I went for a logitech, the model a friend had. The slight stiffness in the keyboard is a plus for me -I can tell if I pressed a key, and fewer accidentall keyboard presses. Seems to be a real divide in preferences - I'm not the only one who likes a bit of stiffness in a keyboard though many hate that.
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Typo Boy - Jan 03, 2015 9:47:50 am PST #24240 of 25496
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beekaytee - Jan 05, 2015 1:06:27 pm PST #24241 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant
Howdy Tech folk.
I am looking for opinions on a decision I'm contemplating.
Originally, I was looking at getting an iTouch to replace the iphone I've been using for the last 6 years.
Now, I'm wondering about an ipad2 mini instead.
My pro thinking is that I might be able to use it as a replacement if my macmini gives up. (mini is 4gb, pad is 16!)
My con thinking is that I want to carry the device for audio and photos/video but it won't fit in a pocket. This makes me nervous about breakage or loss. Much higher target for theft as well.
More than anything, I want something that won't be obsolete in a year!
You all have roughly 1000 times more experience with devices. What should I do?
OH! I should add that I do not have/want wifi or a cellphone. I would be relying on usb connectivity for as long as possible.
omnis_audis - Jan 05, 2015 1:27:55 pm PST #24242 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I have a retina iPad (after iPad 2, but not the new shiny flavor). With a bluetooth keyboard case, I use it more than my laptop. I've had it for about 3 years now, and still going strong. Not obsolete yet.
The only flaw in your logic, if you want it to replace your mac mini, is you would need the pad to do wifi, as you would have nothing to dock it with when the mini fails. That is the only thing that keeps the iPad from replacing a computer, for me. At some point in time, it has to connect to load content. And Yes, I grumble about it.
Not sure about the mini iPad, as for portability. I have a little backpack for my iPad. [link] (FYI, the red is closer to pink than red). Might be a bit large for the mini iPad.
What do you want to do on it, that it would replace your desktop computer? Not sure how you would connect to the internet without wifi. Or I may just be misunderstanding that part of the post. You say your Mac mini is 4GB and the iPad is 16GB, but the Mini 4GB is RAM, not storage, so the comparisson is confusing me a bit.
Sorry, not many answers there. More about needing clarification. The biggest question is always, what do you want to do with it? That will give us a better idea which is the better replacement.
beekaytee - Jan 05, 2015 1:43:51 pm PST #24243 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant
o_a, you cleared something up for me right away (and pinpointed my tech weakness) I was thinking about the memory in completely wrong terms, imagining that the ipad would be faster than the mini. I'm totally dunderheaded when it comes to comparing specs.
Which is why I ask!
I'm thinking about the replacement variable from the perspective of a stopgap just in case the macmini craps out spontaneously...as was the case with its predecessor.
Then again, I could do email and web stuff on an itouch, so the bigger size might not be a huge benefit.
beekaytee - Jan 05, 2015 1:56:39 pm PST #24244 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant
Honestly, I am a strong, independent thinker who spends the whole of my working life helping others make good decisions.
When it comes to stuff like this, I sincerely wish I was one of those people who can say, "I've got a guy" to just tell me what to do.
I trust my judgement in every other way but this!
meara - Jan 05, 2015 2:17:07 pm PST #24245 of 25496
The only flaw in your logic, if you want it to replace your mac mini, is you would need the pad to do wifi, as you would have nothing to dock it with when the mini fails.
I'm not sure what you mean by this, ominous? Need the pad to do wifi? I don't think you're required to have a computer to have an iPad, anymore...
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2015 4:34:59 pm PST #24246 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
iPads don't do wifi?
beekaytee - Jan 05, 2015 4:52:15 pm PST #24247 of 25496
Compassionately intolerant
They totally do wifi. Meara is correct. If you have a wifi connection, you don't need a box to initialize an ipad.
_I_ just don't do wifi.
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2015 5:01:14 pm PST #24248 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
::clarity dawns::
Toddson - Jan 06, 2015 6:26:51 am PST #24249 of 25496
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I have the wifi version of the iPad mini ... it's pretty good about connecting with various wifi networks, but you have to have a network. I can usually connect at Starbucks and it's fine in my office, but without the network, it's cut off. I use it mostly for reading e-books and playing games, I've taken photos and emailed them, but I'm pretty low-tech in my life.