Apple iPad Air

“the iPad can extend its screen to a normal display if you want to run even more apps”

“I'd rather have a normal iPhone and an iPad Air. Cheaper, and better for mobile use and for couch media consumption.”

“literally useless to me outside of reading/printing recipes in the kitchen or watching videos”

“handles everything you throw at it, does video editing, office, etc.”

“Apple's tablet is Good Enough for everyone, and they last forever.”

“I dearly love my iPad Air because it's about the last Apple device I own that still uses Touch ID.”

“fit nicely into a bag and afford me the option of taking only the iPad Air”

“if you're struggling to choose which iPad you need then you might want an iPad for the sake of having an iPad (in which case get Air).”

“it solves it well! but it's still a little weird when you try to use it like a laptop”

“It’s frustrating to have powerful devices that can’t fully utilize their potential due to OS limitations.”

“The huge advantage for some people: you can get a cellular data connection for an iPad.”

“the form factor would make it a very suitable on-the-go device”

“it would be more annoying to read something on an ipad vs laptop because I'd have to hold the ipad up or prop it up somehow”

“An amazingly powerful, affordable device that is totally locked out of being used for general purpose computing.”

“it will probably last you a decade before it needs replacing”

“better screen (sRGB vs antireflective fully laminated P3), more options available (1TB, 13”)”

“I can tell you aren’t optimizing for illustration or 3D drafting. It’s absolutely amazing.”

“Better chip = better performance per watt = longer batteries for similar levels of performance, running cooler.”

“I don't want to have to do a bunch of sysadmin just so my wife and I can both see our own YouTube subscriptions on an iPad”

“totally locked out of being used for general purpose computing”

“let me read The New Yorker more comfortably than I can on my laptop of phone”

“it’s stupidly powerful but both of its hands are tied because of iPad OS”

“They _are already_ PC replacements for many of the people who buy them.”

“the largest pro in landscape is just barely smaller than a two-page spread in a comic book”

“they're putting M-series chips in them and marketing (and pricing) them like PC replacements”

“Had no problems connecting iPad Air 4 to external display via USB-C DP”

“It doesn't do a normal mouse and there are some limitations to things like screen dimensions.”

“It's a dumb consumer device with the hardware of a pro device but you can't use it as a pro device.”

“it's wild my AppleTVs now ask for which profile is using it but the iPad still hasn't gotten this”

“Some creative workflows genuinely benefit from the tablet form factor.”

“It is fully capable of running a full blown general purpose OS, but artificially restricted to be a YouTube machine.”

“Everything "just works" and you can handle surprisingly high amount of work this way”

“The software-based rejection is not good enough and I am very willing to go back to the older look of the iPad if offered.”

“the readability of ebooks (my most common use) is superior”

“the screen is bigger and you don’t have to look down as much and strain your neck”

“these new generation iPads will easily go for the next 10 years”

“They don't need it. Apple is introducing new hardware for the sake of introducing new hardware.”

“I have an iPad Air that I love, made in 2014, last iOS is 12.5.”

“I recently bought an iPad Air and was blown away by how good the speakers and display are.”

“Better to buy a cheaper iPad Air and a good enough laptop for the price asked.”