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I understand the hardware manufacturer's business. I just don't understand why humans buy them. Sure, they're neat, but there are a lot of neat things at that
by _jal 4y ago
I understand the hardware manufacturer's business.
I just don't understand why humans buy them. Sure, they're neat, but there are a lot of neat things at that price point.
- jejeyyy77 4y agoWhat? iPads have literally replaced computers and laptops for a huge segment of people. Every boomer in my life has an iPad. They don’t own computers anymore.
- fuckstick 4y agoBecause they serve the role of what used to often times filled by PCs. Turns out not everyone needs a PC and they also don’t want have to do everything on a tiny touchscreen. If they didn’t exist I think the alternative for many would be the Air. This shouldn’t be hard to understand.
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- lumenwrites 4y agoI don't know about other people, but it's the 2nd most useful device I own (after my laptop), and it is the device I use the most by far (if you look at the time I'm using it). To me, an iPad is a notebook that's always with me, where I write down all my thoughts in my journal, practice writing and screenwriting, do task management and planning (most of that in Obsidian). I also watch video courses, listen to music, browse the internet, all the stuff everyone uses their mobile devices for. Smartphone is too small for typing, and not as convenient, no other tablet is anywhere near as convenient to use. iPad mini is the perfect form factor for me.
- impulser_ 4y agoI think they are probably very popular with old people, due to them being way easier to use and closer to a smartphone which they are probably most use too. My parents have completely given up on laptop and own three iPads because they are easier to use and maintain. They don't break or have bugs are often which required them call me and having me come over to fix lol.
- skydhash 4y agoI gave my cousin who is in college my android tablet. She only uses a computer for typing documents. Everything else is done on the tablet. From research to communication and watching movies. It can do anything she wants to do. Most of my GUI apps have an iPad version, which works well when I'm far from home and I would rather not bring a laptop.
- sankumsek 4y agoAnecdotally, my whole family has them for digital reading/browsing without the clunkiness of a laptop or the small screen of a phone. Mind you, iPad power users in my family are children or elderly folks who otherwise wouldn't be using a computer.
- dixie_land 4y agoI use one exclusively for sitting on the toilet reading hn. Not joking.
- paulcole 4y agoWhen I’m not at work, I don’t want to touch a computer. My iPad is just there to let me watch videos, shitpost on Reddit, watch TikTok, send emails, etc.
- selfmodruntime 4y agoBecause combined with the apple pencil it's one of the best drawing / note taking / reading device ever made.