Apple says the iPad can replace a traditional desktop or laptop for productivity, but that can be a big leap. These apps and tips will help make your iPad into a productivity machine.

But Apple’s latest iPadOS update gives the iPad external mouse and trackpad support, giving you a desktop- or laptop-like cursor for the first time.

But Apple’s latest iPadOS update gives the iPad external mouse and trackpad support, giving you a desktop- or laptop-like cursor for the first time.

But Apple has finally addressed how the system manages windows with iPadOS 26, in wide release this fall (and in beta now), and so I decided to give the iPad another shot as a computer replacement.

Apple wants to replace your computer with its powerful new iPad Pro, but does it actually have what it takes to succeed? Probably not.

This is the final post of the 30 Days With the iPad series. I sum up the experience and attempt to answer the question of whether the iPad has what it takes to literally replace a PC.

Tablets vs. PCs Detchables like the iPad Pro are gaining ground on regular tablets. Can they overtake traditional laptop and desktop computers?