iPad Pro: It's not an iPod, but that's OK

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A useful hint to get this started: If you use the iPad Pro with a keyboard then you can access a huge number of shortcuts you might already use with your Mac. Not every app has these shortcuts and you can expect developers to introduce them to their apps in future. To list what shortcuts are available inside any app just hold down the ‘Command’ key. Most Apple apps have shortcuts, though Apple Music has none, which is weird.

First thoughts

I’ve been using my iPad Pro for a few days and I’m inclined to agree with Horace Dediu that this is an iPad you sit at table with. It delivers better graphics and processor performance than you’ll find in nearly all the new laptops hitting the market. It also offers a superb screen, fantastic processor and when used with the Pencil and keyboard becomes a highly responsive creative tool. iPad Pro is so utterly hardcore it will munch 4K video and let you edit it in multiple streams. It’s among the fastest laptops I've ever used, and it's not even a laptop: So what is it?

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