Apple iPad Pro

iPad Pro is the iPad for work that would otherwise need a laptop. Its M5 chip and Ultra Retina XDR display are the reasons to choose it over iPad Air if you edit video, colour-grade, illustrate professionally or run on-device AI. Thunderbolt connects fast storage and external displays. Size is the decision. Pick the 11-inch for drawing on the go and travel, or the 13-inch for a desk-sized canvas and more room for two apps. Pair either with Apple Pencil Pro and the Magic Keyboard, and compare 11 and 13-inch storage options below.

Who iPad Pro is for

iPad Pro is the iPad for work that would otherwise need a laptop or a desktop. Illustrators who sell what they draw, video editors who cut on the move, photographers who grade on location and anyone running on-device AI models get three things the other iPads do not have. The M5 chip is the fastest Apple puts in a tablet. The Ultra Retina XDR display is bright enough and deep enough in black for HDR grading and print-accurate colour. And the Thunderbolt port connects fast external storage and a second display, which turns iPad Pro into a desk machine with the Magic Keyboard.

Which iPad Pro size

The two sizes share the chip, the display technology and the accessories, so size is about how you hold it. The 11-inch is the drawing tablet that travels, light enough to hold up for an hour of sketching and small enough for a flight tray. The 13-inch is the desk canvas, with room for a full-size reference image beside the artwork or two apps side by side, and it is the one editors choose when the iPad is the monitor. Earlier-generation iPad Pro models appear here while stock lasts, with the same display sizes.

Storage and memory

Storage runs from 256GB to 2TB here. 256GB suits work that lives in iCloud or on an external drive over Thunderbolt, 512GB suits most editors and illustrators, and 1TB and 2TB are for video projects kept on the device. The 1TB and 2TB configurations also carry more memory, which keeps large timelines and layered illustration files responsive.

Is iPad Air enough

If your work is drawing, photo editing and study rather than HDR video or professional print, iPad Air with M4 runs the same Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard with a Liquid Retina display for less, in 11-inch and 13-inch. The whole lineup, including the new iPad mini with A20 Pro, is on the Apple iPad page, Apple Pencil Pro and the Magic Keyboard are on the Apple accessories page, and iPad Pro models with a Red Hot Deal appear on the Apple iPad deals page. Every iPad Pro is available online and in store at JB Hi-Fi.

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