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TechCrunch Minute: When did iPads get as expensive as MacBooks?

Would you switch out your MacBook for an iPad with an M4 chip and OLED display? With the increase in price, Apple seems to be arguing these are comparable but we’re curious to see if consumers will make the change.

But while watching the event and parsing its news in the immediate aftermath I ran into a personal sticking point. And the iPad Pro doesn’t come with a keyboard or a pencil in the box, so you often end up paying more than the price of a MacBook Air. I just cannot imagine paying a similar ticket price for something that is, well, not as good as a productivity device and has a more locked-down OS to boot.

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