[focusedone]

I used to think that, not having used an iPad. Now I carry a work-issued iPad with 5G and it's actually pretty convenient for remote access to servers. I wouldn't want to spend a day working on it, but it's way faster than pulling out a laptop to make one tiny change on a server. It's also great for taking notes at meetings/conferences.

It's irritatingly bad at consuming media and browsing the web. No ad blocking, so every webpage is an ad-infested wasteland. There are so many ads in YouTube and streaming music. I had no idea.

It's also kindof a pain to connect to my media library. Need to figure out a better solution for that.

So, as a relatively new iPad user it's pleasantly useful for select work tasks. Not so great at doomscrolling or streaming media. Who knew?

[pkage]

There's native ad blocking on iOS and has been for a while—I've found that to significantly enhance the usability of the device. I use Wipr[0], other options are available.

[0]: https://kaylees.site/wipr2.html

[nottorp]

I use Wipr on my phone, the experience is a lot worse than ublock origin on desktop...

[poglet]

Try the Brave browser for YouTube. I used Jellyfin for my media library and that seemed to work fine for tv and movies.

I just got a Macbook and haven't touched my iPad Pro since, I would think I could make a change faster on a Macbook then iPad if they were both in my bag. Although I do miss the cellular data that the iPad has.

[e6quisitory]

Use Orion Browser. It allows installing Firefox/Chrome extensions. Install Firefox unlock Origin.