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As a student, the compromises people are willing to make in order to own an iPad are amazing to witness. While this is anecdotal evidence, iPads are becoming no
by nchlswu 15y ago
As a student, the compromises people are willing to make in order to own an iPad are amazing to witness. While this is anecdotal evidence, iPads are becoming notetaking devices, with such cases being pretty common. In other cases, people are struggling and bringing Apple Wireless keyboards, and pairing them with their iPad via bluetooth. In these situations, it doesn't matter how appropriate the device is. These users have an "iPad or nothing" attitude.
- eurleif 15y agoAre you sure it's not that they don't own laptops, and don't want to spend the money, rather than an attitude?
- Wilya 15y agoWell, for the price of an iPad, you can get a high-end netbook. So, at some point, people have made the choice to get the iPad over the netbook, and cope with the disagreements.
- polyfractal 15y agoI got a refurb Lenovo for the same price as an iPad. It isn't the most powerful laptop in the world, but its a lot beefier than an iPad.
- nchlswu 15y agoto be fair, I can't be sure 100% of the time. However, in some smaller classes, I've witnessed some mid-semester changes in devices, which does suggest this attitude. Considering the iPad's cost vs. capability in an academic setting (incompatible software comes to mind), I would say an iPad suggests it's an attitude or predisposition as opposed to being financially determined.
- bergie 15y agoIt might also show how battery life is becoming the main feature of portable devices. And iPad is hard to beat on that (though my Transformer Prime is even better when the keyboard dock is connected)
- rplnt 15y agoHow is 6+ hours from netbooks not enough?
- bergie 15y agoIt still means you'll run out of power on a typical workday (or a trans-Atlantic flight). With such battery life I still found myself having to decide whether to do something now on the device, or save battery for later. On the days when I'm carrying only my Transformer Prime I charge the device at night and never take the charger with me to work.