Interesting reading. One area not discussed is printing. For those of you who have gone to the iPad as your main computer, how has it affected your ability to print documents and other things? I have a networked printer that I sometimes use with my iPad, but I've found that the printer only works with some apps and the print drivers, in general, don't seem to offer the same flexibility as those on my iMac. Any thoughts?
I've used a variety of AirPrint enabled printers with mine - including some quite high end laser printers. My only issue, which is simply a minor niggle that's more exclusive in my situation, is having to connect to the printer or a respective wifi network to access the printer. Now, for someone with a normal home wifi network this is a non-issue. But as I use LTE as my main internet source, I have to connect to a different option to access the printer I currently have.
In reality though, I've had far less issues printing via iPad or even iPhone than I did on mac or windows.
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So it cannot run full version of photoshop then! So if someone needs full version of photoshop then what do they do? I will tell you - they need to get a "real computer". Complaining about developers etc. does not change this and magically make the iPad better than it is... it is fact and that is how I look it! Maybe it will change in future but for now this is how it is.
I don't disagree that the hardware capabilities of the iPad are real good and better than many Windows computers years ago... but iPad (IOS) is still crippled by OS restrictions, and other reasons like the way the App store works. There are some amazing apps created for iPad though and some I prefer to use on it rather than on my MacBook.
People that run iPads exclusive - I understand and appreciate are happy doing whatever things that they do and find ways to workaround the restrictions, but they should consider that there are other people in the world that may have a bit more needs than them and respect this too.
I know you backtracked a bit/rephrased after the fact on some of this, but I'm not really quoting for the pissing match on whether or not the iPad is enough for ALL people. It's not - but it is for some, and that's who this thread is for.
Regarding photoshop though, I'll weigh in on that, because it's actually relevant to my career and usage. I'm a professional designer and it's my main income.
I work daily with graphic design, and used Photoshop for around a decade. This is the one thing I need most in my career, and an absolute, non negotiable necessity. I can't go without the ability to create and edit elaborate files, large resolution professional photos, etc. My job simply wouldn't be possible without it.
However - despite my intense usage of Photoshop, I find that there are not only full featured options for the same work on iPad, but ones that I enjoy using far, far more than Photoshop. They're more fluid, they're more feature-rich in some cases, and they give better results on a platform that's, quite frankly, more enjoyable to use.
For me, it takes that separation between me and my designs away. It's no longer something that has a distance there - it's hands on. It's direct. My fingers blurring a section on a photo, or the Pencil drawing a line or wireframe right there on the screen. It breathed new life into design for me - not just by a little, but by a lot. It changed how I see my work, how I approach it, and it's made me enjoy it again as if it's fresh - even after a decade of it.
So while some may be dedicated to photoshop, as someone who relied on it for so long, and relies on that kind of work so heavily? I'd say that most photohop users could be perfectly happy on an iPad Pro.
