It’s an iPad with a stand.

Fuck all that new remote for ATV at long fucking last

All that stuff looks ace. Been holding out for a new iMac and that yellow one will go perfectly in my office.

If they are doing the same thing they do re models.
Never go base model.
The middle spec model usually gives you an extra couple of years of usability.

I haven’t looked at the specs so i could be very wrong.

Things are very different with the M1 - you don't need the expensive RAM for example. and SSD through thunderbolt is very fast, you can also take that SSD to the next machine.

Actually, I've just looked and they aren't even offering the RAM, all you are getting are some more ports, Gigabit Ethernet and Touch ID on the keyboard for £200 more, for another £200 on top of that you get 256gb of storage. If this was a laptop then you could consider it, but you could get 2tb of SSD for that £200.

afgavinstan wrote:

Hello, it me, former Apple convert. Missus does hand illustration and is wanting to go digital, has no clue about the finer details of tech ie screens & smart pens, etc. Me? I follow tech stuff so know all about the mighty M1 chip etc, and what's been announced today. So, all I need to know is: this new ipad Pro & something like procreate, is there anything better on the market? I've told her they announced new ipads but I'm just unsure, the screens on the MS Surface range, or Samsung's just aren't close, are they? In terms of digital art creation via stylus.

ipad is the best. Surface has got loads of issues with the stylus, software compatibility etc. Don't know about Samsung.

By 'loads of issues' I just mean it's known to be a bit flaky sometimes. There's a persistent issue with the stroke smoothness which has been going on for years and I don't know if they've ever fixed it. The Apple pencil is great. 

Any pencil compatible iPad will do. iPad Air is the best bang for buck I think. The link below is also very decent to lessen the pain going from traditional to digital. Makes it less like drawing on glass and closer to the grain of paper.
https://paperlike.com/#knqg8qlprd-

If she likes the feel of paper, also check out: https://paperlike.com/#knqgchhoux- 

Drawing on an iPad is not exactly like paper, so takes a bit of getting used to. This is supposed to be pretty good, but can compromise the image quality a bit. A lot of reviews around on it, but try to avoid the sponsored ones, they were quite prolific when it first came out.

I've got rid of my MacBook. iPad with keyboard and the pencil is more than good enough for a lot of things.

That paperlike thing might be a great "stabiliser wheels" thing for her. Brilliant. Cheers for that Boris.

And thanks lads. Can be a bit more confidently assertive in my advice now lololol

I have to wear something similar to that to hide that horrible wound I have from the acid burn last summer but mine covers half my arm.  Feels a bit silly but helps stop the skin cancer so I’m all in.

Just for an alternative view on the pens - I liked the Surface one but I found the weight was sometimes off putting for drawing. I can't speak for the Apple stuff (although I have heard its best in class) but I have  Samsung S6 lite which I use for note taking and I've found the simple Samsung Stylus really nice and easy to use. I do many a doodles and it works pretty good (all the S6 lite isnt the most powerful tablet going) My dad picked up the S7 model and the pen works even better there. So certainly think Samsung might be worth a look.

Birdorf wrote:

I bought the S7+ and only use it for Slay the Spire. Pen works well. Sorry.

You should have just got a Switch like me  . Despite a full memory of solid games, it might as well be called a Slay the Spire edition.

It will. Apple ID can get stuck in a loop sometimes. Usual switch off and switch on again.

Disappointed in those new iMacs. Was looking to upgrade my 2015 model for music production. M1 and only 16GB RAM doesn’t seem enough to me regardless of the wonder performance of the M1, which does seem impressive, that’s not enough RAM I suspect. I have 16GB RAM today and need to manage things actively to ensure performance (freezing audio tracks etc.). Will hold out for an M2 version with 32 GB RAM I think. They look nice though, so that’s a thing.

I’ve always had a 16gb MacBook Pro. Switched to the M1 with 8gb and it is faster. I’d change your thinking about this chipset. 16gb is fine and your SSD will be used as swap memory because the SSD is stupid fast. Don’t worry about swap memory either. It won’t negatively affect your SSD performance. But yes the M2 or M1x will be faster and I’d at least wait for WWDC in June.