Why People Returned the M4 iPad Pro - What iPad Should Most Really Get?

Summary

This video script discusses the iPad's role for the majority of users and the reasons behind the high return rate of the M4 iPad Pro. The presenter argues that for 95% of people, the 10th Generation iPad with an A14 Bionic chip offers sufficient performance for most tasks at a more affordable price. They also critique the recent WWDC for lacking significant updates to justify the high cost of the M4 iPad Pro. The script suggests a combination of the base iPad model and a MacBook Air for a more cost-effective and versatile setup.

Takeaways

• 😀 The M4 iPad Pro is considered by many as the 'Ferrari of tablets' due to its powerful hardware and M4 chip.
• 💰 The high cost of the M4 iPad Pro, including accessories, has led some consumers to reconsider their purchase.
• 🔍 People were initially excited about the M4 iPad Pro's potential, but the lack of significant new features in the iPadOS update at WWDC left many disappointed.
• 🤔 The speaker suggests that for 95% of users, the iPad 10th Generation with the A14 Bionic chip offers sufficient performance for most tasks at a more affordable price.
• 📱 The iPadOS on the 10th Generation iPad is the same as on the M4 iPad Pro, which means the basic functionality is the same despite the difference in hardware.
• 🎨 For professional artists and musicians who require high-performance capabilities, the M4 iPad Pro might be justified, but this represents a small percentage of users.
• 📚 The script argues that for general use, such as watching movies, note-taking, and gaming, the iPad 10th Generation is more than capable.
• 💡 The presenter proposes a combination of the iPad 10th Generation and a MacBook Air as a cost-effective solution that covers both mobile and powerful computing needs.
• 📺 The script suggests that for movie enthusiasts, investing in a large OLED TV would be a better choice than relying on a tablet's screen, regardless of its size or quality.
• 🔑 The key takeaway is that the iPadOS does not differentiate enough between the capabilities of the M4 iPad Pro and the 10th Generation model to justify the higher price for most users.
• 📈 The video concludes that, considering the cost and capabilities, the 10th Generation iPad and a MacBook Air provide a better value proposition for the majority of consumers.

Q & A

What is the main topic of the video script?

The main topic of the video script is to discuss why the M4 iPad Pro might not be necessary for 95% of users and to suggest a more cost-effective alternative.

What is the nickname given to the M4 iPad Pro in the script?

The M4 iPad Pro is referred to as the 'Ferrari of tablets' in the script.

Why are some people returning the M4 iPad Pro according to the video?

Some people are returning the M4 iPad Pro because they feel it is too expensive and there were no significant software updates during WWDC that justify its high price.

What does the script suggest as a more cost-effective alternative to the M4 iPad Pro?

The script suggests that the 10th Generation iPad with the A14 Bionic chip is a more cost-effective alternative for most users.

What is the price range mentioned for the M4 iPad Pro with accessories?

The price range mentioned for the M4 iPad Pro with accessories is approximately $1,300 to $1,750, depending on the model and inclusion of the keyboard and pencil.

What was the main disappointment for M4 iPad Pro owners after WWDC?

The main disappointment was the lack of significant new features or software updates in iPadOS that would take advantage of the M4 chip's capabilities.

What does the script claim about the screen quality of the 10th Generation iPad?

The script claims that the screen quality of the 10th Generation iPad, with a resolution of 2360 by 1640, is one of the best on the market, excluding the Dual OLED screens of the Pro models.

What is the proposed combination of devices for the best value in the script?

The proposed combination is purchasing the 10th Generation iPad and a MacBook Air with the M3 chip, which together offer more functionality at a lower cost than the M4 iPad Pro.

Why does the script suggest that watching movies on a tablet is not ideal?

The script suggests that watching movies on a tablet is not ideal because the screen size is too small to fully appreciate the benefits of high-end displays like Dual OLED, and recommends using a larger TV for movie watching.

What is the script's stance on the necessity of the M4 chip for everyday users?

The script's stance is that the M4 chip is not necessary for everyday users, as the A14 Bionic chip in the 10th Generation iPad offers sufficient performance for most tasks and the iPadOS is the same across models.

Outlines

00:00

🤔 The Overpriced M4 iPad Pro Dilemma

The video script discusses the M4 iPad Pro, which was released with high expectations due to its powerful M4 chip and advanced features like Dual OLED screens. However, the high cost, starting at around $1,300 for the 11-inch model and $1,600 for the 13-inch model with keyboard, has led to many returns. The script questions the value of the M4 chip in the iPad Pro, especially after the WWDC event, which did not introduce significant new features that would justify the price for the average user. The presenter suggests that for 95% of users, the M4 iPad Pro may not be worth the investment.

05:01

📊 The Case for the 10th Gen iPad and MacBook Air Combo

The script argues that for the majority of users, the 10th Generation iPad with the A14 Bionic chip offers sufficient performance for everyday tasks at a fraction of the cost of the M4 iPad Pro. It suggests that the iPad OS operates the same on both devices, minimizing the difference in functionality. The presenter proposes a combination of the 10th Gen iPad and a MacBook Air as a more cost-effective solution, offering two devices with different capabilities for less than the price of a single M4 iPad Pro. This combination provides the benefits of both iPad OS and macOS, along with more ports and storage, making it a versatile choice for both travel and work.

10:01

🎥 The Unnecessary Luxury of High-End Tablets for Movie Lovers

The final paragraph emphasizes the presenter's stance that there is no need for the average person to purchase the M4 iPad Pro, especially for watching movies. The presenter humorously suggests that those who are passionate about movies should invest in a large OLED TV rather than a high-end tablet. The script wraps up by reiterating the belief that the combination of the 10th Gen iPad and MacBook Air is the best choice for most people, providing a balance of cost and functionality.

Keywords

💡iPad

The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. In the video, the iPad is the central focus, with discussions about its various models and their suitability for different users. The script mentions the iPad Pro, which is a high-end model with advanced features, and the 10th Generation iPad, which is suggested as a more affordable and practical option for most people.

💡M4 chip

The M4 chip refers to the M4 processor, which is a powerful component found in the latest iPad Pro models. The video script highlights the M4 chip as a significant feature, suggesting it offers high performance but also questioning its necessity for the average user, given the capabilities of other iPad models with less powerful chips.

💡Dual OLED screens

Dual OLED screens refer to the display technology used in the iPad Pro models, which feature high-quality OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) displays. The script emphasizes the superiority of these screens for image quality, but also questions whether the average user needs such advanced display technology for their tablet use.

💡iPadOS

iPadOS is the operating system that runs on iPad devices. The video discusses the updates to iPadOS presented at WWDC, suggesting that the new features do not justify the high cost of the M4 iPad Pro for most users, as they can access the same operating system on less expensive models.

💡Affordability

Affordability in the context of the video refers to the cost-effectiveness of different iPad models. The script argues that the 10th Generation iPad offers a more affordable option for the majority of users, providing similar functionality to the high-end iPad Pro models without the hefty price tag.

💡Professional use

Professional use denotes the utilization of iPads by individuals for their work, such as artists or music producers, who may require the advanced capabilities of the iPad Pro with the M4 chip. The video suggests that only a small percentage of iPad users fall into this category, implying that most people do not need the high-end features offered by the iPad Pro.

💡M2 chip

The M2 chip is another processor mentioned in the script, which is found in the iPad Air. While not as powerful as the M4 chip, the M2 chip is still considered by the video to be more than sufficient for most users' needs, further supporting the argument for the affordability and practicality of the iPad Air over the iPad Pro.

💡WWDC

WWDC stands for Worldwide Developers Conference, an annual event where Apple announces new software and hardware. The video discusses the anticipation and subsequent disappointment of the WWDC event, where the new features of iPadOS were revealed and found to be underwhelming for justifying the purchase of the M4 iPad Pro.

💡MacBook Air

The MacBook Air is a line of笔记本电脑 by Apple, known for its portability and performance. In the script, the MacBook Air with the M3 chip is suggested as a better investment when paired with the 10th Generation iPad, offering a combination of power and versatility at a lower cost than a single high-end iPad Pro.

💡Value proposition

The value proposition in the video refers to the argument that the 10th Generation iPad, combined with a MacBook Air, provides a better overall value for most users compared to purchasing a single high-end iPad Pro. This is based on the idea that the combined cost and capabilities of these two devices meet the needs of the average user more effectively.

💡User experience

User experience, or UX, is the overall experience a user has while interacting with a product. The video script emphasizes the user experience on the iPad, suggesting that for most people, the 10th Generation iPad offers a comparable experience to the iPad Pro, despite having less advanced hardware.

Highlights

Apple introduced the M4 iPad Pro with impressive hardware, including the powerful M4 chip and Dual OLED screens.

The M4 iPad Pro is considered the 'Ferrari of tablets' in terms of hardware quality.

The high cost of the M4 iPad Pro, including the price of accessories like the keyboard and Apple Pencil.

People are returning the M4 iPad Pro due to a lack of significant new features after the WWDC event.

Apple's approach to AI, emphasizing non-creepy features and security, was well-received.

iPadOS updates were underwhelming, with features like a redesigned tab bar and screen sharing not justifying the high cost of the M4 iPad Pro.

The presenter suggests that for 95% of users, the iPad 10th Generation with the A14 Bionic chip is a more suitable and cost-effective choice.

The iPad 10th Generation can perform most tasks that the M4 iPad Pro can, due to running the same OS.

The presenter proposes a combination of the iPad 10th Generation and a MacBook Air for a more versatile and cost-effective setup.

The MacBook Air with the M3 chip offers a better file system and overall experience compared to iPadOS.

The presenter argues that for movie watching, a larger OLED TV is a better choice than a tablet.

The presenter emphasizes that the OS is the same across iPads, making the high-end M4 chip unnecessary for most users.

The iPad 10th Generation offers a better screen resolution compared to older models and Android tablets.

The presenter mentions that the A14 Bionic chip in the iPad 10th Generation is fast enough for gaming and everyday use.

The presenter suggests that the M4 chip in the iPad Pro is only necessary for a small percentage of professional users.

The presenter criticizes the lack of new features in iPadOS that would justify the upgrade to the M4 iPad Pro.

The presenter concludes that there is no justification for most people to buy the M4 iPad Pro based on the current OS and feature set.

Transcripts

so what is the iPad for 95% of us and

why are people returning the M4 iPad Pro

let's talk about

it welcome back to the channel so what

I'm going to do today is I'm going to

show you the iPad that 95% of us should

get and I'm going to prove it to you and

then on top of that we're going to talk

about why are people returning these

iPad pros and droves right now the M4

one why is that happening so sit back

and relax and let's get into this video

it's going to be a fun one let's go okay

so just a few short weeks ago you know

Apple came out and they announced these

brand new M4 iPad Pros everyone was like

this is incredible I mean let's just be

honest it's some of the best hardware on

the market right it's got the M4 chip

they're super light the screen the the

Dual OLED screens are second to none out

there I mean you can't beat the Dual

OLED I mean the blacks and everything

else they just kind of it's just great

right everyone was just like wow these

things are incredible they don't even

put the chips they didn't even put the

chips like the M4 chips in the MacBooks

yet not even MacBook Pros only this iPad

this iPad Pro had this super powerful M4

chip so we're all sitting there

salivating right this thing is going to

be something huge this thing is

basically the Ferrari of tablets as far

as the hardware side right you can't

argue that I don't think anybody can

argue that this is the Ferrari of

tablets when it comes to hardware and

the hardware is incredible it's just so

so good and it's we're all sitting there

really waiting for something big coming

all right so this thing launched and

they're saying oh you know Apple was

saying wait for WW DC but buy this thing

this thing's incredible so everyone went

and go they went ahead and they picked

up these brand new M4 iPad Pros they got

either the 11 in or the 13inch all

preference but let's just be honest too

these things are ridiculously expensive

I mean the what is it the 13 or the 11

in with with the keyboard is going to

cost you around 1,300 bucks plus tax

that's with the keyboard you got to get

the keyboard right and then with the the

other one the larger one 13in it's going

to be around

$1,600 and we haven't even you know

factored in the pencil yet I mean the

pencil is like another 150 200 bucks so

we're talking we're getting up there

right I mean let's just be honest this

is a tablet I'll be at the Ferrari of

tablets and people realize that but

still very very expensive all right so

then WWDC came and everyone was sitting

kind of on the edge of their seats just

waiting to see what's going to happen

surely this thing's fast we're all

excited we're all just watching this

thing I hate to report one thing Houston

we have a big problem here because ww's

DC came and went and we got a lot of

people left scratching their heads okay

before I get into that so WWDC I think

Apple nailed the Apple intelligence I

mean you can argue with me I think

Apple's going to develop a lot you know

a lot more stuff in the in the near

future here but initially I think people

wanted nothing that's creepy and they

want security those are the two things

nothing creepy and security Microsoft

went the other direction they need to

recall funny they need to recall their

recall feature I think they're getting

rid of it all combined now they're not

even coming out with it there was so

many security holes in it and just creep

people out so Apple kind of took a

different approach now lb it again it's

going to be a little bit less as far as

the you know the quality of it I guess

not the quality of it but I guess the

performance of it until they get a

little bit more ramped up they're going

to let you go out the chat GPT if you

want to but they're even protecting your

data as you do that as well so overall I

think they nailed that part of it but

that came in the end of the video I mean

before that though we got into iPad OS

right so they started the iPad OS you

know whatever you want to call keynote

and we're all sitting there watching

stuff everyone's got their brand new M4

sitting on their lap kind of going like

this just waiting to see what's going to

happen and then it comes and then it

goes okay so what do we get here H so we

got basically a redesign tab bar is that

something I mean I guess it's something

right not really um and then we got you

know screen sharing with share play so

you can help out your mom if she's got

problems in with her iPad somewhere in a

different state or something that's okay

we got home screen customization Android

had that 15 years ago I'm not going to

count that as well what else did we get

here let me look at my screen here a

cool calculator app actually that's

something that was actually pretty cool

right but is it worth this money is it

worth the upgrade no so let's keep

moving also got a couple other things

but they're also going to be coming to

the iPhone like control center

customization so it's got a new control

center but big deal they do these things

on you know we don't need an M4 chip for

that we got game mode emoji trackbacks

text effects and a few smaller items all

right but to be honest we're sitting

there thinking is this it I mean surely

we have the Ferrari of tablet sitting in

front of us we have an for chip not even

the MacBook Pros they you know the

fastest chip I think in the world

basically is this it this can't be it

what's Apple doing maybe there's another

part of WWDC that's coming maybe it's

after Apple intelligence they're going

to surprise

us nope so right after WWDC ended a lot

of people were left scrambling can I

return my iPad the M4 iPad can I get a

refurbished model can I get the M2

version or the older version it's going

to do the same thing anyway I think a

lot of people were left scrambling and

they felt kind of weird about it right

they said well this is this is kind of

crazy we have this tablet this powerful

device but nothing really changed now I

understand this is my disclaimer there's

people out there that use this tablet

for work for their work for their whole

profession they're professional artists

they do everything from professional

even music production stuff where you

need an iPad Air maybe or air but the

pro with the M4 chip all right they need

that and that's about 5 to 7% of maybe

everybody using an iPad 5 to 7% and

that's maybe even being generous those

are people that absolutely need it so

I'm not talking about those people here

but for everybody else they were kind of

left scrambling to either return it and

figure out what's the iPad they should

really pick up now a lot of people might

say well maybe it's the iPad Air that's

the right thing for 95% of people maybe

that's the right one it's got the M2

Chip I'm going to say no that's not even

it that's still too expensive now hear

me out on this because a lot of people

are going to say they're going to write

comments in here but listen to the whole

video finish it because there's a couple

things that are coming up that are

caveats to this that are going to make

what I'm going to say a little bit more

valuable all right so first of all the

iPad that 9 % of people should get hands

down is right here the iPad 10th

Generation right here the A14 bionic

chip just as it does so much it's so

fast for me I don't even need an M4 M2

Chip this is the one you should pick up

right here obviously the screen people

say the screen's not good enough it's

2360 by 1640 it's one of the best

screens on the market if you just take

away the Dual OLED screens you don't

count those this thing's phenomenal it's

better than any like the Android tablets

and I mean a few years ago we didn't

even have resolutions like that so it's

not it's not the screen it's not the

chip the main reason and again hold on

there's some other things coming but the

the OS this thing can do anything that

the M4 can do this can do because the OS

it's running the exact same OS right it

can do everything else basically that

that can do now there's going to be a

couple things that the AI stuff comes in

later that only the M4 and the M2 Chip

can do I understand that those are some

caveats obviously but this can you know

let's just take a let's just take a step

back I can watch movies on this just as

well I'm in a hotel room I can watch a

movie I can take notes with this I have

a $14 Apple fake pencil and I'll show

you some videos I can take perfect notes

if I'm in you know in a class or

something this is a perfect iPad for

that note taking um what else I can use

apps I can play games on this just as

well maybe they're slightly a little bit

slower but the A14 bic is fast enough

for any of the games out there as well

for the most part unless you're playing

like super high-end title games so

overall I can do that as well um I can

do just about anything with this because

the OS is exactly the same the other

one's so much better it's the Ferrari of

tablets but when you have the OS in the

equation and it's exactly the same as

this $349 device down here there's not

much of a difference to tell you the

truth for 95% of the people out there

okay so here's the second caveat so I

say you pick this up for 3.49 and you're

happy with it you got now your travel

device but then you go ahead and you

pick up a MacBook Air now not this one

this is the 15-inch you pick up the 13in

M3 MacBook Air I'll show you a sale

going on 899 bucks so you pair 899 bucks

right there for that M3 MacBook Air and

you basically add it to this one right

here for 349 bucks we're at

$1,248 that's less money than if you

just bought an M4 13inch without the

keyboard that's 1,300 bucks you add the

keyboard that's 1,600 bucks you add the

pencil that's 1,750 1,00 bucks here

you're getting two different devices for

less money and you're getting Mac OS

which is I think a better file system

better all around than iPad OS all right

so here we go this is my proposal you

pick up these two devices you got more

ports you got more storage you got two

different screens you can even use this

screen as a secondary screen to your

MacBook right if you want to travel you

any two different screens use this as a

secondary screen you have this for

travel you have this down here for work

like video editing and stuff like that

you got the best trackpad in the world

like I said you got better ports you got

a better of Both Worlds here you got

something that you can do more powerful

stuff with if you need to this is

obviously got the M3 chip in it and you

got over here the A14 bionic but now you

got both of them them for less money so

here's my you know like I said it's the

OS the OS is the same for the iPad you

know that changes everything nobody

should be buying the M4 I don't care if

you watch movies people come back to me

and they say well I want to watch the

movies and the OLED dual OLED screens

I'm a you know I love watching movies

it's important to me I always tell

people why in the world are you watching

movies on a 13 or 11 inch screen if you

love movies go out and buy a 75 85 inch

OLED TV right watch your movies like

that don't watch them on a little teeny

screen like this when the screens are

this small I can't even notice the

difference I mean as your eyes get older

you barely notice any differences it is

yeah maybe there's darker blacks but

still watch on a TV why would you watch

it on 11 or 13-inch tablet okay so we're

going to wrap it up so in a nutshell

iPad OS had nothing no reason why you

should be buying the M4 iPad over there

what you should be really doing is just

if you're everybody else besides the

professionals the 5% everybody else buy

the base model 10th Generation right

here buy this basically a MacBook Air

over here combine them together for

money have the best of both worlds and

just move on nothing's coming I mean

this is the same OS so there's no

justification to buy that if you like

movies get a TV I'm sticking to this

whole thing so write your comments you

can come after me but I'm sticking to

this this is the way I feel we'll talk

to you in the next one peace