Would you replace your IMAC/MBP for the Ipad 3 if...

[Stealthipad]

I agree with both of your points 100%. I run a bunch Numbers spreadsheets on my iOS devices right now, and it is really cumbersome on the small screens of iPhone and iPod Touch.

BTW, I've been kicking around the idea of iPad3 and iMac replacing my MBP. The iPad3 portion will happen soon enough, but the iMac won't happen until the MPR is no longer operational.

I find little satisfaction using the tiny screen on the iPhone 4s on much more than occasional use. Like you, spread sheets are a large part of what I have to do and doing them on my iPhone would make me HATE it.

I love the iPhone, iMac and MBPro and use them all, but they each have their place!

 

[boy-better-know]

No chance, I am using a 13" MBA and iPad at the moment and I am getting a 27" iMac as soon as they update. I would pull my hair out trying to do serious work on an iPad.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

I'm not sure why OP is getting down rated for his post. He's just asking a question. Reality is that a lot of people are ditching their computer for an iPad b/c, in truth, they never needed a full featured computer to start with. For them it was like having to go to the mall in a helicopter. And now that the iPad can be updated and exist w/o being tethered to a computer it's even more viable for people who only have basic computing needs.

Personally, I need a real computer. I enjoy my iPad, and sometime travel with it instead of my laptop if my workload is going to be limited to research and short reports. But, I don't see an iPad 3, 4, or 5 replacing my MBP all together. The tablet concept still has to mature a bit more before that's even to be considered.

 

[bakasurvivor]

That's not a need.
Students in engineering, designing, photography need computers. The others could defenitely go with a smartphone.

How I'm supposed to write documents and make presentations on a smartphone?

 

[Navdakilla]

Not really an answer to your question but I'm considering replacing my MBP with an IMac and an IPad 3. IMac for the greater power at home and then IPad for all my mobile needs.

That's what did with the ipad2.. and I don't miss my mbp at all (keep in mind I know I'll miss it when I travel later this year, i'll be gone for 4 months from my iMac, ill have to get by somehow)

 

[falcora]

Sorry, I use way too many apps that aren't compatible with the iPad. Plus I wouldn't want to give up my 27" monitor. This thing is sweet.

I feel that each device, the MacBook Pro, iPad, and iPhone, all play an important and critical role in my workflow. If one piece is missing, everything crumbles.

 

[Sydde]

Now, if I could use the iPad to replace the D/K/M on a Mini, that might be the best of all possible worlds. Use the iPad to run your Mac remotely (actually, I think this can be done to some extent). With a 2048x1536 display on iPad 3, real estate issues might be less significant.

 

[ebolamonkey3]

No.

Can you imagine seeing everything from a 9.7" screen? And no physical keyboard means it'll never be my primary device.

 

[bakasurvivor]

Sorry, I use way too many apps that aren't compatible with the iPad. Plus I wouldn't want to give up my 27" monitor. This thing is sweet.

I feel that each device, the MacBook Pro, iPad, and iPhone, all play an important and critical role in my workflow. If one piece is missing, everything crumbles.

If the IPAD does come with almost 1600p then I'm sorry to tell you but your 27" monitor with poor PPI would be nothing compared to the IPAD 3.

 

[thelookingglass]

You'd have to be incredibly shortsighted to think that iPads can't in the near future function admirably for almost everything we do on a computer. And yes, that includes content creation. Apps like Garageband and Adobe Photoshop Touch are just the first step.

I wouldn't replace my iMac with an iPad necessarily, but I can see a day right around the corner where I use my iPad almost all of the time and just use the iMac for extremely processor intensive tasks every now and then. Or maybe I just have a large monitor instead of an iMac, on which I can mirror my iPad.

 

[iSolidus]

At what sort of things is an iPad better than a laptop? Music, photos, video, surfing the web, reading e-books I'd say. For those things you'd only need an iPad. Sure, the iPad can do some basic text writing and video editting, but those tasks are simply not the purpose of an iPad. Long story short, iPad is the best way to view content and a laptop is the best way to create content. The two products have different purposes. Therefore I don't think you can replace an iMac/MBP with an iPad.

Btw, what's with capitals you use in Apple products? It's really reading annoyingly.

 

[Stealthipad]

You'd have to be incredibly shortsighted to think that iPads can't in the near future function admirably for almost everything we do on a computer. And yes, that includes content creation. Apps like Garageband and Adobe Photoshop Touch are just the first step.

I wouldn't replace my iMac with an iPad necessarily, but I can see a day right around the corner where I use my iPad almost all of the time and just use the iMac for extremely processor intensive tasks every now and then. Or maybe I just have a large monitor instead of an iMac, on which I can mirror my iPad.

There will be a day for everything.

It is not just today OR a day that is near to come!

I will still contend that if a iPad 3 could replace everything you do on your computer, you do not any longer need a computer. This is not even an option for me.

No doubt that in the future tablets (not just iPads) will do more and more. Windows 8 tablets WILL be a giant leap for the form factor of tablet computing.

 

[gopnick]

For me, it could and probably soon will replace my MBP. That doesn't mean I won't have a computer.

I'll probably just go from MBP 17" to iPad 3 + iMac.

When I'm mobile, I don't expect to do as much. In a pinch I can always remote control an iMac. But the iPad will allow me to do some basic spreadsheet/document/presentation editing, compose emails, do basic photo editing, access shared resources on a network drive, etc. And, it's much easier to use on an airplane than my MBP, which I always leave at home in favor of my original, Wi-Fi iPad now.

Right now I'm using a MiFi card so my MBP and iPad can share the same connection. I may do away with that if the new iPad is LTE.

 

[macguy360]

The IPAD 3 is really something incredible.. Retina Display, quad cpu, 2gb ram, ms office and lets say that (to much fantasy i know) but it really comes with IOS6 and is awesome. Of course I mean REGULAR people I study chemistry so I don't really need that much power, if you are into heavy stuff (video/photo edition, etc) the answer is obvious of course...

Not because Im cheap but in terms of simplicity, getting rid of stuff I don't need.. I would totally replace my IMAC for the IPAD3. I will get rid of my big desk and buy a small desk just in case I need to write and buy the apple tv to stream everything on my IPAD3 to my Panasonic plasma vt30

Apple will never make the iPad a full laptop/desktop replacement because they would lose out on money from customers who would potentially own both. That is why no matter how powerful the iPad becomes they will still limit the app capabilities and file management to make sure that you continue to buy macbooks as well. That is why imovie on iPad is garbage versus imovie on lion. That is why you cannot just open up folders and manage your documents in an easy to handle way like you can on lion. That is why you cannot use a wireless mouse or gaming controller with the iPad. They know what they are doing. The iPad is and always was designed to be a consumption device. You watch movies, read books and news, take in information but it doesn't replace your computer.

 

[trip1ex]

The pc became a communications device as much as a computational device somewhere along the way.

And that is why the iPad is all some need.

The iPad doesn't lose anything as a communications device compared to today's pc and still functions as a computational device albeit much slower in terms of number crunching. As much as 500x slower in floating pt calculations.

Basic computer tasks like wordprocessing which used to require or at least benefit from the fastest pc no longer do. And so the iPad is perfectly capable of handling computer tasks that computers 10-15 yrs ago handled but with better graphics.

 

[whtrbt7]

Tablet vs PC

We're at a point in technology where we are really fleshing out our usage of mobile devices. Newer iOS and Android Tablets are not really a replacement of old Windows and OSX based tablets since they are completely different monsters. The whole argument of "will a new tablet be adequate for me vs a PC?" is the real question. For most consumers, about nearly 85% of them will find a tablet like the iPad with apps is adequate for most of their functions. We are talking about getting e-mail, reading books, reading magazines, listening to music, watching movies, composing office/iwork applications, etc... For the other 15%, the usage of a tablet will be inadequate. These consumers are more enthusiasts and will want additional processing power for more advanced applications such as Adobe CS and programming suites. They will also possibly want more archival storage like about 2TB of space so they can store their movies, music, documents, and whatever content they want. These power users won't be able to replace all their needs with a tablet but they can at least enjoy the functionality of the tablet with the rest of the consumers.

I'll admit that I'm on the iPad for at least 80% of my usage but I'll use a more powerful alternative like a MBP or iMac or Mac Pro in order to get the other 20% of my work done. It's actually pretty simple for me to be completely on tablet. I just need the Adobe CS on the iPad as well as some programming suites and also some connectivity through it all so I can also upload scripts to my websites and transfer files to the servers I control. I also use Logmein to accomplish a lot of these tasks on the iPad but it doesn't keep me from needing a MBP, iMac, and Mac Pro. We're getting close to that point though so when you start seeing authoring applications on the App Store, it may be time to go completely tablet with servers for backups.

 

[Thomas Davie]

So can you tell me why I need display/thunderbolt port, USB ports or ethernet ports? I understand you might "need" them but can you tell me why I need them? I use the cloud, I use an apple TV with airplay, I use a HDMI adapter cable, I use email, I use dropbox, and I use my brain...tell me what I am missing (save me the jokes about my brain, I know it is very limited and very antiquated...can't afford a new one though).

and I must be humor impaired as your post is about as not funny as I can imagine.

Well, I wasn't trying to be funny. Merely providing the obvious statement that there are features that the iPad does not have that some people need. No, I can't (nor will I attempt to) tell you why you need those features. How am I supposed to do that when I don't know you or your needs/wants? *I* need them, and so will others.

Tom