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by sccxy8 hours ago |
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upvoteby jeroenhd8 hours ago|
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Has been for a while, assuming you can get work done on the iPad UI. It doesn't do a normal mouse and there are some limitations to things like screen dimensions.

Works in a pinch but Apple is not going to compete with themselves on this front, they're expecting you to buy a macbook for serious work and an iPad for work in a pinch.

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upvoteby ivanjermakov7 hours ago|
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Had no problems connecting iPad Air 4 to external display via USB-C DP. Have not check whether periphery devices work this way though - I used BLE keyboard.
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upvoteby rllearneratwork8 hours ago|
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yes. Has been possible since at least M1.

Buy M-based iPad, nice monitor, keyboard and mouse. Connect mouse and keyboard to monitor via USB. Then iPad via USB-C/Thunderbolt to monitor. Everything "just works" and you can handle surprisingly high amount of work this way

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upvoteby eagerpace8 hours ago|
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Can you share more about this experience please? To me, you're still left with apps that are designed for a touchscreen and consumption.
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upvoteby konart8 hours ago|
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If you are using an iPad as a second screen - you get the same app you have on your mac (obviously, iPad just acts as a second screen: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102597).

If you are using an external keyboard and a mouse with it - you will get the same touch UI, yes.

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upvoteby thinkling8 hours ago|
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Many apps are missing many keyboard shortcuts that you may be used to if you’ve used the equivalent on the desktop. You’ll need to keep the iPad screen accessible to tap on UX elements. There’s also the issue that shortcuts that do exist may be hard to discover because there’s no menu bar to look in.
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upvoteby spectre3d4 hours ago|
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> Many apps are missing many keyboard shortcuts that you may be used to

This is true. To see the ones that are available, hold down the command ⌘ key to get a scrollable list of all of the shortcuts for the app you’re currently using, and use Fn-m or globe key-m to see a list of the system shortcuts.

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upvoteby sccxy8 hours ago|
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Specs show that Pro models got Thunderbolt and Air only got USB-C.

Very vague specs.

Can iPad Air USB-C deliver 4k 120hz or how much bandwidth that USB-C got?

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upvoteby SenHeng8 hours ago|
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It's been possible since the iPad 2.

I used to code HTML/CSS that way back in... 2011?

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upvoteby znpy8 hours ago|
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I was about to ask the same. I'd like to get an ipad for the same purpose. The iPad pro can for sure, but I don't want to spend ipad pro money.
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