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I wouldn't buy a new iPad since my iPad Mini 2 (Retina) is still super smooth in daily use, but it's seeing tons of use every day. We still have to fight for it

by dep_b 9y ago

I wouldn't buy a new iPad since my iPad Mini 2 (Retina) is still super smooth in daily use, but it's seeing tons of use every day. We still have to fight for it sometimes! Main use: * YouTube * More casual or turn based games like Ticket to Ride, Space Hulk, Candy Crush, Pinball Arcade, etc. * Light web browsing when looking for things together * Light creative application (both Snapchat-y things and Adobe suite) * Remote maintenance through RDP when on holidays. Having limitations on what I can do helps preventing doing more than I should but it's enough to not bring a laptop. I would replace it immediately if it was broken or stolen. Probably I would buy a bigger one instead. I'm still tempted to buy a new one but since I already have one and I still need to invest in: * A MacBook for my wife * Probably the iPhone 8 if it has new features I need to develop for * I still don't have the Apple Watch * Or an Apple TV * Or even a decent 4K OLED TV to hook it up to ....so it probably won't happen until it breaks. And I guess most people are in that boat. Apple makes them too damn good for their own good.

bhouston 9y ago
My daughter uses our tablet every day in car rides and to play various games. Was using a 3 year old Andriod tablet until recently when its Andriod 4.x didn't allow for the latest games to install (required Andriod 5.) Tablets are the best device for young children for sure -- especially if they do not yet need a phone (which in our neighbourhood seems to be occuring around 12 years old.)
- dep_b 9y ago
  Especially since phones are both more fragile and more expensive usually. And they contain a lot more personal information you don't want to share with your children.
- digi_owl 9y ago
  I only retired an Android tablet because the USB port broke, so i could no longer charge it (it just jumps straight to the firmware install screen for some reason). Right now i am making due with a cheap Windows tablet i bought because of curiosity, and it seems to get the job done for the most part. Actually i am eyeing another Windows tablet, because it offers a keyboard and a couple of USB ports in a 8" package. And the lack of such ports is what i feel has held back tablets as being nothing more than big PMPs with a net connection so far. Yeah sure, there is OTG. But that means tying up the one micro-USB port on the device. And I know there are supposed to be some standard for charging docks related to OTG, but i have yet to find one that actually works.

by dep_b 9y ago

bhouston 9y ago

My daughter uses our tablet every day in car rides and to play various games. Was using a 3 year old Andriod tablet until recently when its Andriod 4.x didn't allow for the latest games to install (required Andriod 5.) Tablets are the best device for young children for sure -- especially if they do not yet need a phone (which in our neighbourhood seems to be occuring around 12 years old.)

dep_b 9y ago
Especially since phones are both more fragile and more expensive usually. And they contain a lot more personal information you don't want to share with your children.
digi_owl 9y ago
I only retired an Android tablet because the USB port broke, so i could no longer charge it (it just jumps straight to the firmware install screen for some reason). Right now i am making due with a cheap Windows tablet i bought because of curiosity, and it seems to get the job done for the most part. Actually i am eyeing another Windows tablet, because it offers a keyboard and a couple of USB ports in a 8" package. And the lack of such ports is what i feel has held back tablets as being nothing more than big PMPs with a net connection so far. Yeah sure, there is OTG. But that means tying up the one micro-USB port on the device. And I know there are supposed to be some standard for charging docks related to OTG, but i have yet to find one that actually works.