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> can't be held easily with one hand This argument may have been true 3 years ago but they're all vastly easier to carry around in one hand without getting fat

> can't be held easily with one hand This argument may have been true 3 years ago but they're all vastly easier to carry around in one hand without getting fatigued now. The iPad Air is incredibly light for its size and I was able to use it for hours at a time without wanting to put it down like the older iPads. The retina Mini I have is even lighter. I agree with everything else you say though. They're great for consuming web content, but I barely use mine for anything else now. If I actually got a phablet like the iPhone 6 Plus, I would probably end up selling my mini altogether because everything I do on my iPad I could do on my iPhone with a larger screen.

Retra 12y ago
You still have to hold it. (Good luck typing and holding at the same time.) And you have to block the screen to interact with it.
- osxrand 12y ago
  I may be missing something here (it's really late) but I'm able to quite easily hold and type on my iPad quite easily, in fact its happening right now. I've found that I moved most things to the iPad mini when I first got it. Dropbox + editorial (Python scripting!) + workflow and an updated IFTTT has me rarely reaching for my MacBook pro or heading to the iMac or Mac Pro. Also Procreate (absolutely awesome app) has me sketching and painting again, now that I don't have to carve out space in my life for an easel and paint gear. Hmm, this I guess has expanded beyond your comment and into being a bit of a reply to the no content creation mantra in a comment below, but there it is.
WalterBright 12y ago
My Samsung tablet is a pain to hold because it's got buttons on the sides, and buttons on the bezel. I'm always trying to find a way to hold it that doesn't press a button.
- osxrand 12y ago
  On one hand, I'm honestly surprised that this is still an issue these days. That's the issue I had with tablets back in the early 2000's when MS was pushing them, every time I picked one up I turned something on or off, drove me batty.

Retra 12y ago

You still have to hold it. (Good luck typing and holding at the same time.) And you have to block the screen to interact with it.

osxrand 12y ago
I may be missing something here (it's really late) but I'm able to quite easily hold and type on my iPad quite easily, in fact its happening right now. I've found that I moved most things to the iPad mini when I first got it. Dropbox + editorial (Python scripting!) + workflow and an updated IFTTT has me rarely reaching for my MacBook pro or heading to the iMac or Mac Pro. Also Procreate (absolutely awesome app) has me sketching and painting again, now that I don't have to carve out space in my life for an easel and paint gear. Hmm, this I guess has expanded beyond your comment and into being a bit of a reply to the no content creation mantra in a comment below, but there it is.

WalterBright 12y ago

My Samsung tablet is a pain to hold because it's got buttons on the sides, and buttons on the bezel. I'm always trying to find a way to hold it that doesn't press a button.

osxrand 12y ago
On one hand, I'm honestly surprised that this is still an issue these days. That's the issue I had with tablets back in the early 2000's when MS was pushing them, every time I picked one up I turned something on or off, drove me batty.