After upgrading to the M3 iPad Air, I revisited my earlier thoughts on the iPad’s place in my workflow. Has it finally found its niche? Here’s what’s changed—and what hasn’t.

“I tried replacing my laptop with an iPad… and it went exactly how you’d expect—until it didn’t.”

From printing nightmares to surprising wins in the server room, here’s what I discovered when I tried to work, write, and troubleshoot entirely from Apple’s sleekest tablet.