Best part is the Air Force exchange put the iPad Pro (M2) on a crazy sale the week before the new iPads which let me finally grab the 256 gig 13” Pro that I have coveted since my kid got one of the first big iPad pros. I finally feel like Ender Wiggen with my portable desk on my lap containing all the world’s knowledge at my fingertips. (Yeah, I know, the 11” Air was fine, but for use on the lap, the 13” is entirely next-level). I basically got one of the new iPad Airs with FaceID and the extra memory for about the same cost as a new 13” Air.
That's a pretty cool deal. Haven't even thought about the value of the previous Pros as alternatives—older 12.9" Pros are probably on par if not better than the new Air.
They have a better/ProRes screen, LIDAR/better cameras, and FaceID. But it has the front facing camera on the portrait side, and it doesn’t support the new pencil. It DOES however work with the current 13” Air Smart Keyboard accessory. If that’s important to you, it might be better to get the Air. I have a keyboard for my 11” Air, so I don’t think I’ll be getting one for the Pro; if I need a keyboard I have a Bluetooth one lying around I can use. It’s mostly a drawing/watching device for me. (I finally have Apple Pencil “Hover”).
Best part is the Air Force exchange put the iPad Pro (M2) on a crazy sale the week before the new iPads which let me finally grab the 256 gig 13” Pro that I have coveted since my kid got one of the first big iPad pros. I finally feel like Ender Wiggen with my portable desk on my lap containing all the world’s knowledge at my fingertips. (Yeah, I know, the 11” Air was fine, but for use on the lap, the 13” is entirely next-level). I basically got one of the new iPad Airs with FaceID and the extra memory for about the same cost as a new 13” Air.
That's a pretty cool deal. Haven't even thought about the value of the previous Pros as alternatives—older 12.9" Pros are probably on par if not better than the new Air.
They have a better/ProRes screen, LIDAR/better cameras, and FaceID. But it has the front facing camera on the portrait side, and it doesn’t support the new pencil. It DOES however work with the current 13” Air Smart Keyboard accessory. If that’s important to you, it might be better to get the Air. I have a keyboard for my 11” Air, so I don’t think I’ll be getting one for the Pro; if I need a keyboard I have a Bluetooth one lying around I can use. It’s mostly a drawing/watching device for me. (I finally have Apple Pencil “Hover”).