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> (Yes, I know that you can hook up an iPad to an external screen, but it is not really a full desktop experience.) I have defaulted to iPad as mobile computer

> (Yes, I know that you can hook up an iPad to an external screen, but it is not really a full desktop experience.) I have defaulted to iPad as mobile computer for a while now, instead of carrying a laptop around. It works well enough for most office tasks, with some trickery even for light on-call support. And it’s definitely improving over time. The major pain point for me is currently file management.

overstay8930 3y ago
Why not just use a MacBook Air or something? It's basically the same price. I tried switching to iPad and the only thing I keep thinking about was "this is just my Mac, but worse in every single way"
- Xylakant 3y ago
  I use the small iPad Pro, even the MacBook Air doesn’t come close in terms of weight and form factor. I did use the tiny MacBook Air, and I’d love a 12” MacBook, but they no longer exist. On top of that, the combination of iPad, pen and paperlike screen protector is really nice for taking notes. The option to undock from the keyboard and just take the tablet is also nice. I agree that it’s worse on pretty much every other metric and that it’s an optimization for one specific metric, but it’s workable. And plugged into a decent screen, it’s pretty ok for most office tasks.
- Marsymars 3y ago
  > Why not just use a MacBook Air or something? It's basically the same price. Not the person you posed the question to, but my reasoning is mostly that my MacBook Air is docked with my desktop peripherals when I'm home, and it's cumbersome to undock/redock it all the time, so I use my iPad if I'm not at my desk. If I need to do something that I can't do on my iPad, then I walk to my desk where I have a proper mouse/keyboard/monitor. I only undock my MacBook every few months when I'm travelling and need a real computer on the go.

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> (Yes, I know that you can hook up an iPad to an external screen, but it is not really a full desktop experience.) I have defaulted to iPad as mobile computer

by Xylakant 3y ago

overstay8930 3y ago
Why not just use a MacBook Air or something? It's basically the same price. I tried switching to iPad and the only thing I keep thinking about was "this is just my Mac, but worse in every single way"
- Xylakant 3y ago
  I use the small iPad Pro, even the MacBook Air doesn’t come close in terms of weight and form factor. I did use the tiny MacBook Air, and I’d love a 12” MacBook, but they no longer exist. On top of that, the combination of iPad, pen and paperlike screen protector is really nice for taking notes. The option to undock from the keyboard and just take the tablet is also nice. I agree that it’s worse on pretty much every other metric and that it’s an optimization for one specific metric, but it’s workable. And plugged into a decent screen, it’s pretty ok for most office tasks.
- Marsymars 3y ago
  > Why not just use a MacBook Air or something? It's basically the same price. Not the person you posed the question to, but my reasoning is mostly that my MacBook Air is docked with my desktop peripherals when I'm home, and it's cumbersome to undock/redock it all the time, so I use my iPad if I'm not at my desk. If I need to do something that I can't do on my iPad, then I walk to my desk where I have a proper mouse/keyboard/monitor. I only undock my MacBook every few months when I'm travelling and need a real computer on the go.