Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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I ended up using the M5 iPad Pro completely different than I expected I would.
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I bought the iPad Pro M5 to get more work done. After 3 months, I barely use it for work — and that turned out to be the best thing about it.

This is my long-term review of the 11-inch M5 iPad Pro after using it daily for three months. I'll cover what it's actually like using iPadOS 26 for productivity, why the Magic Keyboard feels cramped on the 11-inch, and how this iPad unexpectedly got me back into drawing with Procreate and the Apple Pencil Pro.

If you're trying to decide whether the iPad Pro is worth it as a laptop replacement — or wondering what it's actually good for — this one's for you.

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00:00 | Start
01:09 | Display & Sound
01:59 | Productivity in iPadOS 26
03:40 | Rediscovering Drawing
05:44 | Paperlike (sponsored)
06:47 | ProCreate and the Apple Pencil Pro
07:21 | M5 Performance
09:02 | Connectivity
09:21 | Battery Life
10:27 | Wrapping Up

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