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Out of curiosity what makes this more tempting for you than a laptop? Is it just the slightly better portability combined with it seemingly being "good enough"

Out of curiosity what makes this more tempting for you than a laptop? Is it just the slightly better portability combined with it seemingly being "good enough" now for productivity work?

freehunter 8y ago
I'm not the person you're asking, but I also have this dream. It's mainly the complexity of desktop software. The older I get (and the more responsibilities I have) the less I appreciate knobs and buttons and menu bars and the more I appreciate unified system notifications and "good enough" default settings and a full screen window with nothing behind (or in front) of it. If I need more, SSH exists. The limitations of a tablet form factor force UI designers to be thoughtful, and the limitations of iOS force app developers to all converge on the same solutions. I want my hardware and OS to just get out of my way so I can get my work done. Chromebooks and iPads get this right in my opinion. I feel like Android still gives me too much freedom, and I invariably always break something because I am an irresponsible child when I get bored. When I'm working, I want to think about my work, not about my OS or hardware.
- nsxwolf 8y ago
  My problem is workflows that involve more than 3 apps. I just can't be productive when I am switching back and forth between apps and not able to see most everything at once.
  - freehunter 8y ago
    Workflows that involve more than 3 apps are exactly what I’d be trying to avoid with this setup :) Of course that’s still just a dream. But it is a beautiful dream for me.
robohoe 8y ago
It’s the ability to instantaneously open up the iPad and have the screen available to me. I don’t have super lengthy workflows (max 2-3 apps at the same time) so ALT-TAB works perfectly fine for me. For those times when I really need to, I can always split screen.

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Out of curiosity what makes this more tempting for you than a laptop? Is it just the slightly better portability combined with it seemingly being "good enough"

by p1necone 8y ago

Out of curiosity what makes this more tempting for you than a laptop? Is it just the slightly better portability combined with it seemingly being "good enough" now for productivity work?

freehunter 8y ago
I'm not the person you're asking, but I also have this dream. It's mainly the complexity of desktop software. The older I get (and the more responsibilities I have) the less I appreciate knobs and buttons and menu bars and the more I appreciate unified system notifications and "good enough" default settings and a full screen window with nothing behind (or in front) of it. If I need more, SSH exists. The limitations of a tablet form factor force UI designers to be thoughtful, and the limitations of iOS force app developers to all converge on the same solutions. I want my hardware and OS to just get out of my way so I can get my work done. Chromebooks and iPads get this right in my opinion. I feel like Android still gives me too much freedom, and I invariably always break something because I am an irresponsible child when I get bored. When I'm working, I want to think about my work, not about my OS or hardware.
- nsxwolf 8y ago
  My problem is workflows that involve more than 3 apps. I just can't be productive when I am switching back and forth between apps and not able to see most everything at once.
  - freehunter 8y ago
    Workflows that involve more than 3 apps are exactly what I’d be trying to avoid with this setup :) Of course that’s still just a dream. But it is a beautiful dream for me.
robohoe 8y ago
It’s the ability to instantaneously open up the iPad and have the screen available to me. I don’t have super lengthy workflows (max 2-3 apps at the same time) so ALT-TAB works perfectly fine for me. For those times when I really need to, I can always split screen.