Ultimately, the Mac mini is recommended for serious video production, whereas the iPad suits H.264, H.265 and ProRes users. The first part of our review has shown some disadvantages of the iPad Pro over using the Mac mini Pro for DaVinci Resolve 19, in particular when it comes to memory management of the limited 16 GB of RAM. Well, Apple should know their hardware better than anybody else (even if they tend to demo new hardware with Blackmagic software too). With a protective case, keyboard, and touch pad it's not lighter than a laptop So, we have a closer look at FCP-X on either device this time and then, a second look at the fresh version 20 of DaVinci Resolve (DR for short). Finally, we'll try to reach a final verdict regarding the usefulness of the iPad Pro and the Mac mini Pro for video professionals. Video sources This time, we run the software under Sequoia 15.5 on the Mac mini and iPadOS 18.5 on the tablet. Not much has changed regarding compatibility of the tablet software wit...
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