Apples’ iPad Pro is one of the best tablets for law school money can buy. This is definitely a premium item that does way more above and beyond what is necessary for law school. For a step down, you may consider the iPad Air. However, if you have it in your budget for a new iPad, we think it’s worth it. If you like integrating with other Apple products that you may own, this will be a seamless integration that will improve your note taking abilities, especially if you add the Apple Pencil.
Apple iPad Pro Review For Law Students
✅ Reasons to Buy
- Apple features – integrates with other Apple devices and accounts you may have, includes Apple’s high end camera lenses, memory storage options, and M1 chip.
- Display – Liquid Retina display is going to be better than pretty much any law school laptop on the market.
- Speed – this will be lightning fast, especially when you take notes in class.
- App store – you can easily add any of your favorite apps like Microsoft Word. Or, sometimes you just need to play a little Candy Crush during lecture, right?
❌ Reasons not to buy
- Price – this is one of the more expensive tablets, especially the models that include 1 or 2 TB of memory or a larger screen.
- Distracting – the iPad Pro can truly be so fun and amazing that you lose focus of what you should be doing – taking notes. We don’t recommend this tablet for the undisciplined or easily distracted.
- Accessories – an Apple Pencil and a bluetooth keyboard can eat into your budget if you aren’t careful. Don’t max out your budget to try and get the tablet alone.
⚖️ Bottom Line – Apple iPad Pro is a powerful machine
Apples iPad Pro is the best tablet you can buy. When used correctly it can benefit your law school experience greatly. We recommend this for someone who has a decent, older laptop that will suffice for most tasks but wants something different to bring to class for note taking and isn’t quite ready to shell out the dough for an entirely new laptop. The iPad Pro is much cheaper than a full fledged MacBook but you get many of the benefits of a new Apple product and similar storage capabilities..
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Apple |
| Operating System | iPad OS |
| Display Resolution | 2388 x 1668 pixels |
| Screen Size | 11 inches |
| Hard Drive | 128GB to 2TB |
| RAM | 8 GB or 16 GB |
| Average Battery Life | 9-10 hours |
| Weight | 1.03 lbs |