cwilson830

iPad in the air, then iPhone on the ground.

cwilson830

Do you have some type of grandfathered plan? I wasn't aware AT&T currently has an unlimited option.

Cloudship

I see everyone putting down an iPad as their top choice, even in front of laptops. Curious as to why?

I have a 1st gen iPad, Android Transformer, and a laptop. I have tried a couple of times traveling with just teh iPad or the Transformer, but find in teh end I am happier with the laptop. I know there is a wieght issue (unless you take the docking station to the Transformer along), but with Ultrabooks coming out weven that is not a significant issue.

What makes an iPad better than a Android Tablet or full on laptop? I find I can do more with, and have more functionality even with the Transformer, and certainly more with the laptop, other than the longer boot times.

labeach

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cwilson830

iPads are preferable to laptops bc of their size, weight, battery life, boot time, and touchscreen.

iPads vs. Andriod tablets is just OS preference.

dssxxxx

I'd take the Oly SZ30 and narrow the camera choices to one.....

N965VJ

I've played around with tablets at stores, but I do a lot of typing and would really miss the keyboard of my Lenovo X120e if I were to replace it.

Cloudship

I just got the keyboard dock for my Transformer. Wow, the thing makes the tablet weight almost as much as a netbook! Have to see how it works out. I love the instant on feature of the tablet, but think the notebook does better at most other things. Cant wait till the 14in ultrabooks come out.

I wonder how many people actually mean a tablet when they say iPad. As someone who works in IT, and iPad is a very specific product, while a tablet could really be a apple or and android product. I really prefer the term slate, as tablet to me also refers to a laptop that has a rotatable screen with a pen input.

cwilson830

Yeah, tablets are definitely not good for typing long documents. Anything over a couple of sentences will have you wishing for a real keyboard.

wco81

If it's just one, it's iPod with in-ear phones. Can't imagine flying without cutting that cabin noise.

Of course cameras with geotagging device, Mifi, laptop follow.

X3Skier

If I didn't have my outlet adapters, having anything electronic would soon be useless weight.

That said, my collection of iThingies is sufficient.

Cheers

CApreppie

Most people have listed them:
Tablets (and a really good smartphone)
Good set of headphones: noise cancelling or noiseblocking
Good compact camera like Canon S90/95/100

ksandness

iPhone, definitely.

I took it and the iPad to Cuba recently, the iPad as a handy way to carry books and TV shows, the iPhone so that I could phone from the U.S. airports on my way there and back. I knew that no U.S. cell phone carrier had a reciprocal deal with Cuba, so it was strictly with the idea of calling from the airport and saying, "I'm leaving" and "I'm back."

As luck would have it, my camera refused to recharge after one day in Cuba. I started taking pictures with the iPhone and discovered that they were of reasonably good quality.

Then our group ended up in several dimly lit restaurants, and the older members of the group had trouble reading the menus in the dark. I lent them my phone with its flashlight app.

I also had tunes to listen to on my way to and from Havana.

I have things set up so that my iPhone functions as a music player and my iPad as a TV show viewer, since I have large amounts of both audio and video, and there is still no device with enough memory to hold both. It is also easier to write e-mail, surf the Internet, and play games on the iPad.

But if I had to choose, I'd take the iPhone. It's small, and it has everything the iPad has, even the e-books, all except the TV shows. And in most countries it can make phone calls.

nmenaker

once you get SIRI and voice rec on the ipad 3, this will change dramatically.

wco81

It seems like those keyboard cases are taking off, or at least a lot of vendors are rushing in to offer their own, since these things run upwards of $100.

Might be useful if you can use these in a clamshell configuration (some let you set the iPad up in portrait or landscape) and then detach the tablet part if you're using it in bed or sitting back on a couch.