Apple iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi 128GB - Silver MY252X/A review

Now that iPadOS 13.4 officially supports a mouse, the iPads are ready to take a real stab at the “hybrid” experience. And Apple is pretty open about calling the new iPad Pro (2020) “Your next computer”.

Great design; thin and portable; Fantastic performance; smooth animations; USB Type-C; 128 GB base storage

Accessories are pricey (Magic Keyboard not even out yet); Higher storage tiers can get expensive; File system is still a bit funky

Apple iPad Pro (2020) Review

Apple's new iPad Pro (starting at $799) isn't a major improvement over the 2018 model, but there's been a big change in the iPad experience since then: mouse and trackpad support. That vaults the tablet into working a lot more like a computer than it previously did. Of course, the iPad line does a lot of things that a Mac or PC doesn't: Apple's Pencil stylus and its approach to augmented reality applications are leaps and bounds beyond the competition, at least if you aren't into getting a bulky add-on drawing tablet for your computer. And the 2020 iPad Pro is gorgeous, superbly built, and powerful. But I can't shake the idea that if you can afford to spend this much on an Apple device, you're better off with a Mac. Pricing and Design As I reviewed the new 12.9-inch iPad, I kept running into the roadblock of its towering price. The absolute base model 12.9-inch unit, with Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage, costs $999. That's the same as a MacBook Air. You can upgrade storage in three ste...

Apple's new iPad Pro pushes the limits of what an iPad can do, but it does so at the price of a MacBook.

Lightning-fast processor; Beautiful screen; Speedy AR rendering; High-quality cameras

Expensive; 12.9-inch model is uncomfortably large in hands