The iPad Pro Review After iPad OS 13

Lets discuss all the awesome new changes coming with iPad OS, that allows you to replace your laptop. First off, getting USB-C on this iPad Pro didn't really mean much since it was so limited. Now allowing you to connect external drives, but now we finally have external store support that work really well. You can connect anything from a flash drive to a hard drive or SD Card and transfer various types of file to the iPad local storage folder. You can even connect multiple drives at once and transfer files between them.You can zip and unzip files and folders. And if you use split view, you can drag and drop direcltly from a hard drive to an app like Bloom effusion. And it'll all work without importing the file to camera roll or the iPads local storage.

There's actually a big list of iPads that support iPad at west, but the 2018 ipad pro and it's USB C port is the way to go for external storage support. The old lightning port isn't able to supply enough power to be able to drive various storage drive. So it requires a special camera kit adapter which plugs into power. And even then some drives still won't work so the convenience of USB C is well worth it on the iPad pro.

One thing that's pretty amazing is SMB service of port which works incredibly well. Allowing you to connect two hard drives or servers over a Wifi connection. You can now open multiple instances of the same app in split view. Like two notes app or two files apps, to make transferring files easier. And it even work with third party apps that support. Is there's also a bunch of new multitasking features and gestures that make the iPad much easier to use. Like easier ways to select text. And finally an undo gesture that doesn't require you to shake your iPad.

Safari has seen some awesome new updates like automatic desktop mode that's optimized for touch. And there's a new download manager, similar to what you get on the Mac. In the setting, you can easily change the download location to wherever you want. We were even able to download a powerpoint file from Google, and edit it using Keno. Perhaps the best part is that iPad OS is getting exactly the same physical keyboard shortcuts that were already used to on Mac OS. Both for use within safari and basically everywhere else on the iPad. So making the switch is much easier. And if you're using the on-screen keyboard, you'll be able to pinch it to shrink it down and move it anywhere you'd like as well as use the new swipe keyboard, which works incredibly well. It's even better for Apple pencil users. Input latency has been reduced from an industry-leading 20 ms, to a very impressive 9ms. There's also a new tool palette which can be easily moved around, so it doesn't get in your way. And it's much easier to mark up a page distract from the corner of the screen using the Apple pencil. From here you can mark it up and share it or tap the full page button at the top to be able to scroll through the entire page. And you can even grab the scroll bar and scroll up and down without having a swipe. 

Apple has finally added bluetooth mouse support, but you don't actually get a cursor like you do on the Mac. You're basically just moving your finger around and clicking the mouse to perform a touch gesture, so it's not the best solution. However it does fix a huge issue with external monitor mirroring. Before if you use an external display, you still have to touch the iPad to navigate. But now you can use a bluetooth mouse and key board and set your iPad to the side. Not only that, but if you have a Mac running Mac OS Catalina, you can use the iPad as a secondary display. To do things like wirelessly draw directly into the full Mac OS Photoshop app using the iPad. On top of that the iPad pro outperforms the rest of Apple's latest iPad line up, by massive margin. So you're gonna have no performance issues and basically any app or game you try out.

I previously stated that people should just buy the 2019 iPad air, because the iPad pro performance was so limited due to software. But i've completely changed my mind now that iPad OS is coming out. Having USB C in in this level of performance, guarantees the best possible support for apps and features for years to come. And it's unique design, awesome quad speakers, and the new Apple pencil make it feel unique and special compared to the other iPads. I'd have to say that paying only $700 with prime shipping for this iPad pro. Or even $900 for the 256 gig model is well worth the price. Especially for trying to replace a much more expensive laptop. I definitely recommend anyone looking at the 2019 iPad air 2, just save some more cash and buy the iPad pro. Because with iPad OS, it's finally become what Apple has envisioned to be.