Looking for advice, suggestions or warning signs for replacing my current apple set up: a 2017 MacBook Pro and a 2018 iPad Pro. Both are clinging on to this job for me, but I know I have to replace at least one this year.
Both run fine, but the laptop now has a screen which is partially showing discolouration/problems, has already had a logic board replaced and about 30 keys replaced, and the iPad battery life is struggling and generally can get a bit slow and crash very occasionally (still doing pretty well considering age).
I had hoped to hold out for the EOFY sales this year, if needed.
What I use them for:
iPad:
- note taking for work with pdfexpert. Syncs to google drive for ease between laptop etc.
- very amateur level use of Procreate for illustrations for my website/media for work
Laptop:
- pdfexpert macOS app (doesnt work as well as the iPadOS version I find)
- Google suite
- Excel - simple business and accounting functions (trying to put this in to google sheets but just doesnt work quite as well for me)
- Canva
- Wix website editing which is very difficult/impossible on my iPad.
I have previously hated using excel on an iPad, but I’ve been told the OS/interface has improved a lot since mine came out. Similarly editing my website without a laptop is hard. I am fairly well lodged in to the Apple sphere but open to suggestions for other
Fundamentally my question is:
Powerful iPad and lower range MacBook or powerful MacBook and lower range iPad? Which balance have you gone for?