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Vortex - Oct 18, 2011 5:27:34 pm PDT #18160 of 25513
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

So, I'm thinking about buying an iPad. I need something that will travel, so I was originally thinking a netbook, but it occurred to me that the iPad would be a great way to keep (and annotate) reference books that I might need in my new job. But, maybe another tablet or computer?

Thoughts?

le nubian - Oct 18, 2011 5:36:27 pm PDT #18161 of 25513
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

are you interested in reading or do you need to do a lot of typing/editing?

If you need the latter, I would recommend a light laptop. If you are primarily going to read, watch media, then the ipad is perfect. The ipad is not ideal if you have a lot of editing to do.

Vortex - Oct 18, 2011 5:42:07 pm PDT #18162 of 25513
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Oh, I forgot to mention that I will be getting a laptop from work, so I will have something if I need to do editing/typing.

le nubian - Oct 18, 2011 5:45:16 pm PDT #18163 of 25513
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

then you don't need another laptop, yes? fuck it, get an ipad. I really love mine.

§ ita § - Oct 19, 2011 5:23:50 am PDT #18164 of 25513
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

On the other hand, Samsung Galaxy. IJS.

Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) looks sweet (NPI). I hope my G2 gets it.

dcp - Oct 19, 2011 5:26:38 am PDT #18165 of 25513
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I'm very happy with my Toshiba Thrive. Many tablet options out there, still.

Calli - Oct 19, 2011 5:34:02 am PDT #18166 of 25513
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I love my iPad. It's remarkably light and fast. Since the latest OS release, you don't need to hook it up to another computer to download apps and such, so I find it a pretty useful stand alone device.

tiggy - Oct 19, 2011 6:30:48 am PDT #18167 of 25513
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

those of you with iPads, did you go the WiFi or 3G way? i really want one, but i want the 64GB so i don't have to worry overly about space.

NoiseDesign - Oct 19, 2011 6:39:26 am PDT #18168 of 25513
Our wings are not tired

I have the Original 64 GB WiFi. I don't miss the 3G very often for my uses. When I do need it I just use the hotspot function in my iPhone to share to the iPad.

Jessica - Oct 19, 2011 6:45:44 am PDT #18169 of 25513
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I have a 16GB Wifi, which was a gift so I didn't have a choice. The only time I missed having 3G was on Amtrak a couple of weeks ago, but I would like more storage.

When I do need it I just use the hotspot function in my iPhone to share to the iPad.

Is this on AT&T or just Verizon?

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