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After trying to make use of my iPad Pro as my daily carry tablet, I've kept finding myself coming back to an Air 2 for most tasks. Save for the pencil, I feel like neither Apple nor 3rd party devs are taking proper advantage of the extra size or power. At least not yet.

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I really like my iPad Pro. If Apple had updated the Air this year I might have gotten a new Air instead because I was worried the Pro would be too large. However, after having used the Pro for a couple of months the iPad Air looks really tiny to me now. I don't think I'll go back to using an Air in the future. The Pro is definitely not being used to it's full capabilities by many apps yet, but I really like the size of the screen. It may be a bit large for some, but it feels right for what I use the device for.

Also, unlike some I didn't get a keyboard case. If I want to type on a real keyboard I'll get my laptop out. Otherwise the on-screen keyboard is perfectly serviceable.

I don't have a problem with its size, but with it weight, for me it is just a tad too heavy. ( Or may be i am too weak )

I wish it could get a 50% weight reduction.

Yea, the multi-tasking UI is especially half baked. You should be able to have two instances of the same app side-by-side (at least Safari).

Not that it's a real solution, but you can run Safari and Chrome side by side.

There is an app Split Web Browser that does this. (Maybe others)

I think the real solution is for Safari, and apps like it, to allow side-by-side viewing of tabs on devices that have a "large enough" display.

There's no reason this needs to be an OS feature, and at least one good reason why it shouldn't be: data integrity. Threading is hard enough for most programmers to get right, and now you want to require IPC and/or coordinated access to every apps' data files?

I love that this is already being provided by an enterprising app developer, but I hope they get Sherlocked.

Not that I carry it with me daily, but I find the Pro an excellent content consumption device. It's really great to browse full size web pages, read PDFs and comic books without zooming. I also read all my RSS feeds on it.

It's perfect for watching TV shows on and even movies aren't too bad. The speakers are much better than on previous iPads and unlike previous models it's actually enjoyable to watch without using headphones.

After using the Pro I find the older iPads comically small. I wouldn't switch back even if I was paid to.

It's not all roses and sunshine tho. Editing text sucks donkeykugeln and the Wifi is flaky. Both are iOS 9 issues, I suspect.

I've been thinking about getting one just for PDFs. A few years ago Amazon sold a jumbo Kindle (the DX) that worked ok for that but the Kindle UI is pretty bad compared to an iPad.

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