for work related stuff, MBP is still king. BUt at home, I almost never touch the MBP. It's all iPad all the time.
Work = MBP
Fun time = iPad
Work = MBP
Fun time = iPad
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Has your iPad nearly replaced your notebook?
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Um no!! I work from home I need my MBP! I can't imagine typing on the iPad for long period of time.
Like someone previously mentioned, we use the iPad for fun such as games, Facebook, twitter, chats, reading, etc. and of course for its portability.
MBP does the bulk of the work, website editing, writing, journaling, photo editing, and so much more.
They both offer different uses and I like them equally.
My iPhone I don't know what I do with it.. I guess I text with it more than anything.
Like someone previously mentioned, we use the iPad for fun such as games, Facebook, twitter, chats, reading, etc. and of course for its portability.
MBP does the bulk of the work, website editing, writing, journaling, photo editing, and so much more.
They both offer different uses and I like them equally.
My iPhone I don't know what I do with it.. I guess I text with it more than anything.
I am currently in the process of seeing how I can integrate the ipad and atv into my classroom teaching, and in this aspect, the ipad has more or less replaced the school-issued tablet laptop.
I know this sounds late, but the just-refreshed atv was only recently released in my country. In our classrooms, we have interactive whiteboards, but I am starting to detest them because of all the wires protruding all over the place (power, vga, ethernet, IWB) and that it forces me to stay behind my desk.
There are still teething problems (I have to supply my own internet connection because the school's wireless disables airplay, and my connection drops from time to time), but the only time I boot up my school laptop now is to retrieve documents from the network drive (to convert into pdf for viewing on goodreader), and to access their intranet services.
The benefits of the ipad are immense by far, not least because the 5mp camera lets me mirror pupils' work on the screen (basically an ultra-portable visualiser). I can circulate around the classroom more frequently, while updating the screen anytime without having to run back to my desk. I have digitised copies of all the textbooks and workbooks in pdf format on my ipad, and annotating on them is far more convenient than activestudio software (which basically just puts a screen over the pdf, so my text doesn't scroll with the document).
Steve, you rock! Your $100 'hobby' has pretty much obsoleted an expensive $4000 piece of tech!
Btw, I typed this on my zaggfolio.
I know this sounds late, but the just-refreshed atv was only recently released in my country. In our classrooms, we have interactive whiteboards, but I am starting to detest them because of all the wires protruding all over the place (power, vga, ethernet, IWB) and that it forces me to stay behind my desk.
There are still teething problems (I have to supply my own internet connection because the school's wireless disables airplay, and my connection drops from time to time), but the only time I boot up my school laptop now is to retrieve documents from the network drive (to convert into pdf for viewing on goodreader), and to access their intranet services.
The benefits of the ipad are immense by far, not least because the 5mp camera lets me mirror pupils' work on the screen (basically an ultra-portable visualiser). I can circulate around the classroom more frequently, while updating the screen anytime without having to run back to my desk. I have digitised copies of all the textbooks and workbooks in pdf format on my ipad, and annotating on them is far more convenient than activestudio software (which basically just puts a screen over the pdf, so my text doesn't scroll with the document).
Steve, you rock! Your $100 'hobby' has pretty much obsoleted an expensive $4000 piece of tech!
Btw, I typed this on my zaggfolio.
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My main machine is an iMac. I had a 2010 11" MBA and gave it to my daughter recently. Now I'm trying to decide if I need to replace my air. I have my iPad with me almost all the time.
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I am a high school student, and, instead of buying a laptop or iPod touch like every other student here, I decided to buy an iPad. It is perfect for schoolwork. I prefer the keyboard of this compared to my desktop or the school-issued netbooks. All other keyboards feel kind of mushy and awkward. I really like the feel of the iPad's keyboard. It's great for writing for papers, making PowerPoints, research, and writing notes. I even do small edits to pictures and do personal web browsing on it. The desktop is used for a little bit of CADD and stuff. I am considering a MacBook Air for heavier lifting while being ultraportable because of an internship at a design firm I have.
When I got an iPad I noticed myself not carrying my MBP with me anywhere anymore. BUT I still use my MBP when I am at home.
iPad has replaced my laptop. Have had the iPad for year and a half. Use it and iPhone for everything mobile now: presentations, internet, photo display, document library, music, some document writing/editting with wireless keyboard. Looking forward to rumoured ipad Office release. I leave the heavy lifting to home iMac and work desktop. Couldn't even find my laptop the other day until it turned up under some books.
That is correct. And it also shows that a lot of users did not need the usability oh a notebook, they just wanted something to consume media and surf the web. The statement still holds. The OP asked the question in the present and not the past.
I was laid up for over a month. I couldn't sit in front of my iMac. So the iPad was my only choice. I was amazed at how much I could accomplish, from creating graphics to editing websites. When I encountered something I couldn't do on the iPad, I used Splashtop to bring my iMac to my iPad. I edit a small monthly magazine, and I was able to do it all that way. It's all about having the right iPad apps to get the job done.
I literally haven't turned my notebook on once since purchasing a tablet. I started with a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and now have an iPad 3. My usage was 99% web browsing with my notebook. If I needed the iPad for productivity tasks I'm not sure this would be the case.
Agree and disagree...
True that, but:
I haven't written using note paper/notebook for years now and I do need a computer to write for my classes as transcribing from paper to word document and/or screenwriting software is a huge P.I.A. and a time waster especially since I have arthritic wrists.
And while the dictation on the iPad helps, not having the compatible apps or software to do the things I do on my iMac or work PC means I will lightly tiptoe around the iPad in the future since I need a computer to get my writing done.
You are correct in that an iPad is not a full blown computer, but it's silly that you nitpick about writing when you don't know my situation.
True that, but:
I haven't written using note paper/notebook for years now and I do need a computer to write for my classes as transcribing from paper to word document and/or screenwriting software is a huge P.I.A. and a time waster especially since I have arthritic wrists.
And while the dictation on the iPad helps, not having the compatible apps or software to do the things I do on my iMac or work PC means I will lightly tiptoe around the iPad in the future since I need a computer to get my writing done.
You are correct in that an iPad is not a full blown computer, but it's silly that you nitpick about writing when you don't know my situation.
Sorry, I didn't mean that you should be writing with paper, I meant that the iPad is perfectly capable as a writing device, and more portable than any laptop. (try typing on an airplane traythe 11ʺ MacBook Air might be the only notebook you could use, if that)
I should have turned the backlight up, didn't realize it looked dull until I had downloaded the photo.
iA Writer. Best writing app on the iPad. (And the Mac for distraction-free writing.)
I use my laptop for blogging on websites, but for when I'm screenwriting I use my iPad (with Apple's bluetooth keyboard). I find writing easier on the iPad because I can't just "alt-tab" myself into mindless surfing whenever my mind wanders. I actually find iPad's lack of multi-tasking to be a good thing for the writer in me.
Recommended Screenwriting Apps for iPad
Recommended Screenwriting Apps for iPad
Yes! My MacBook pro has essentially become a file server for my apple tv and airport expresses. It just stays connected to hard drives and tv all the time.
I'm about 95% iPad/iPhone now. For one, managing music collections is just easier on my MBP. I can make playlists so much quicker. Also, we have a lot of RAW files and there's just no way to manage that at this point in iOS effectively. Another thing is user accounts. We have 1 iPad in the house but me, my wife, and 3 year old all use it. It would be nice to be able to have a log-in for my son and he can just have his movies/shows and games. We're thinking about getting the iPad Mini for him eventually.
My wife and I both work in a hospital at the bedside and having the iPad with Citrix is really nice - but there definitely are some things that can't be replaced for us...yet.
My wife and I both work in a hospital at the bedside and having the iPad with Citrix is really nice - but there definitely are some things that can't be replaced for us...yet.
As you can see from my signature I've embraced this completely. And as has been noted you no longer need a Mac to set up an iPad or other iOS device. I do keep a household iMac as essentially a data hub and back up (I use iCloud and Dropbox extensively).
But yeah, I'm all iPad all the time and have been for years now.
I bought my iPad for a month long (laptop-less) trip to Europe, it was fantastic! But now that I have my MBP again, the iPad sits.
My assessment is that the iPad is great for traveling or if you want to play games, however for tab browsing, text, anything else I find my MBP to be superior and quicker to use. Touchscreen's are slower to use than a trackpad and keyboard, for me at least. I'm thinking of selling the iPad.
My assessment is that the iPad is great for traveling or if you want to play games, however for tab browsing, text, anything else I find my MBP to be superior and quicker to use. Touchscreen's are slower to use than a trackpad and keyboard, for me at least. I'm thinking of selling the iPad.