MacBook Pro vs. iPad Air 2?

My intentions are to browse the internet, (tumblr, youtube, etc.) but most important edit and product music videos and movies. I would also like to mention that i'm going to be storing many, many video clips and songs in order to produce these music videos and movies.
which would be best for me? A MacBook Pro or an iPad Air 2? What are some things that one can do but the other can't? pros and cons?

Get MBP. it is a real computer. You will be able to do some work on it.

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My intentions are to browse the internet, (tumblr, youtube, etc.) but most important edit and product music videos and movies. I would also like to mention that i'm going to be storing many, many video clips and songs in order to produce these music videos and movies.
which would be best for me? A MacBook Pro or an iPad Air 2? What are some things that one can do but the other can't? pros and cons?

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Hi ,
Can you use that USB adapter to transfer photos / .pdf`s / .mp3`s and so forth ?
I have a MBP-R + MM , and would like to be able to use the newer iPad Air for veiwing photos as well as .pdf`s , I got the music part , just sync with iTunes.
Many thanks !
G. 

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