iPad Anyone else hate how unergonomic a tablet is?

[GalaxyTab8Plus]

I love using the iPad, it being a touch based computer that you hold in your hands, write on it like a paper…and thats exactly why its so uncomfortable for me.

its comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time. I can feel that it puts strain on my neck that I look down so much and I have to tense my arms to get a good hold on it in the bed.

does anyone else feel like this?

 

[sparksd]

Can't say that I ever have and I've been using iPads or Android tablets for years.

 

[FeliApple]

It’s certainly not my experience. If anything, due to screen size, I find iPads to be more comfortable than iPhones.

 

[Jessica Lares]

Your Galaxy Tab is not going to be any different other than being easier on the hands because it's a little thinner and has more bezel to hold onto on the sides. You can still get that in the base iPad, but Apple has otherwise moved on with the design with the rest of them.

 

[rui no onna]

its comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time. I can feel that it puts strain on my neck that I look down so much and I have to tense my arms to get a good hold on it in the bed.

does anyone else feel like this?

I normally have the iPad propped up against something so I’m only supporting it with fingers and it’s usually at eye level.

Heck, I often use it lying down sideways in bed (with the iPad following my orientation). Try doing that with a laptop.

 

[BhaveshUK]

I love using the iPad, it being a touch based computer that you hold in your hands, write on it like a paper…and thats exactly why its so uncomfortable for me.

its comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time. I can feel that it puts strain on my neck that I look down so much and I have to tense my arms to get a good hold on it in the bed.

does anyone else feel like this?

I was having this exact thought this morning. Past few days I've chosen to use my iMac exclusively (running a personal experiment). My neck, back and wrists feel so much better than before when I was using the iPad.

I feel this is because the iMac has a big screen which I'm eye level with at all times and an ergonomic mouse/ keyboard is reducing strain on my hands. I don't think this is necessarily exclusive to tablets though but would apply to laptops and smartphones as well.

 

[TurboJobo]

not the mini, regular or bigger ipad’s atleast for me I can not hold them for long periods , but the ipad mini woooo all day device

 

[Jackbequickly]

Get out of bed!

 

[chevyboy60013]

I have never noticed that using any of the iPads I have had, although I usually get a case for them that double as a stand so typically I am not holding them for a long period of time.

 

[ignatius345]

I love using the iPad, it being a touch based computer that you hold in your hands, write on it like a paper…and thats exactly why its so uncomfortable for me.

its comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time. I can feel that it puts strain on my neck that I look down so much and I have to tense my arms to get a good hold on it in the bed.

does anyone else feel like this?

I think this is exactly why the desktop computer form factor came to be, and why many people use them for extended work: the control surfaces (keyboard, mouse, trackpad) can be arranged where the arms more naturally want to be, while the display can be arranged 90° up at eye height to minimize neck strain.

Laptops reproduce this somewhat in miniature -- horizontal control surfaces and display angled ~45° upward. Potentially more neck strain but still workable because you're still decoupling the angle of the control surface and the display.

And there there are tablets, which combine the control surface and display, so you kind of get the worst of both worlds for extended work: if you position it higher to decrease neck strain, your wrists are probably bent at a weird angle. If you position it lower to give your wrists a break, your neck will have to bend downward more sharply.

 

[rui no onna]

I think this is exactly why the desktop computer form factor came to be, and why many people use them for extended work: the control surfaces (keyboard, mouse, trackpad) can be arranged where the arms more naturally want to be, while the display can be arranged 90° up at eye height to minimize neck strain.

Yeah. When I'm working, I prefer desktops best. The regular mouse isn't particularly ergonomic though. I use a trackball tilted a bit more vertically.

Laptops reproduce this somewhat in miniature -- horizontal control surfaces and display angled ~45° upward. Potentially more neck strain but still workable because you're still decoupling the angle of the control surface and the display.

And there there are tablets, which combine the control surface and display, so you kind of get the worst of both worlds for extended work: if you position it higher to decrease neck strain, your wrists are probably bent at a weird angle. If you position it lower to give your wrists a break, your neck will have to bend downward more sharply.

I used to get neck strain all the time with laptops (used on lap while in bed or couch) because I need to look down on the display. Granted, that was with 13.3” laptops sitting directly on my lap.

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I reckon the bigger display and higher elevation has helped reduce neck strain.

That said, for bed and couch use I still like tablets best either using the folded SmartFolio cover as stand (bed) or a pillow tablet stand like this:

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I use the iPad primarily for reading so majority of the time, all I’d need to do is a light tap or swipe at the edges of the screen.

I also have a Magic Trackpad 2 so I can control the iPad when it’s cold and I want to keep my hands are under the blanket while the iPad sits on my tummy/chest.

 

[BhaveshUK]

I think this is exactly why the desktop computer form factor came to be, and why many people use them for extended work: the control surfaces (keyboard, mouse, trackpad) can be arranged where the arms more naturally want to be, while the display can be arranged 90° up at eye height to minimize neck strain.

Laptops reproduce this somewhat in miniature -- horizontal control surfaces and display angled ~45° upward. Potentially more neck strain but still workable because you're still decoupling the angle of the control surface and the display.

And there there are tablets, which combine the control surface and display, so you kind of get the worst of both worlds for extended work: if you position it higher to decrease neck strain, your wrists are probably bent at a weird angle. If you position it lower to give your wrists a break, your neck will have to bend downward more sharply.

Excellent explanation 😊

 

[00sjsl]

I have not noticed those specific issues, but I do get wrist pain if I use an iPad for too long.

 

[Gregg2]

Yeah, I get wrist pain also. But I don't hold my iPad. I have a cover for it, or whatever it's called. It folds in such a way that it angles the iPad for better viewing. So when traveling, that's what I do, placing it on the seat back tray while in flight, or on my lap, usually with a pillow underneath for the rest of the trip. At home, I have a "stand" intended for a laptop that I set the iPad on, and place that on the pillow in my lap. It's more stable than the cover, and that way the cover will last longer by not being used all the time.