The device is very nice, but it does not provide enough of a value proposition for me to want to buy one.
It looks great for consuming content (though the focus on gaming when this device is supposed to be for professional use is odd), but the operating system itself limits the ability to produce anything more than trivial content or development.
> the operating system itself limits the ability to produce anything more than trivial content or development.
I think that touch UI has constraints that are tough to overcome, but I strongly disagree that the operating system is a limit.
Apple keeps exposing different ways to integrate apps, create workflows, even work with files directly.
And of course the problem with this debate always includes fundamental mismatches over what type of content you're interested in, or what you consider "trivial", but Photoshop isn't for trivial content.
I'm a hobbyist photographer and I edit all my photos in Lightroom on iPad. It's so much more fun and engaging to edit on iPad than on my iMac, not to mention easier (Apple Pencil makes touching up specific regions a breeze).
Apologies for not making a distinction. I was referring more to business documentation and software development. I failed to see the obvious uses in art and design.
I see that it would be useful in the field, but don't you find the lack of a second screen an issue? I always like to have my file browser and palettes away from my main work area.
It looks great for consuming content (though the focus on gaming when this device is supposed to be for professional use is odd), but the operating system itself limits the ability to produce anything more than trivial content or development.