I ordered one of these. This lets you use the iPad on your lap without it breaking. Apple should be including this with every iPad. A must have for everyone.
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iPad as a laptop replacement
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Kal Madda
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I’m glad you found something you liked. 👍🏻. Personally, I use mine on my lap all the time fine without something like that, but to each their own. 👍🏻
Will that usb-c port run the screen too?
The Logitech looks a bit cumbersome.
Kal Madda
macrumors 601
Unfortunately, the extra port on the Magic Keyboard case is only for charging, the Smart Connector pins on the back of the iPad don’t provide enough data lanes for data transfer and such. So it works for charging the iPad, but nothing else. In turn though, by using that port to charge the iPad, it does free up the iPad’s own native port for data transfer without having to necessarily use a hub with PD. I hope that’s helpful. 👍🏻
Ok, guess handy when you travel, at home i just charge off the ASD when using it.
One really good thing is when playing video on iPad plugged into ASD it uses the ASD speakers which are really good.
ScanTheNavian
macrumors 6502
I prefer to have a phone on my arm when I'm out jogging, but it's good there are alternatives.
Kal Madda
macrumors 601
Oh, and one other thing that may be helpful, I don’t know if you already know about this setting or not, but you can adjust where you want your iPad to be in relation to the extended display in Settings, and that will adjust which edges of displays the cursor moves. I don’t know if that description makes any sense or not. But it’s in Settings - Display & Brightness when the iPad is connected to the extended display, and it shows like one big rectangle (the monitor) and small one you can adjust position of (iPad). I recently realized that one of my friends who uses an iPad with extended display didn’t know about that setting, so just wanted to share that in case it’s helpful. 🙂👍🏻
richpjr
macrumors 601
I could not fathom strapping an iPad to my leg. I have managed to use them for well over a decade without breaking one or having them fall off my lap so I'm glad I don't have to pay extra for something I'd never use. But if it works for you, that is all that matters.
Apple_Robert
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The member is mocking people in the thread. Check his posting history. Any time there is an iPad thread, he shows up to put down and mock.
richpjr
macrumors 601
Got it - usually don't pay attention to people's posting history.
Kal Madda
macrumors 601
I figured as much, someone mentioned that before, but I figured I’d play along with it, and see where it went. And I’m glad he found something that works for him if he is being sincere. 🙂👍🏻
Kal Madda
macrumors 601
Oh, that’s no fun. Is it the Epson iPrint app that you tried? That’s the one I used to use, but I think Epson has a few different apps for their printers. Looking it up, they also have one called Epson DocumentScan, that may also be an option. I had an Epson printer as well and used the app for it and it worked for me, but was probably a different printer model. Now I have a Canon printer, so that’s a different thing. Hopefully you’re able to find a solution. 👍🏻. It may not be an ideal solution in all cases, but the iPad can scan documents with its built in camera, and it gets pretty great results with the M4 iPad Pro’s camera system. There’s a document scan option in the Files app in the 3-dot menu at the top of the sidebar. Hopefully that may be helpful if you can’t get the printer to connect via the app. 👍🏻
Too much mucking around, have ordered a mini M4 16/512gb and a Magic Keyboard case, best of both.
iPad is great with the Magic Keyboard case alone, not so much with a display.
So my take on the original question, it can replace a laptop if you have another Mac, or are a very very very basic user.
So my take on the original question, it can replace a laptop if you have another Mac, or are a very very very basic user.
richpjr
macrumors 601
For me, by far the biggest thing that annoys me about using my iPad as a laptop replacement is using a mouse while surfing the web. The back/forward buttons on my Logitech mouse are not supported which is annoying but I can live with shortcut keys or just clicking the back button. By far the big annoyance is when you scroll to the bottom or top of a web page with the mouse and there is the looooonnnnnggg exaggerated bounce effect that can literally take seconds to complete depending on how fast you are scrolling with the wheel. The bounce using the trackpad on my MKB is very short and on my Mac is non-existent. I REALLY wish there was a setting to turn this effect off.
Kal Madda
macrumors 601
I’m surprised Logitech hasn’t made a driver app for it for the iPad by now. iPadOS 16 introduced DriverKit, they’ve had plenty of time by now to bring their driver to the iPad and support the extra buttons and stuff.
I’m not really sure I know what you’re talking about with a bounce effect. I’ve never noticed anything bouncing on a page when I scroll. Are you talking about scrolling up beyond the top of the page to refresh it? That’s the only thing I can think of there. And I believe you can switch that off in Settings if I recall correctly. 👍🏻
Kal Madda
macrumors 601
I’m glad to hear that it’s working out well for you with the Magic Keyboard case! 👍🏻. Like I said, the new Magic Keyboard Case is one of my favorite parts of my upgrade from the M1 to the M4, aside from obviously the iPad itself and the nicer display, faster performance, etc. 👍🏻.
I don’t work at my desk terribly often (maybe once or twice a week), but when I do, I really like docking my iPad and just working with it on the extended display. As a result, I rarely use my Mac Mini anymore. It is nice to have on hand though when I want to tinker some with macOS. But yeah, the Mac Mini appeals to me the most these days as far as Macs go. It’s a great value, and gives me the chance to still tinker around with macOS and Mac apps for review purposes when I want, and my iPad serves all of my primary computing needs for my graphic design, 3D sculpting and modeling, writing, productivity, digital art, etc. 🙂👍🏻
I may be biased, but I definitely think your combo there of an iPad for mobile and Mac Mini for desk is probably about ideal for a lot of people. 🙂👍🏻
richpjr
macrumors 601
The same thing happens at the bottom or top of any page.
If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, scroll to the bottom of any web page and the page goes halfway up the screen and then snaps back to the bottom. If you do the same on the trackpad you get a little tiny bounce. If you do the same on a Mac, you get no bounce at all. Couldn't find any setting to change anything for it.
Kal Madda
macrumors 601
Ok, I’ll have to try it with a mouse, I usually use the trackpad on my MKC, or the touch screen for scrolling. I do have a generic Bluetooth mouse at my desk though, so should be able to hook it up and test that out sometime. 👍🏻. I’ll report back on if I encounter the same or not. 👍🏻
Beefbowl
macrumors regular
Epson iPrint works for me as well! I think I tried a different Epson app first once and it did not work at all so they should get their act together there.
My real concern is my ScanSnap. It’s an older model and the company no longer supports it in their current app so I’m left hoping the older app keeps working.
Kal Madda
macrumors 601
Ok, plugged in at my desk and tested it, and noticed it has a slight “bounce” if you keep scrolling past the bottom or top of the page. It should be noted though, the reason it does this at the top is for easily refreshing a page like the swipe gesture does. I think it “bounced” maybe a quarter inch or so beyond the bottom of the page on my 27” monitor? I guess I’ve never noticed that was any different, and it doesn’t bother me… 🤷🏼♂️.
richpjr
macrumors 601
Mine bounces about 4 to 5 inches on my 32" monitor, pauses for about 2 seconds and then snaps back. Really hard to use so I use the trackpad, which for my uses is much slower. Fix this and simultaneous audio and I'd be a happy camper.