2016 iPad Pro 12.9" 256GB GOLD Unlocked Wifi + 4G Tablet

iPad Pro 12.9" - Can it replace a laptop and should you get it?

iPad Pro 12.9" Gold 256GB Wifi + 4G Unlocked + White Smart Cover.

Hi guys, I recently purchased the new 2016 iPad Pro 12.9" with 256GB storage, 4G + Wifi capabilities with a white smart cover.

My mission was to find the best available laptops out there that could satisfy the "It's good in build, maximum functionality and it'll last!" and the iPad Pro 12.9" cannot replace a laptop.

Colour options available for the iPad Pro 9.6" (left) and 12.9" (right).

The iPad Pro satisfied the criteria of having a huge display. If you ever get a chance to play with one of these in the apple store, please give it a go, it's awesome. Being able to see everything in that one screen is excellent. Because it's a tablet, you will have the ability to hold the screen closer to you than you would with a laptop, which allows a significantly clearer view on everything you're working with. 

The battery life on this is great. Up to 10 hours on basic use. I tried to max out a non-stop use and managed to get about 7 hours with full brightness on just wifi.

Build quality: you can't really go wrong with Apple products, they are always aluminium unibodies and they are durable. 

Functionality: That's a no from me. This is still a tablet. I can do a lot more with a laptop hands down. Whatever you can do on a tablet i can do with my laptop, whatever you can do with a laptop, you can't do it on a tablet.

Oh, and if you don't get the keyboard and apple pencil along with the iPad Pro, it's basically an over glorified iPad only, so that being said, the cost comes into play.

Overall conclusion, the iPad Pro 12.9" is a bad investment as there aren't a lot of second hand buyers as well. I would recommend aiming for a laptop, either a MacBook Air or the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon. The Dell XPS 13 is also a good option.

Cheers