#macOS Sidecar has gotten really reliable since I first started using it. So has initiating Personal Hotspot from the Mac.
They both used to fail quite frequently and to the point where you'd have to reboot either or even both devices to get the connection going again.
But I started using Sidebar again more recently and not once has the connection dropped or failed to establish.
This also made me realise that Personal Hotspot is very reliable now.
On that note, my 2018 13" iPad Pro is probably the longest lived useful computing device I've ever owned.
I use it almost every day and I there's nothing about it that makes it feel dated. Even the original Smart Keyboard is still perfectly fine.
@finestructure I have a 11” model of the same vintage. The battery does feel worn out and I can see the percentages drop doing anything on it.
But I do use it more often now than I did some years ago. Then again, I also don’t own a personal laptop.
Finally, the *only* way I’d use it is with a keyboard and trackpad.
@finestructure Samesies regarding the iPad. Terrified of the day it finally gives up the ghost, if only because I can’t afford a new one right now!
I have a 2nd gen iPad Pro, which still just bumbles along quite happily. I bought it to use for pro-imaging, but the software turned out too limited. It's a great little Web-surfer/2nd-Monitor-for-MBPro/image-viewer/kitchen-TV.
As a 2nd monitor, the only hiccup, is that I use Stage Manager and Extended Displays only work in their own Spaces. Which is a shame.. I'd much rather have it as an Extended Desktop.
My work M1 Max is still an incredibly capable computer. Doesn’t show its age one bit!