Of course you <i>can</i> be productive on an iPad, no question. I have a keyboard-case for it, so writing a few letters or stuff like that is fairly straightforward and without much hassle.<p>It comes down on what &quot;producing&quot; means for you. I am a developer. Yes, I can code even on my iPhone (code editor, ssh client, git client is installed), but i&#x27;m much more productive on an actual mac.<p>If you&#x27;re kinda office worker that uses mainly office software (word, excel, ...) and messaging (mail, slack, ...), an iPad with optional keyboard is perfectly capable as a primary working device, plus it&#x27;s extremely portable and may even have mobile data plans attached.