There is something about the iPad that is… aspirational. Every time I pick one up or use one or review one, I think, Maybe this is the iPad I should buy. I have visions of carrying much less weight in my purse or backpack, of having LTE connectivity on my “computer” whenever I need it, of becoming the breezy, super-efficient iPad user that Apple shows in its commercials. I will be so damn creative with this thing, I think, especially with the larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

And then reality sets in. This is not the iPad I will buy.

That doesn’t mean it’s a bad product or an insufficient computing device. Apple has improved this version of the giant iPad in a few key areas, including its display and processing power, that make it more appealing than ever to iPad lovers. But I still think it’s built for certain tasks and serves specific needs. It also starts at $799 for 64GB of storage — that’s not including the cost of Apple’s stylus ($99) and accessory keyboard ($169). That’s an expensive iPad.

The truth is that if you are a creative professional who is already itching to buy the updated version of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro that Apple announced a couple weeks ago, then you’re very likely going to get it regardless of what I have to say. If you’re on the fence about it and you don’t need a giant screen or don’t think you’ll use the stylus all that much, then you’re probably better off getting the smaller 10.5-inch iPad Pro, or even the lesser 9.7-inch iPad, which only costs $329.

Still, there are a few hardware updates to this new version of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro that are absolutely worth noting, especially since we won’t be able to fully assess the new and improved software until it’s released.

The most obvious update to the big iPad Pro is its display. The smaller version, the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro, also has this new display. Unlike the 10.5-inch tablet, which has shrunken bezels to give you more screen, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro display has been crafted in exactly the same dimensions as the 12.9-inch iPad Pro from 2015.

Its display brightness and refresh rate are improved, however. It now has a TrueTone display, which means it automatically adjusts to the lighting in the room. Apple also says it’s 50 percent brighter than the last iPad Pro, reaching 600 nits at peak brightness. This makes it a little bit easier to see in sunlight, although I still wouldn’t plan to use this for your beach reading.

Apple, not surprisingly, has a marketing name for this dynamic refresh rate: ProMotion. This naming convention is also partly due to the fact that this isn’t just display technology; it’s powered by its own separate core in the iPad’s processor.

This also means the Pencil, Apple’s stylus that only works with iPad Pros, has a lower latency as well. If I’m being totally honest, I thought the Pencil worked just fine on the first iPad Pro, and I thought it worked just as well on this newer iPad Pro. In other words, I didn’t notice a huge difference in speed or thought that it felt that much more like a real pencil, whether I was writing in Notes, or using the Pencil to make edits in a photo app. For what it’s worth, Apple says the Pencil now has 20 milliseconds of latency — which happens to be one millisecond less than Microsoft’s Surface Pen.