I Tried (for almost a month) Switching to 100% iPad — Today, I Ordered a New MacBook Pro.

The setup.

I’ve been happily using my little 2016 MacBook Pro since 2016, but it irreparably gave up the ghost in December, and I decided that instead of ordering a fancy new MBP, I’d try going all iPad. After all, I think approximately 95% of my work is writing. I have a 12.9" iPad that I’ve used mainly for easy-on-my-brain games like Outlanders and occasional writing but nothing fancy. It has a Magic Keyboard that I love and couldn’t function without, and an Apple Pencil that I use so often I have no idea where I left it.

Location.

We have an iMac setup for my podcast and our family’s other audio endeavors, but since my car accident last January, sitting anywhere other than my couch for any length of time has been brutal on my lower back, so I max out in agony after about two hours sitting at that desktop work station. I’ve spent most of the last year working from my couch, it’s comfortable, and I get a lot done there. I should note there’s also a Magic Mouse with the desktop setup that I could use with the iPad, but I sit weirdly (?) so using a mouse with the iPad is a no-go. By sitting weirdly, I mean that I usually sit leaning back, nestled into the couch with my feet up on the cushion close to me, and I hold the laptop between my knees…