Going full Apple?

[Faustus]

After being let down with Microsoft's shift away from Groove, coupled with the slow decline from a not-so-heady height of my Lumia 640, I decided to try out an iPhone SE as my mobile of choice. Which has been a breath of fresh air, appearing more competent than my previous dabble with Android (albeit Gingerbread I believe) and actually having useful apps for a change!

Which has led me to thinking it may be time to update my 6-7 year old PC and replacing it with a Mac of some kind, mainly as the integration between the Apple products is excellent, such as Keychain.

Currently I have a desktop PC attached to my living room TV and speakers via a USB audio interface, which is used for all browsing/email/work/programme & film watching/Spotify (now after Groove...) with a separate laptop upstairs for my music recording.

I was considering a more compact and portable option of either an iPad Pro 10.5" or Macbook Pro 13", which I could use wherever, have better text visibility without messing around with zooming like the TV yet also send the image to the TV for watching films/programmes (either HDMI connector or Apple TV via Airplay) and use a wireless connector for the audio/speakers. I believe either of these options would have enough power for my needs, however my question is this: is the above option feasible and/or sensible and which is preferable - my concern is mainly with iOS vs MacOS and whether iOS 11 is powerful/flexible enough for daily usage without a PC/Mac around.

Any opinions are welcome! Many thanks.

I'm just impressed you have the peepers for a 4" screen. I've always loved the form factor of the SE but my ageing eyes wouldn't be able to cope with such a small screen now. TBH I struggle with my iPhone 7 these days at 4.7" so now use my Galaxy S7 mainly for the larger screen real estate.

Regarding the Apple TV. Personally I wouldn't bother. I've had one for years and it's become nothing more than a shiny black 'door stop' under my TV. Apple has never really developed the ATV for UK/European markets and I can't remember the last time I used mine. I tend to rely on a Chromecast now which I find brilliant and can be used with both Apple and Android products.

 

[Feek]

Regarding the Apple TV. Personally I wouldn't bother. I've had one for years and it's become nothing more than a shiny black 'door stop' under my TV. Apple has never really developed the ATV for UK/European markets and I can't remember the last time I used mine. I tend to rely on a Chromecast now which I find brilliant and can be used with both Apple and Android products.

I'm totally the opposite. All my media is in iTunes and the Apple TV is used on a daily basis. In fact, we have two, one under the main telly and my daughter has one in her room. The main one is used every day, she uses hers three or four times a week.

 

[Faustus]

My Sonos equipment does a much better job. ITunes is on the Synology NAS which is streamed through the Sonos. The only terrestrial player on ATV is BBC iPlayer. If I lived in the U.S. then it's a very different story as it's pretty well featured, sadly not in the UK.