10.5 inch or 12.9 inch iPad

[pcslookout]

I can't decide. I currently have the iPad Pro 10.5 inch and keep wondering if I should of gone bigger.

 

[TheStu]

If you’re only going to have 1 iPad, I’d say the 10.5 is the right one. It’s simply more portable than the 12.9. I have both the 12.9 and a 9.7*, and find the 9.7 much better for couch surfing, and using it on the go.

*The 10.5’s footprint is really not that much bigger than the 9.7.

 

[Trudyblammer]

I would get the smaller one if you had no trouble with using your current product.

 

[Commodus]

I've used both, and in my experience: the 10.5-inch model is the one that makes the most sense.

The 12.9 is for artists, or those who really do intend to use the iPad as a pseudo-laptop virtually all the time. But using it just as a plain tablet? It's like trying to manipulate a dinner tray... it's simply too big.

Meanwhile, the 10.5 still feels like a mobile tablet. It's much more portable, to the point where you can (usually) thumb-type on it in portrait mode. And it's much lighter, so it's easier to carry in your hands instead of resting on your lap. Even if you do intend to use it as a laptop, the slightly larger screen versus the 9.7-inchers actually makes the new Smart Keyboard considerably easier to type on than its predecessor.

I have both a 10.5-inch iPad Pro and a MacBook Pro, and if I didn't need the MBP for work, I'd honestly use the iPad as my portable machine -- it's easier to tote around!

 

[secretanchitman]

10.5" because of portability plus it's cheaper as well. 12.9" is just way too cumbersome to use IMO.

 

[Rottie]

I like my 12.9 iPad Pro very much I have stopped carrying my 15" MBP with me everyday but I refused to believe MacBook replacement!