It will not replace a laptop - applications for a tablet are either cut down, or absent at all, or not very convenient work with files, or there is no access to files from an application at all, they do everything differently and it’s not always possible to figure it out right off the bat. I understand that there are few specifics, but there is a lot to write here. In a nutshell - you can edit documents, watch mail and generally consume a variety of content, but producing it is more difficult, there are professional applications that can help you, but look at this already in your professional area and relevant reviews, write code only through cloud services , remote connection (TW, AD) - better take a laptop. In general, this is, after all, a tablet, there was a hope that Apple would someday make more universal applications, but while this is somewhere ahead, how many more generations of devices will change with their speed of adding features? .
The main disadvantage, which frustrates me from the first iPad, You can’t even receive SMS on a SIM card, you can even talk with competitors (you hook an earphone and a speakerphone, 13 inches, of course, you won’t hold it to your ear). For me, this is critical, this time other advantages outweighed, next time I can switch to other devices.
I am writing a review when a new one with M1 has already been announced. That is, my last year's tablet is already outdated, plus the new operating time is expected to be higher and the screen is better, although everything suits me in this, and they say the new one is not compatible with the keyboard, the magnets do not hold (about 12.9 version). In general, this is also a minus, it turns out no matter how much you wait for something, it will still appear only in accordance with the secret marketing plan of the manufacturer, we are given small (40% faster, 25% narrower frames, etc.) changes, but we want already noticeable device differences.