With the release of Apple’s new iPad Pro 2024, we’re moving ever closer to a time when the Cupertino-based company’s premier tablet will be a legitimate laptop replacement. Today isn’t that day, but we’re mere steps closer.
While computing expert Tony Polanco loved the iPad Pro M4 in his review, it’s still not quite ready to be the portable laptop we’re dreaming about. Part of what holds it back is the operating system itself and the lack of a larger laptop-esque screen.
But how could Apple’s laptop lineup lean more into the tablet space? Based on a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, adding a touch screen is a potential option for the MacBook Pro lineup.
The problem is that iPadOS isn’t built for multi-tasking. It tries with Stage Manager and Split View, but doesn’t quite offer the same usability and features of the MacBook. As our expert Mark Spoonauer said, “Apple Silicon has become so advanced that I think that Apple simply needs to blow up iPadOS and start over.”
Perhaps the biggest issue that keeps coming up is price. A top of the line iPad Pro M4 with the Magic Keyboard will run you over $2,200. Meanwhile, you can get a similar specced MacBook Pro or Air for closer to $1,699.
More from Tom's Guide
