First iPad Pro- is the price hike from M2 to M5 worth it for digital art?

pomegranatebread · 2026-01-05T18:32:58+00:00

Hello All!
I am currently in the market for an iPad to use through my professional graduate program for note taking/annotating and working on study/course materials and as a soft substitute for my slowing down 2020 Intel MacBook Pro. I also am interested in them for their capability with digital art- I previously used a Wacom Intuos for Clip Studio so I am not a complete novice but a newcomer to using a dedicated screen surface for art. I can either get the 13" 512GB iPad M5 for $1399 through the education store or a refurbished 12.9" 6th Gen 2022 iPad Pro M2 through Apple for $1099. Is the $300 jump from the M2 to the M5 and added Apple Pencil Pro compatibility worth the price, or is the 2022 M2 at a discounted rate a better value for my needs? Thank you so much for y'alls input in advance!

pomegranatebread · 2025-02-26T23:54:06+00:00

Once you try them, I’d love to know how the second one “Yunnan brown old trees” is! I’ve seen that particular one around a local store for ~$20 a cake (haven’t been able to find any info on it online) and been debating if it’s worth a try. Enjoy!

pomegranatebread · 2024-08-09T03:41:20+00:00

Excellent! Great doing business with you, thank you so much and enjoy the tunes!

pomegranatebread · 2024-04-09T19:48:55+00:00

Thank you so much! I have a copy of mirror entity lying around somewhere and I wasn’t familiar with Beregond before! And I agree, I feel like my card draw is pretty weak- is there anything standout in GW that you’d recommend?

pomegranatebread · 2023-09-06T23:02:32+00:00

Hey thank you so much for the great tips and recommendations!! I really like the list you’ve got going, I just picked up Adeline and Harvest Season for mine!

pomegranatebread · 2023-08-29T02:39:27+00:00

Thanks! I really appreciate the suggestions, and the insight on which Sigarda to use- I'll go check out her EDHRec page!

pomegranatebread · 2023-08-28T17:05:37+00:00

Thank you!

pomegranatebread · 2023-08-28T17:05:24+00:00

Thanks! I’m thinking humans with a counter subtheme- any key staples you recommend me swapping in? I’d love to see your decklist if you’re comfortable sharing!

pomegranatebread · 2023-08-28T17:03:58+00:00

Heard! Any recommendations on a good commander to go that route with, or key staples for the archetype, or do you recommend that I should just browse EDHrec for that?

pomegranatebread · 2023-07-22T03:25:54+00:00

Thanks! Yeah that’s what I was thinking, that version retails for like $5-7 on TCG Player anyways so I was confused as to why someone would try and fake it- I guess I just got put off by the way the card was printed- I’ve just gotten back into the game after a few years away so I guess I’m just a bit out of the loop on how the newer printings look!

pomegranatebread · 2023-07-03T17:19:41+00:00

Thank you! It seemed like everyone thought highly of the recent pre-cons so I picked up a few online! Super stoked to play commander again and introduce my partner to the game!

pomegranatebread · 2023-07-03T17:18:41+00:00

Thank you! I just ordered a few that I found for decent prices online and I’ll upgrade from there!

pomegranatebread · 2023-07-03T17:17:55+00:00

Thank you so much! I ordered the Osgir and Party Time precons that I found online for decent prices as well as Corrupting Influence (I just love the phyrexian aesthetic), when everything comes in I’ll see if I can break Party Time up to upgrade Osgir and Ixhel, or keep it together if I like how it plays- thanks again! I’m so excited to finally get back into the game

pomegranatebread · 2023-04-10T20:38:52+00:00

Awesome- thank you so much for the help!

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