iPad Air or Pro from 5th generation?

ChrisD. · 27 Nov 2020 at 12:11

My mrs has either 5th Gen iPad with 32GB of storage. She's always running out of storage due to iPlayer/Plex/Prime videos for when she's working away (she's cabin crew). Would the current Air with be a decent upgrade for her? I figure it's better to get the one with more storage which brings the Pro into question as I would think 128GB is ample.

uvarvu · 27 Nov 2020 at 12:32

I imagine it depends on whether she'd appreciate Pro Motion or not and whether she can get away with 64GB.

ChrisD. · 27 Nov 2020 at 12:33

uvarvu said:
I imagine it depends on whether she'd appreciate Pro Motion or not and whether she can get away with 64GB.

She's not technical at all so probably not, and I know she wouldn't take any pictures on it. I would imagine twice the storage she has now would be a decent bump.

Squink · 27 Nov 2020 at 12:37

ChrisD. said:
She's not technical at all so probably not, and I know she wouldn't take any pictures on it. I would imagine twice the storage she has now would be a decent bump.

You don't need to be technical to 'see' Pro Motion. The display will just be a lot smoother than the 60hz screen of the Air.

ChrisD. · 27 Nov 2020 at 13:44

I've gone for the Air 256GB from Currys. She'll prefer Rose Gold over Space Grey or Silver (or the Pro Screen).

AyeAyeAhoy! · 3 Dec 2020 at 21:20

I've been wrestling with this - as soon as you add storage to the Air, you enter Pro territory.

But then do you wait till March for the refreshed Pro?

... And this is why I still don't have one!

whiskycycle · 4 Dec 2020 at 11:06

doug_1986 said:
... And this is why I still don't have one!

And this is why I'm now on a 2020 11 Pro, after a 10.5 Pro and an Air 3, Tech Magpie-itis.

ChrisD. · 4 Dec 2020 at 11:09

doug_1986 said:
I've been wrestling with this - as soon as you add storage to the Air, you enter Pro territory.

But then do you wait till March for the refreshed Pro?

... And this is why I still don't have one!

The Air was £699 from Currys, otherwise I think I'd have gone for the Pro.

AyeAyeAhoy! · 4 Dec 2020 at 20:15

ChrisD. said:
The Air was £699 from Currys, otherwise I think I'd have gone for the Pro.

Yeah, that'd be good

Reuben klang · 5 Dec 2020 at 20:17

doug_1986 said:
I've been wrestling with this - as soon as you add storage to the Air, you enter Pro territory.

But then do you wait till March for the refreshed Pro?

... And this is why I still don't have one!

Will they be releasing a new ipad pro next year? Cycle is a bit strange 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 yearly updates for it is too soon no for the price, no?

The apple tax on reasonable storage is so frustrating.

AyeAyeAhoy! · 5 Dec 2020 at 20:39

Yeah, apparently a mini-LED version is slated for the end of March. That'll be a year since the Pro was updated, so does make sense