iPad: A College Experience.

[Night Spring]

Sorry, I was talking about it in relation of the other apps on the list. Not in general.

Ah, got you. No problem!

iCloud is good, but it doesn't really back everything up. I want a full backup so if something crashed or i lost my iPad, I can easily retrieve all data and do a restore. Dropbox is similar in that it can't efficiently backup app data.

I could live without, but being able to backup to itunes gives me peace of mind.

What do you mean, iCloud doesn't back everything up? I've restored my iPad from iCloud backup, and it works exactly the same as restoring from iTunes backup, except it takes longer because it has to download the backed up data over the Internet.

 

[BluePhoenixRa]

I have both

Me too. So..?

Infact admitting that you have both just makes your baseless argument worse, because even though you have both of them, you have no idea what-so-ever as to why an iPad is more portable than a laptop. So..what's your point..?

I have another question for you, what do you use your iPad for? And why do you use your iPad for that reason, instead of your laptop?

 

[iLikeTurtles!]

Me too. So..?

Infact admitting that you have both just makes your baseless argument worse, because even though you have both of them, you have no idea what-so-ever as to why an iPad is more portable than a laptop. So..what's your point..?

I have another question for you, what do you use your iPad for? And why do you use your iPad for that reason, instead of your laptop?

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[jojoba]

When it comes to reading / annotating articles, course notes, and slides, there is simply no comparison.

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Agreed. I recommend GoodReader, iAnnotate or PDF Expert for this purpose.

Circus Ponies Notebooks and Notability are also good for taking audio- and written notes.

 

[mortenandersen]

But one more thing to carry around...

You can always buy a physical BT keyboard for the ipad if you need one.

Yes, you can, and there are some pretty good "combo" units out there (Zagg, Logitech, and others).

But still: A light and small PC (e.g. an ASUS Ultrabook 11,6 inches) is far better for writing and other creative/productive tasks, apart from battery time and perhaps fan noise. The new devices that will come when Windows 8 comes along, may be even better both for students and professionals.

The iPad is a convenient device for some purposes, but has its severe limitations. It can never replace a PC with a hardware keyboard - and it is only ONE unit to carry around.

As BluePhoenixRa says in the post under the one I have commented on: "Portability, that's the main thing." I agree.