12.9-INCH iPAD PRO (2021) REVIEW: ALL SOUPED UP WITH NOTHING TO DO

There’s no denying that the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is a gorgeous and incredibly powerful piece of hardware. It’s easily one of the nicest pieces of tech I’ve ever held and the fastest iPad ever made, and it’s hard to imagine any tablet released in the next five years doing much to top it.

Of course, I could have written the same thing about the 2020 model. The 2021 iPad Pro doesn’t look all that much different than the model it replaces or the 2018 iPad Pro before that. And the upgrades the new model brings—most notably, the Retina XDR display, 5G modem, and M1 processor—won’t be immediately noticeable to anyone using it. Unless you’re comparing it side by side to the 2020 model, in fact, you probably won’t be able to tell which iPad Pro you’re actually using.

And even then, it’s tough to tell them apart. That shouldn’t be the only reason not to buy one, and if you’re willing to spend nearly $3,000 on a tablet, it absolutely won’t be. But since money will most likely be an object, you’ll be just as happy spending less on last year’s model or just buying