How many of you sold your laptop and bought a desktop because of iPad?

[kelub]

yeah, I had a 2010 MBP through my last job; when I left, I had to give it back. Instead of getting another MBP, I went with the 2011 iMac. I had the same thought that the MBP would be more portable etc., but honestly I haven't really needed/missed the portability of the MBP. The iMac has a bigger screen and is just... sexy. Plus the iPad has definitely fulfilled my mobile needs. And the 1 time I've NEEDED the computer in another room, the iMac was plenty easy enough to move.

I never got the "iphone does what the ipad does" argument. Yeah, ok... on 3.5" of screen. I'd much MUCH rather browse the web/check email/watch video/play mobile games/show off photos/etc etc on 9.7", period. The iPhone is great in a pinch, but if I have a choice, I'll take the iPad all day long. It leaves the house with me and is always available if needed.

Same philosophy at work: I was offered a laptop with 3G, or a desktop and an iPad 2 with 3G. I took the latter. I hate carrying around bulky laptops.

My house:
iMac - Me
iPad 2 3G - Me (work provided)
iPhone x2 - Wife, Me
iPod Touch x2 - Middle daughter, youngest son
iPad 1 wifi - oldest daughter
2007 MacBook configured as home server
Apple TV (I want one for every TV now)

Girls also have PCs and wife has aforementioned PC, but they'd be macs if I could afford it. I'll replace my wife's laptop with either an iPad or a MBA.

 

[Hello...]

All I need is just my iPad!

 

[aimeeinohio]

If I could run my Silhouette die cutter off an iPad, I would sell my MBP.

But I can't, so I won't.

I'd love a giant tablet laptop replacement.

 

[Emoo]

Probably not until I have a proper job, instead of being a student. Right now, I do a load of homework when I'm away from my dorm/desk, and as of yet there's no Blender/Maya equivalent for the iPad. I need portability the most right now, but once it's feasible for me, it would be a no brainer to have a more powerful iMac at home and an iPad for wandering round.

 

[Billy95Tech]

at least until tablets are able to handle everything.

3 year later on Tablets have become alot more powerful(and as powerful as laptops now)and now pretty much handle and are very capable of doing very heavy demanding tasks like video editing, Photoshop with out any problems(slow downs, Crashes, More)!

And i am talking about Android tablets, Ipads and Windows tablets/2-1 Hybrids!!

 

[talmy]

3 year later on Tablets have become alot more powerful(and as powerful as laptops now)and now pretty much handle and are very capable of doing very heavy demanding tasks like video editing, Photoshop with out any problems(slow downs, Crashes, More)!

But with cut down versions of computer software except in cases where the computer software was reduced in capability to match the tablet software!

Basically my thoughts are unchanged from 3 years ago. What I said then still applies (except we've replaced our iPod Touches with iPhones and most of the computers have been upgraded):

My wife has an iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Air, and 24" iMac. Her usage is:
iPod > iMac > MBA > iPad.

I've got an iPod Touch, Al MacBook, and 27" iMac. My usage is:
iMac > MacBook > iPod. I don't really know what I'd use an iPad for, and my wife basically stopped using her iPad after she got the Air Christmas 2010.

As they say, "different strokes for different folks."

Our iPad is first generation and frankly miserable, but we've looked at the latest ones and can't get excited about them either.

 

[Billy95Tech]

But with cut down versions of computer software except in cases where the computer software was reduced in capability to match the tablet software!

You are right about Android tablets and Ipads but For Windows tablets/2-1 hybrid you can run full versions of programs such as Photoshop.

 

[talmy]

You are right about Android tablets and Ipads but For Windows tablets/2-1 hybrid you can run full versions of programs such as Photoshop.

When is a tablet not a tablet? These are really full computers (they run a computer OS) with touch screens. And they have been around for over 20 years now (look up "Windows for Pen Computing"). The Windows Surface tablets with the tablet OS (Windows RT) and ARM processors flopped, AFAIK.

 

[Billy95Tech]

When is a tablet not a tablet? These are really full computers (they run a computer OS) with touch screens. And they have been around for over 20 years now (look up "Windows for Pen Computing"). The Windows Surface tablets with the tablet OS (Windows RT) and ARM processors flopped, AFAIK.

So what do you call a Surface Pro 3 then?? A tablet?

Yes the Surface Pro 3 is a tablet because Microsoft said in there tagline for the Surface Pro 3 "The tablet that can replace your laptop."

And yes i agree Windows 8 tablets, 2-1 hybrids like the Surface Pro 3, Dell Venue 11 Pro are full computers.


But we all can call Ipads and Android tablets computers because a tablet is a computer!

 

[mrex]

too bad AtivQ was buried... that would have been a killer device

 

[wakinghour]

It's not a question if it replaces the desktop, but which function it replaces.

Using an iPad efficiently is recognizing where it fits in a workflow. It is a 75% ideation tool and 25% building tool. Desktop is the opposite. Projects come to life on an iPad and are finalized on a desktop.

The iPad is so instant, light, and available at any moment that it's perfect for creating ideas, notes, sketches.

 

[Mac Kiwi]

Why apple have not gone full OSX on the IPad yet is beyond me, there are so many reasons it would be a good idea.

Maybe Apple have reached a happy level of income. I know I would be happy with their income

 

[cynics]

I would go the other way if I ever needed a laptop (macbook). But since I don't need a laptop an iPad was a cheap compromise for mobile computing. I really WANT a MBP but I don't really NEED one. I definitely wouldn't get rid of a mobile OS X device for an iOS device if I ever found one in my possession...

 

[cynics]

Why apple have not gone full OSX on the IPad yet is beyond me, there are so many reasons it would be a good idea.

Maybe Apple have reached a happy level of income. I know I would be happy with their income

OS X would need to be rewritten from the ground up for touch interface and that would bleed into devices not using a touch interface (all of them).

Use a screen mirroring app like Duet Display, touch sucks on OS X for lack of better words. The opposite applies too, plug a mouse into an android tablet. Even down to the most basic and trivial things becoming unintuitive, like double clicks and right clicks. In OS X its even worse...forget about option clicks and gestures that aren't the same between iOS interface and OS X interface on a trackpad.

 

[Trickhot3102]

I didn't sell my HP laptop (mainly because it isn't worth anything lol) but I never use it anymore. My iPad does everything it did, but better. I did a geek bench test on both and my iPad mini 2 is just as powerful! They got nearly the same score on the single score test. Actually I think the mini came out a little ahead (can't remember exactly, it was a while ago). Also my mini has more storage than my laptop with 32gb and my laptop has just 4gb. I'd say my iPad replaced my laptop

 

[driftless]

It's not a question if it replaces the desktop, but which function it replaces.

Using an iPad efficiently is recognizing where it fits in a workflow. It is a 75% ideation tool and 25% building tool. Desktop is the opposite. Projects come to life on an iPad and are finalized on a desktop.

The iPad is so instant, light, and available at any moment that it's perfect for creating ideas, notes, sketches.

Yes. The iPad is a fantastic tool, I have one with me always.

 

[itsOver9000]

I didn't sell it but I passed my 13" MBA on to a family member when I got my iPad Air 2 last fall. I'm really liking the combination of iPad + Mac mini. I don't do anything really intensive at home. I mostly use the iPad for web browsing, email, and some video watching. The mini gets used for hosting my iTunes library, a few video encodes every now and then, storing some photos, and the small amount of word processing I need. I love that I can just pick up the iPad and it's ready to go instantly, so handy. The mini just sits there quietly doing it's own thing, I frequently go days without touching it.

So far the combination has worked out nicely.

 

[62tele]

I have a 2011 MBA that sits largely unused. I use my iPad for most casual functions and my iMac for home recording with Logic X and a few more intensive tasks. I won't buy another laptop because the iPad meets my mobile needs and the iMac is more bang for the buck over a MB Pro.

 

[Badrottie]

iMac is for home use
rMBP is for to go
iPad is for long commute ride - train/bus/plane
That is what I am using them except for iMac I do not have but will buy it someday.