should I get an iPad?

[ginofresh]

hey guys I been thinking about getting an iPad since I have not had one for a long time and been wanting a tablet for a while now the problem is that my phone is always in my hand and my laptop is always is always on due to work? so I just can't see myself using an iPad that much? my questions is why should I get an iPad? what are the pro and cons?

 

[RickTaylor]

hey guys I been thinking about getting an iPad since I have not had one for a long time and been wanting a tablet for a while now the problem is that my phone is always in my hand and my laptop is always is always on due to work? so I just can't see myself using an iPad that much? my questions is why should I get an iPad? what are the pro and cons?

You could get one during the holiday season when many outlets give an extended return period. That would get you extra time to try it out to see if you actually use it.

 

[akash.nu]

If you’re questioning why you should then you don’t really need one. In your case the only possible use case I can think of is -

1. Watching videos on the go on something bigger than a phone but without having to carry a hefty laptop.

2. Playing games that really take advantage of the bigger screen.

 

[Bart Kela]

Unless you can state a bonafide usage case where a tablet would be helpful I suggest you forget about it, particularly because you apparently owned one at one time and weren't able to come up with a scenario to maintain ownership.

In that vein, I think akash.nu is correct. If you need to ask the question, you likely do not need an iPad.

No one has to own every single Apple product. If something doesn't work for your usage case, there's little sense in owning it.

There's a reason I don't own a riding lawn mower. I live in a condo complex and my HOA due payment covers my portion of the groundskeeping maintenance costs. A landscape company comes out and mows the lawn.

Now if cash is burning a hole in your wallet, by all means go buy an iPad. Like many others I'm an indirect AAPL shareholder, the extra revenue will be great for all of us.

 

[sracer]

hey guys I been thinking about getting an iPad since I have not had one for a long time and been wanting a tablet for a while now the problem is that my phone is always in my hand and my laptop is always is always on due to work? so I just can't see myself using an iPad that much? my questions is why should I get an iPad? what are the pro and cons?

WHY have you been "wanting a tablet for a while now"? The answer to that question will help us offer some meaningful advice.

 

[Precursor]

Yes, you should

 

[Closingracer]

I primarily use my iPad for video content but just found out Rome total war is on it so it takes one of my favorite games on Pc and ports it to the iPad and it's portable. We are now getting console/Pc games albeit year old games but for nostalgic reasons I am a fan of them. It's a way better port then kotor and jade empire but I think it's the controls that I dislike.

 

[rowspaxe]

This question might have made sense in 2010. If you have an iphone, you know how the ipad works. Are you incapable of envisioning use cases? And then evaluating your needs. This smacks of a sort mental laziness. Did you also post in the watch thread "so why do i need a watch?" It took me 5 minutes to decide I needed an ipad; It took me one minute to decide I did not need a watch.