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I know kids and grandparents that use tablets all the time but not really anyone outside of those age groups. Is anyone else finding that to be the case? I kno

by wnevets 10y ago

I know kids and grandparents that use tablets all the time but not really anyone outside of those age groups. Is anyone else finding that to be the case? I know I personally haven't used the ipad in months if not years at this point.

l1ambda 10y ago
Tablets are like nunchucks...cool but useless.
chrisper 10y ago
The only reason I will buy a tablet soon is to be able to watch movies on a long flight. But it won't be an iPad. It will be a $50 tablet from Amazon.
theGimp 10y ago
I use mine all the time to read books / articles... and to kill time.
DoodleBuggy 10y ago
Exact same situation I observe, though I know a lot of parents who are instead opting for a Kindle Fire for their kids since it's much cheaper to replace and it's mostly used for videos and simple games anyway.
jccalhoun 10y ago
I don't have an ipad but an android tablet. I use it daily. Sit on the couch watching tv, play candy crush or something, and I do almost all my leisure reading on it.
ghaff 10y ago
Not really. I have the big iPad Pro that I often use around the house but admittedly not daily. (It is essentially my control panel for YouTube and Netflix casting to my TV though.) ADDED: Since I got a couple of Chromebooks, I find I often grab one of them if I'm going to be doing a lot of typing--e.g. for searches. But an old iPad 3 is my go to device for planes. Video, games, reading (because I don't want to carry a Kindle in addition to a tablet.) I actually got one of the cheap Kindle Fires to checkout for travel but I ended up going back to the iPad because I like it better.
ldehaan 10y ago
All day long, i have several tablets actually, but my main tablet is a custom rom android tab s2 on tmobile. I have tmuxinator, tasker, tasker ssh, automagic, web alert xp, csploit, hackers keyboard, (linode,aws,google) service mgmt apps, openconnect, ms rdp, hackers keyboard, AIDA ide, pagerduty, and so much more I regularly manage linux/windows systems from anywhere on my tablet. I approve code changes and make code changes My tasker and automagic tasks are around server alerts, and issues, and automatically connect to servers with issues by grabbing hostname from pagerduty alert with automagic, logging in and running checks or if its a known server its calling about. back to the batcave!
- ianai 10y ago
  I should probably go that route. I'm looking for ways to beef up my IT chops and that sounds like a great work platform.
silverlake 10y ago
I'm right in the middle of those groups and I use it heavily every day. As a media consumption device it works perfectly. I don't want to use my heavy laptop nor my tiny phone. It's the sweet spot for me.
achompas 10y ago
I'm 31 and I use my iPad Air 2 constantly. Great for reading textbooks/papers, as a second screen for TV shows, or for streaming (whether at home or on trips). It is very much a consumption device, though -- the most I "create" with it are short emails and blog post drafts.
- joshschreuder 10y ago
  Same here, I use it as a consumption device to stream video and read RSS mainly. If I need to create something I have a laptop, so I see the iPad as different use case that I have no intention of merging (such as with the Surface)
santaclaus 10y ago
I'm not a kid or a grandparent, and I love my iPad for reading and taking notes -- it's also great when traveling. A number of the artists at work who used to be cintiq freaks are now using iPads with Apple pencils and seem to love it.
kmill 10y ago
I have mine specifically for LiquidText[1] to read papers and textbooks. [1] http://liquidtext.net/ http://liquidtext.net/
oostevo 10y ago
I use my iPad pro about as frequently as I use my Macbook Pro now. As I've gotten further away from R&D and into business development and then a management-like role, most of my time is consumed reading and writing emails, using our internal messaging platform, and going to meetings. The iPad keyboard works fine for writing short emails, it's much lighter to lug around between meetings than my laptop, and I feel less awkward using it in the back of an Uber to read/write emails when going to said meetings than I do my laptop.
wishinghand 10y ago
Musicians get a lot out of the touch interface which can be programmed to be any set of controls and parameters with something like TouchOSC or similar apps. The iPad has a lot of great emulations of older synths and exciting new apps that aren't available anywhere else. Some big names have also made apps, like Korg, Propellerheads, and Native Instruments. Check out iPolysix, iProphet, Animoog, DM1, Auria, E.L.S.A., Beatsurfing, Impaktor, BIAS Amp, Audiobus, Swoopster, Sparkle, Galileo, Thumbjam, Steel Guitar, Arpeggionome, Orphion, Xynthesizr, Glitchbreaks, Loopy, and Gadget.
paperpunk 10y ago
I found that with my original iPad. I sold it after a while as it wasn't getting much use. Just last year though I got an iPad Pro 9.7 with the Pencil. That's been pretty game-changing for me as far as making these devices actually useful. Now it's like a journal/lab-book, with extra features, that I carry with me everywhere and make extensive notes in. It doesn't replace my laptop, it replaces my written notes. I still use the laptop extensively for my work that involves programming. However a lot of my work involves sketching diagrams and solving problems, work that I used to do on paper but now can do digitally.
- mike_h 10y ago
  The pencil is an unexpected game-changer. I have the Penultimate app open next to me on a big Pro all day, it's crazy how much more effective than paper I find it.
greggman 10y ago
My mom uses her's constantly (mostly as a Kindle). I use mine about once ever 2 months. I keep thinking I should give it away or sell it but I keep it around just in case there's some app I have to check out. I also wonder if I'd actually use it more if it was a pro with the pen but I doubt it.
jwr 10y ago
Nothing compares to an iPad as a PDF reading device. If you work in fields like electronics engineering, which require quickly going through lots of datasheets (some hundreds of pages long), it is simply the best device for the job. (BTW, I recommend Readdle Documents for reading PDF because of its unbelievable speed, which matters a lot when your documents are 1200 pages long)
djrogers 10y ago
My pro makes a great note-taking and network diagramming device - I use it like a portable whiteboard with a keyboard.
_rpd 10y ago
My wife wanted one for bedtime reading, but decided she didn't like it. Now she uses it to display web-based recipes and knitting patterns. I think my son uses it more to listen to audio books and play games - entertainment for car trips.
davzie 10y ago
We have one at home because we decided to ditch out smartphones. So we use it to periodically check emails and do some light browsing / home admin stuff. My laptop is for work and I really dislike being connected and switched-on all the time so it's a great setup for us. Edit: We're late twenties.

by wnevets 10y ago

l1ambda 10y ago

Tablets are like nunchucks...cool but useless.

chrisper 10y ago

The only reason I will buy a tablet soon is to be able to watch movies on a long flight. But it won't be an iPad. It will be a $50 tablet from Amazon.

theGimp 10y ago

I use mine all the time to read books / articles... and to kill time.

DoodleBuggy 10y ago

Exact same situation I observe, though I know a lot of parents who are instead opting for a Kindle Fire for their kids since it's much cheaper to replace and it's mostly used for videos and simple games anyway.

jccalhoun 10y ago

I don't have an ipad but an android tablet. I use it daily. Sit on the couch watching tv, play candy crush or something, and I do almost all my leisure reading on it.

ghaff 10y ago

Not really. I have the big iPad Pro that I often use around the house but admittedly not daily. (It is essentially my control panel for YouTube and Netflix casting to my TV though.) ADDED: Since I got a couple of Chromebooks, I find I often grab one of them if I'm going to be doing a lot of typing--e.g. for searches. But an old iPad 3 is my go to device for planes. Video, games, reading (because I don't want to carry a Kindle in addition to a tablet.) I actually got one of the cheap Kindle Fires to checkout for travel but I ended up going back to the iPad because I like it better.

ldehaan 10y ago

All day long, i have several tablets actually, but my main tablet is a custom rom android tab s2 on tmobile. I have tmuxinator, tasker, tasker ssh, automagic, web alert xp, csploit, hackers keyboard, (linode,aws,google) service mgmt apps, openconnect, ms rdp, hackers keyboard, AIDA ide, pagerduty, and so much more I regularly manage linux/windows systems from anywhere on my tablet. I approve code changes and make code changes My tasker and automagic tasks are around server alerts, and issues, and automatically connect to servers with issues by grabbing hostname from pagerduty alert with automagic, logging in and running checks or if its a known server its calling about. back to the batcave!

ianai 10y ago
I should probably go that route. I'm looking for ways to beef up my IT chops and that sounds like a great work platform.

silverlake 10y ago

I'm right in the middle of those groups and I use it heavily every day. As a media consumption device it works perfectly. I don't want to use my heavy laptop nor my tiny phone. It's the sweet spot for me.

achompas 10y ago

I'm 31 and I use my iPad Air 2 constantly. Great for reading textbooks/papers, as a second screen for TV shows, or for streaming (whether at home or on trips). It is very much a consumption device, though -- the most I "create" with it are short emails and blog post drafts.

joshschreuder 10y ago
Same here, I use it as a consumption device to stream video and read RSS mainly. If I need to create something I have a laptop, so I see the iPad as different use case that I have no intention of merging (such as with the Surface)

santaclaus 10y ago

I'm not a kid or a grandparent, and I love my iPad for reading and taking notes -- it's also great when traveling. A number of the artists at work who used to be cintiq freaks are now using iPads with Apple pencils and seem to love it.

kmill 10y ago

I have mine specifically for LiquidText[1] to read papers and textbooks. [1] http://liquidtext.net/ http://liquidtext.net/

oostevo 10y ago

I use my iPad pro about as frequently as I use my Macbook Pro now. As I've gotten further away from R&D and into business development and then a management-like role, most of my time is consumed reading and writing emails, using our internal messaging platform, and going to meetings. The iPad keyboard works fine for writing short emails, it's much lighter to lug around between meetings than my laptop, and I feel less awkward using it in the back of an Uber to read/write emails when going to said meetings than I do my laptop.

wishinghand 10y ago

Musicians get a lot out of the touch interface which can be programmed to be any set of controls and parameters with something like TouchOSC or similar apps. The iPad has a lot of great emulations of older synths and exciting new apps that aren't available anywhere else. Some big names have also made apps, like Korg, Propellerheads, and Native Instruments. Check out iPolysix, iProphet, Animoog, DM1, Auria, E.L.S.A., Beatsurfing, Impaktor, BIAS Amp, Audiobus, Swoopster, Sparkle, Galileo, Thumbjam, Steel Guitar, Arpeggionome, Orphion, Xynthesizr, Glitchbreaks, Loopy, and Gadget.

paperpunk 10y ago

I found that with my original iPad. I sold it after a while as it wasn't getting much use. Just last year though I got an iPad Pro 9.7 with the Pencil. That's been pretty game-changing for me as far as making these devices actually useful. Now it's like a journal/lab-book, with extra features, that I carry with me everywhere and make extensive notes in. It doesn't replace my laptop, it replaces my written notes. I still use the laptop extensively for my work that involves programming. However a lot of my work involves sketching diagrams and solving problems, work that I used to do on paper but now can do digitally.

mike_h 10y ago
The pencil is an unexpected game-changer. I have the Penultimate app open next to me on a big Pro all day, it's crazy how much more effective than paper I find it.

greggman 10y ago

My mom uses her's constantly (mostly as a Kindle). I use mine about once ever 2 months. I keep thinking I should give it away or sell it but I keep it around just in case there's some app I have to check out. I also wonder if I'd actually use it more if it was a pro with the pen but I doubt it.

jwr 10y ago

Nothing compares to an iPad as a PDF reading device. If you work in fields like electronics engineering, which require quickly going through lots of datasheets (some hundreds of pages long), it is simply the best device for the job. (BTW, I recommend Readdle Documents for reading PDF because of its unbelievable speed, which matters a lot when your documents are 1200 pages long)

djrogers 10y ago

My pro makes a great note-taking and network diagramming device - I use it like a portable whiteboard with a keyboard.

_rpd 10y ago

My wife wanted one for bedtime reading, but decided she didn't like it. Now she uses it to display web-based recipes and knitting patterns. I think my son uses it more to listen to audio books and play games - entertainment for car trips.

davzie 10y ago

We have one at home because we decided to ditch out smartphones. So we use it to periodically check emails and do some light browsing / home admin stuff. My laptop is for work and I really dislike being connected and switched-on all the time so it's a great setup for us. Edit: We're late twenties.