To be fair, the iPad Pro is capable of a lot more than that. But you probably already knew up front its limitations replacing a full computer.
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iPad Putting Pressure on Windows and Android Tablet Competitors, Says Strategy Analytics
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That’s the biggest advantage of the iPad and one of the reasons why it is so successful....For YouTube and Netflix only you can buy one of these cheap Amazon tablets....
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But what about the Chromebook? Why is it working there although they are also using a kind of Android?
I'm using my work provided iPad more and more. I can do a lot on it and if I cant do what I need, I can remote into my computer using the Microsoft remote desktop app. Works well over LTE. I've been using apple since my performa long long ago. I never really got the deal with the ipad. I've had a couple but never really used them. Now that I have a need for it I am finding its a great tool.
I do remote technical support. I was at the bank a few months ago and decided to use the iPad Pro to get work done on it. Snapping windows side by side was cumbersome. Accessing my Dropbox from with Word for iOS resulted in problems, but they opened from Pages fine, but copy and pasting templates was slow and jarring. But I got it done, it just wasn't the best experience.
it's complicated from a tablet perspective, where the Surface for example is not a very good tablet, with a mixed experience trying to straddle both the laptop environment and the tablet environment. If that makes sense. I don't have a ton of experience with it, but Dex feels similar on the Samsung end. I could very well be wrong. Well I am not sure where you see it is shrinking, as iPad market sales have been growing, and as they add more and more advanced features, it will certainly persuade some people to look that way for a general purpose computer. I was able to sell my MacBook last year and run my team of 60 people from my iPad Pro exclusively. I get the appeal to some to have one device be both (I am in that boat), but I don't agree in almost a splitting of the OS (compromises on both ends) in order to get to that end result.
I am willing to wager most users don’t even know what the laminated screen brings to the game.
$329 iPad was a game changer for a number of people, laminated or not
Surfaces are not great tablets on windows 10. It was actually better on windows 8 with the tiles. However, as a portable traditional PC it is my go to device.
As a pure tablet experience, nothing comes close to the iPads. I used to have one but could not justify it anymore as I wasn’t using it enough after switching to iOS on my mobile device.
As a pure tablet experience, nothing comes close to the iPads. I used to have one but could not justify it anymore as I wasn’t using it enough after switching to iOS on my mobile device.
One of the reasons I got the original Surface and Surface 2 was for the 16:9 screen. It’s perfect for watching TV, podcasts, etc. that are all recorded at 16:9. I’d never buy one now with that oddball 5:3 or whatever it is now display.
A consumption device shouldn’t have the aspect ratio of a productivity display.
I just want mouse support... I think I could survive with just that and not need my own laptop/desktop if I had it. I still do enough in things like Excel outside of work and my company-owned Lenovo that a mouse is crucial. I'd even pay for a proprietary iPad-only mouse. I want it to be the answer to my home computing needs.
Yes, the widescreen format for tablets is fine for 8” or smaller. It’s pretty terrible for anything bigger because portrait mode just feels wrong, and using the device in landscape is a ergonomic issue due to leverage. 16:9/16:10 is great for video, but not nearly as much so for everything else.
I’ve owned a lot of premium tablets over the years, from Samsung to Surface, and the iPad is the only product that really works well as a tablet. It is rock stable and has fantastic battery life and developer support. No, it won’t replace everyone’s computer, but I think many people can get by just fine with an iPad only. I suspect mouse support will eventually arrive, but so far Apple hasn’t needed to do so. Maybe once the Mac goes to ARM, we will see a proper blending? Pen support is kinda the beginning.
Surface is an interesting product, but it suffers a bit of an identity crisis, which I think is why it is only marginally successful despite the ridiculous amount of marketing it gets.
I do have to say the battery in iPad is way much better than Samsung Tabs, especially better choice considering the price too. However, if the cost of iPad Pro starts increasing towards the Mac Air, I'd rather get the Air instead.
What others have said here is one of my only gripes with iOS and its the lack of MOUSE support. All it does is replace the finger with a pointer and nothing more. For work related tasks that would make it much easier for most of us. The problem I have is they haven’t done this yet... just put in in the code and let the users decide if they want top use it or not. Call it a beta feature or something. Lets just say if you have a jail broken ipad it works fantastic. But thats a PIA to keep up with when they update code etc.
I have an iPad 3/4 gen (not sure and not worth looking it up), is getting aged but still works great.
I do not use it ever. Maybe once in a while I look up the weather on it, only if my computer/phone is not handy. I feel like it is such a waste. I am definitely an above average computer user, but still no need for an iPad. My opinion is this is an honest reflection of the tablet market in general. Nobody actually needs/uses these things. -Except for that snotty kid who gives lip back to her parents lol
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I also have a macbook from 2007 or something that I dont use either. Just too many computers not enough computing.
I do not use it ever. Maybe once in a while I look up the weather on it, only if my computer/phone is not handy. I feel like it is such a waste. I am definitely an above average computer user, but still no need for an iPad. My opinion is this is an honest reflection of the tablet market in general. Nobody actually needs/uses these things. -Except for that snotty kid who gives lip back to her parents lol
.I also have a macbook from 2007 or something that I dont use either. Just too many computers not enough computing.
I think they need to do this carefully. Otherwise you end up with an OS that is neither optimized for touch or mouse. MS has struggled to find this balance, IMO. I think Apple would still need to require all apps to be optimized for touch and police it, and then allow the mouse if the user wants it.
Chromebooks run ChromeOS. It might be based on Android but it’s not Android. It provides a cloud based laptop experience without relying on blown up, non optimized smartphone apps. That should answer that question.
Or course they don’t. The lack there of laminated comment was a simple observation and its a crucial experience for some, it wasn’t meant to be a broad stroked ‘make it or break it deal’ for the everyday consumer. I wouldn’t expect them to understand that, nor was that my point either.
On Android tablet, I use Chrome, NBA, ESPN, YouTube, TNT and Gallery (picture viewer) apps. They are all optimized for a tablet. Are there other useful apps for tablets? Granted, I do not use my tablet for "productivity". I am lucky enough to have a real computer for that.
