Do I bring my iPad and MBP on vacation?

[Maxpej]

I'm going to California, driving from Phoenix, AZ for 5 days. I own an iPhone 4, iPad 2, and MacBook Pro (2011). I am for sure bringing my iPhone, obviously, and iPad. BUT should I carry my MBP too just to ensure I have all my toys for their purpose? I just use my computer for school work, but i'm on break, and I use it for download music and Mac App Store, email, FaceBook etc. My iPad can do most of everything I would need and my Netflix etc. What would you do? iPad go solo, or iPad and MBP powerhouse combo on vaction. HELP!

 

[iVeBeenDrinkin']

How about you take your mom? She can help you make a decision.

 

[gregrose]

Take your dad too

 

[sdsvtdriver]

Zonies never seem to know what to do.

 

[vsighi]

...hooligans...just take the iPad.

 

[superstrikertwo]

When I'm on vacation I take both my iPad and MBP of course I take thousands of pictures and need to export them to the MBP to free up space for more pictures. I don't use the MBP for anything else on vacation.

 

[iVeBeenDrinkin']

When I'm on vacation I take both my iPad and MBP of course I take thousands of pictures and need to export them to the MBP to free up space for more pictures. I don't use the MBP for anything else on vacation.

Hopefully, someday, you'll have a "cloudy" holiday.

 

[RadicalxEdward]

I'd say skip the laptop. doesn't sound like you'd be doing much with it and that way there's less risk of it getting broken/stolen. Just one less thing to worry about.

Only thing you won't really be able to do is sync your devices, but that shouldn't be such a big deal for such a short period of time, especially if you have stuff like netflix to tide you over for content

 

[mytran80]

When I'm on vacation I take both my iPad and MBP of course I take thousands of pictures and need to export them to the MBP to free up space for more pictures. I don't use the MBP for anything else on vacation.

Can't you export the pics to the iPad via camera connection kit? Or jailbreak the iPad and export pics to a USB stick too if need be

 

[robo456]

What happened to the days when you go on vacation to 'escape' everything? Bring a digital camera with a few gig memory card, leave everything else behind, and enjoy! 🙂

--rob

 

[jrfive0]

take everything ! it's your vacation, whatever makes it easier for ya !

 

[deeddawg]

What happened to the days when you go on vacation to 'escape' everything? Bring a digital camera with a few gig memory card, leave everything else behind, and enjoy! 🙂

Seriously. Plus cheap memory cards have spoiled many camera operators into shotgunning dozens of images of the same boring scene instead of taking a couple minutes to think through the best setup before pressing the shutter release. Used to be every exposure cost money so you thought about it a moment and didn't motor drive through a roll of film on the same scene. 😉

 

[franmatt80]

I only ever take my iPad. Take a risk! You can always buy more memory cards if needed- have you got some online storage you could upload them to?