It’s not. Split View and Slide Over are bandaids for not having robust multitasking. Actual robust multitasking makes everything so much easier.

[MannC]

I can't afford either of them, so I watch tons of videos about them

[cooperplaysguitar]

I had a pro with the magic keyboard and realized I was just using it like it was a laptop 100% of the time, so I sold it and got a MacBook and realized you just can’t replace Mac OS.

[ThalissonTtTech]

Great video! Really revolutionary chip! I missed a test with a final cut.

[thanawatsilanon]

Actually, the iPad can open 3 apps at the same time too. Just click the 3rd app you want and drag to the center of 2 apps you open and you’ll get the 3 rd app.

[kingap]

Man you guys are the best reviewers ever. I really like watching your videos. Love from The Netherlands

[richardwade]

You don’t have to press and hold on the trackpad to bring up the menu for apps on the Home Screen. Just do a two finger tap and it comes right up.

[talbeckbarlstilskin]

“Because you can’t use the apple pencil with a mac unless you get a different ipad with like sidekick or whatever else”

aight im sure it was “car” tho hahahahahahah

[ArnelZapataJr]

I went with the 11" iPad Pro since I don't need another laptop. I needed something that was more portable and better screen so I went with the iPad Pro.

[DarkEnv]

I wish you guys would compare the magic keyboard with the new Logitech Combo Touch for the 12.9 iPad Pro. I got with my iPad and love it! I like it a bit more than the magic keyboard for a few reasons and I find the trackpad to be better, at least to me.

[bdk]

Have you considered trying to use the light room iOS app on the Macbook and comparing the lightroom export that way? Also, isn't the Macbook having to use that translation layer because of Lightroom being an x86_64 program?

[naokiasakawa]

I see it as a matter of needs vs. wants. If you need cameras, a touchscreen, or (potentially) cellular connectivity, the iPad is your choice. If you don’t, the MacBook Air is a far better value. If you want something more futuristic, or just have a specific preference for the iPad environment, go with the iPad with the knowledge that this is a preference-based decision, rather than meeting a specific need. In my case, I started off with an iPad first, and I’ve gotten used to the software limitations in a way that they do not affect my workflow, and being able to get work done on online while using mass transit is an added benefit. In addition, while I do use the camera for scanning documents, the wide angle and LiDAR are not quite useful for my case.

[mrmaramind]

I really like how you mention something that is on one device and not the other such as IOS apps on the MB Air, but you also mention that they don’t work 100%. Very cool!

[justsomemincedgarlic]

I have the iPad Pro/magic keyboard/apple pencil setup and my only regret is getting the smaller of the iPads instead of the bigger one. It was a concern about the 12.9 inch iPad Pro being too big to fit into the tablet sleeve in my daily use backpack that led me to the smaller one, and while the bigger ipad for sure wouldnt fit, i think i would rather have the bigger screen and make due with using the laptop sleeve in my backpack for travel. Oh well, i might have to trade in and make an upgrade next year since ive had this setup for a year or so now.

[sabinoiicatcha]

In our country here are the starting price of these machines at an  store:
iPad Pro M1 (11-inch) + Magic Keyboard = 1, 322 USD
iPad Pro M1 (12.9-inch) + Magic Keyboard = 1, 740 USD
macBook Air = 1, 153 USD
macBook Pro = 1, 510 USD
...MBA is the cheapest of the bunch

[AngelaPanArt]

The exact video I was looking for! Very thorough

[dulistanheman]

MacOS has so much support from developer for professional use.