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Originally Posted by anrkitec
Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
No, that is simply your opinion. I think the iPad is better for web surfing
What if your location/hotel/office doesn't have Wifi and there is no 3G signal? I can hook my 2.8 lbs laptop up to a RJ-11 or RJ-45 socket or tether it to my cell to use as a modem. All things that I have actually had a need to do.
Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
and reading and watching videos than a computer. Is is vastly easier to use than a net book for these things and a little better than a full size notebook or desktop.
Really, what if you don't have the time or inclination to encode your movies and transfer them to the iPad before a trip? Me, I just throw a couple of DVDs/Blu-Rays into my laptop bag and I am good to go.
Look, my point - all in good humor - is that I have to have a real computer with me anyway so there just isn't anything the iPad does better save for a very few times when a touch screen would add bit of convenience.
I have had to use dial up to but I don't plan my life around it anymore. I don't buy DVDs for the most part and I haven't traveled with a notebook which has a DVD drive for years. Which of those netboks were you referring to which has a Blu Ray player by the way?
Due to the PowerPoint problems i mentioned I am currently traveling with a notebook and the iPad. The main use for the iPad is reading and movies. For me, just being able to read and markup PDFs is worth carrying the thing. It has allowed me to go almost paperless. And scrolling through PDFs on a computer is a real pain. I read 9 NIH research grants I had to review on the ipad a couple weeks ago, saving me from printing about 1000 pages.