Because sometimes you want to do a little bit more...
The ipad mini browses, communicates and entertains in ways a Kindle can't for a hundred or so more in outlay.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
MBA Users: Do you use (or feel the need for) an iPad?
- Thread starter silvershamrock
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
The ipad mini browses, communicates and entertains in ways a Kindle can't for a hundred or so more in outlay.
The iPad goes everywhere I go inside my murse. The MBA stays home for web and cloud development.
I probably use my iPad more than my desktop and MBA combined. It's just nice when laying on couch or showing somebody something. MBA is great for when I will be researching something or typing a lot but don't want to sit at desk as well as travel.
i see what you're writing, but you know as well as i do that what you're really doing is playing angry birds
Nearly equally.
I prefer reading books/comics on my iPad hands down. The Kindle app is nice on the MBA for searching through books, but reading on the iPad is far superior IMO. I always use my iPad in the morning as well for catching up on the news using apps like Flipboard, BBC, Zite, ESPN, a couple local news apps as well. And I'm more likely to use it to take notes in class. (it's the original reason I bought it). Oh and games.
However, with my MBA I do web browsing in my down time, YouTube/Vimeo are much better to view on it. Emails, Tumblr, and a few other social activities. Writing papers is easier due to it being easier to research on. Light and I mean very light photo editing. And downloading movies and the like. Then streaming stuff to my AppleTV.
I was tempted to get an iPad Mini, bought when I saw no retina display I instantly purchased an iPad 3 when Apple sold those discounted.
I prefer reading books/comics on my iPad hands down. The Kindle app is nice on the MBA for searching through books, but reading on the iPad is far superior IMO. I always use my iPad in the morning as well for catching up on the news using apps like Flipboard, BBC, Zite, ESPN, a couple local news apps as well. And I'm more likely to use it to take notes in class. (it's the original reason I bought it). Oh and games.
However, with my MBA I do web browsing in my down time, YouTube/Vimeo are much better to view on it. Emails, Tumblr, and a few other social activities. Writing papers is easier due to it being easier to research on. Light and I mean very light photo editing. And downloading movies and the like. Then streaming stuff to my AppleTV.
I was tempted to get an iPad Mini, bought when I saw no retina display I instantly purchased an iPad 3 when Apple sold those discounted.