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By tablet stuff, I mean reading, taking notes and sketching. No app ecosystem does it like iPad OS'. The problem with the Surface Go isn't the hardware, but th
by nicbou 4y ago
By tablet stuff, I mean reading, taking notes and sketching. No app ecosystem does it like iPad OS'.
The problem with the Surface Go isn't the hardware, but the fact that it runs Windows, a system that just isn't made for these things.
The most ridiculous part was being forced to "save or discard" drawings before I could close an app. I had to painstakingly pick a location and name for each file. It felt like using Photoshop, not a notebook. Every app sucked in a different way. In contrast, most iOS ones are decent to great, and there are far more options for readers.
That's on top of the regular Windows problems. I spent the first day just doing updates and disabling bloat. As a tablet OS, it's incredibly clunky. I didn't get to the part where it wakes itself up and fries itself to death in my laptop bag, but I heard that it's still an issue.
The iPad was so much better at its task that it's not even funny.
Now I take my iPad everywhere, and if I intend to do more work, I pack my Macbook. It's not heavy enough to make me consider Windows ever again. However, I'd consider an old 12" Macbook to shave a kilo off when I travel.
- csdvrx 4y agoI've got an ipad in a drawer somewhere. Also work has been trying to push a macbook on me. After trying it I said no: I stick to my Fold, because I like it better, both for the hardware and the software. It's smaller and does everything multiple separate device would be needed for. > I had to painstakingly pick a location and name for each file. First world problem lol!! For old apps, I have an AHK shortcut to save files by ISO date. However, it's rarely a problem with modern apps. And if you close them without saving, most of them will bring back your unsaved work. Even Word does that! > By tablet stuff, I mean reading, taking notes and sketching. No app ecosystem does it like iPad OS'. For comics and mangas, I use Takiyomi (technically, it's an android app, but WSA makes it seamless) For taking notes, I use ZimWiki and Windows stickies For sketching, I use OneNote. > The iPad was so much better at its task that it's not even funny. We must have very different uses, because between even just Takiyomi+OneNote vs an ipad, indeed it's not funny for the ipad. > That's on top of the regular Windows problems. I spent the first day just doing updates and disabling bloat Well, don't look further for the root cause: "disabling bloat" often causes more problems. I only remove very specific things. For updates, I use Windows Pro and usually defer them until I want to reboot. When I read the problem people report with windows, it's like they live in a different world. > Now I take my iPad everywhere, and if I intend to do more work, I pack my Macbook I just take my Fold everywhere - nothing else is needed, but I've got a bluetooth keyboard for comfort if I want to type a lot. On the Fold, I can draw with a Wacom pen - no need for a separate device like the ipad, because most windows tablet and convertibles also have a touchscreen. If I need to work, I have Windows Terminal and everything I need to code. ZimWiki means my notes can be converted to HTML and published.
- breakfastduck 4y agoEverything here is a compromise or a workaround. Onenote particularly is a hard no for any sketching in terms of actual artistic output.