Reasons to get an iPad Pro over a new laptop? iOS 11. Faster and larger than my old iPad Mini. The 2010 MacBook Air needs a Retina screen and better performance. Watch videos while cooking and eating over the sink. Write non-markup documents using OmniGraffle for diagrams with the new drag/drop stuff. OmniOutliner in a side bar for notes. Use the pencil for meeting notes: polite to participants who see a keyboard as indifference and lack of attention. Collaborate on whiteboard-style line/box drawings at non-office meetings. Pay better attention while pencilling. Quick notes while watching TV. Sheet music while playing the piano: nice to download a lot of simple pieces to practice neglected sight reading. Teacher can mark up PDFs, too. Markup PDFs and music and pictures much more easily than with a mouse. Cumbersome enough to require shorter email replies. Document scanner would be great for music or other docs, maybe a replacement for the ScanSnap if it does PDFs and OCR? Reading or video watching while on the treadmill — more pleasant with a bigger screen. Use a browser and a private repo on Github to talk over code fragments. Quick edit on remote servers with an ssh terminal emulation app. Hedge against complacency. Painting and drawing for pleasure.