3 ms·
Like I said in my comment, it isn't for everyone - it's a tradeoff. We sign up for different pathways. I made a collage about my frustrations with iPad a coupl
by seltzered_ 4y ago
Like I said in my comment, it isn't for everyone - it's a tradeoff. We sign up for different pathways.
I made a collage about my frustrations with iPad a couple years ago ( https://imgur.com/a/CQwApt8 https://imgur.com/a/CQwApt8 from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22627889 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22627889 , 2020) and since then:
- One of the accessories I showed in there, gnarbox , a second computer for ipad photo workflows, went out of business and supposedly the app required to make it's main features work is no longer available: https://petapixel.com/2021/12/29/gnarbox-may-be-dead-so-buyer-beware/ https://petapixel.com/2021/12/29/gnarbox-may-be-dead-so-buye...
- Ish still requires a hack to run in the background: https://github.com/ish-app/ish/wiki/Running-in-background https://github.com/ish-app/ish/wiki/Running-in-background (maybe things are changing now with today's announcements?)
- UTM has a number of ios-specific limitations: https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/wiki/Known%20Issues#ios-specific https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/wiki/Known%20Issues#ios-specif...
- scarface74 4y agoOr you could just get a $999 M1 MacBook Air that had great development tools, 20 hours of battery life, it’s fanless, and can run most popular commercial applications.
- seltzered_ 4y agoThat's a laptop, not a tablet.
- scarface74 4y agoYou’re going to code with an onscreen keyboard?
- seltzered_ 4y agoI've used the tablet form factor with a small detached keyboard to perform writing tasks (e.g. coding) in a variety of postures such as: - On a couch: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/tcwep0/raised_tablet_setup_weight_comparison/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/tcwep0... - In a car: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/sb4cl5/occasional_tablet_postures_incar/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/sb4cl5... - Lying down: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/sh36kr/occasional_tablet_postures_lying_down/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/sh36kr... - Sitting at a desk: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/s6k1qr/raised_tablet_pc_setup/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMobileComputers/comments/s6k1qr... In the above scenarios I no longer need to use my eyeglasses while doing this as the display is a bit closer to the face of myself as a nearsighted person. And it's enabled a number of reading tasks (books, papers) without carrying a second device.
- smoldesu 4y agoBetter than typing with an on-keyboard screen. Here's looking at you, MBP13".
- sph 4y agoI don't want a laptop. I want a tablet that I can use as a computer 2 times a year. The limitation is artificial, because the hardware is already capable today. I get why Apple keep doing it this way, but I don't get why people keep defending Apple.