iPad Mini: I just finished taking notes on my ipad mini for the first time in class.

[Italianblend]

Back in my day, we used a pencil and a notebook...

[MrKennedy]

Originally Posted by SnowLeopard2008

College desks are TINY. I have been to various colleges and universities and I can say for a fact that the desks are basically slightly bigger than 1 square foot. In some cases, maybe smaller.

I rarely brought my MBP to class unless I knew I would be sitting at a table or larger desk. Most of the auditorium-style classrooms have insanely small desk space attached to the seats. Once I got an iPad I took that to class and that helped a bit. I can see how an iPad mini would be more accommodating in those confined spaces.

[SnowLeopard2008]

Originally Posted by Italianblend

Back in my day, we used a pencil and a notebook...

I use a stylus and tablet. Close enough?

[localhost8080]

what about using the dictation feature to get your ipad to write everything your professor says?

[palpatine]

Originally Posted by localhost8080

what about using the dictation feature to get your ipad to write everything your professor says?

I've never seen it work.

Besides, if that was the goal, why attend lectures? I think the point is to listen, process, and write notes in a meaningful way for you. Notetaking in lectures is part of the internalization that leads to learning.

[Jacoblee23]

Originally Posted by Bokes

iPad 3 was too big for the desk!?!
Wow.

Our desks :/

[Jacoblee23]

Originally Posted by localhost8080

what about using the dictation feature to get your ipad to write everything your professor says?

I wasn't aware of this. Tell me more please.

[Gix1k]

Originally Posted by MacinTosh.0

Just an observation, but are you on a quota for creating threads?

I giggled...

[m00min]

Originally Posted by Jacoblee23

Our desks :/

:O

Well, that's using the term "desk" in its loosest possible meaning. Just out of interest, what do lefties use?

[palpatine]

Originally Posted by Jacoblee23

Our desks :/

Yep. A lot of desks are like that. The iPad 3 is not too big, in my experience. It is the same size as a pad of paper, which is what the desks were designed to accommodate. However, no matter what you have, it is a very uncompromising situation: it is made to take handwritten notes (usually right-handed -- there are sometimes one or two desks available in each room for lefties -- sometimes not) at a certain angle and distance from your body, and any deviation (short people, lefties, or people that just want to have the notes closer at hand) results in an unpleasant experience.

Laptops or the iPad (with external keyboard + incase origami combination) work OK, but it is obviously not ideal. The desks were designed for a pen and paper world.