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Did you get rid of your iPad? Why?

Did you get rid of your iPad? Why?

  • I got rid of my iPad because I could not work efficiently using it.

    Votes: 8 7.1%

  • I got rid of my iPad because it is not a computer replacement in my opinion.

    Votes: 13 11.5%

  • I got rid of my iPad and the reason is different.

    Votes: 6 5.3%

  • I got rid of my Mac/PC because an iPad is all I need.

    Votes: 12 10.6%

  • I did not get rid my iPand and I still use my Mac as well.

    Votes: 74 65.5%
  • Total voters
    113
Summer is coming up and there will be a couple, maybe three, trips to the beach....and there is no way that I want to risk any issues with my expensive 12.9 (second-gen) and 10.5 iPad Pros with the max capacity, etc., nor do I want to take a laptop computer to the beach. Theft, salty air, sand and heat are my greatest concerns, of course. No way I'm leaving anything in the hotel room while we're out for the day. Enter the (relatively, comparatively) inexpensive 128 GB iPad Mini 4 with cellular data and WiFi, which will tuck nicely into my bag wherever we go and not weigh me down along with all the other stuff I'll be carrying all over the place, and which will provide me with the ability to check forums and email, etc., while on the road or at the beach.
 
If one lives there, that's one thing, but if one is staying in a hotel and also spending a lot of the day walking around or lying on the beach, that is quite another..... I am not about to leave expensive electronics in the hotel room and for most of the time we won't be in there, we'll be out on the beach or boardwalk.....
 
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Giving my Mini 2 to mom because of its slowness and missing it everyday.
Reading documents, Medium, iBooks becoming much more annoying on Mac & iPhone.
Every time my phone out of battery, things sucks because I cannot receive notifications on my Mac
 
It just wasn't for me. I am no iPad person.

I preordered the wife the very first maxed out 3G, I skipped it, skipped the 2.
We both got 3's. I got the first Mini. We both got 4's. I got the first Air and that was when I finally, finally admitted. This is not something for me.
Got the wife the Air 2 and then that gigantic 12.9 Pro and in the house there are 2 iPads, the Air 2 and the Pro.

I don't believe I'll ever personally get myself one again. I am just a laptop/desktop/phone person. No room for that tablet.
 
Couldn't find a use for me. I find iOS to be too slow to do anything I'd do on a computer, and I have my phone for quicker things on the go.

It just isn't a device with a purpose for me at this time.
 
i got rid of my 12.9 because the software and hardware are not capable enough to be my main device- but i did get a 10" ipad pro because its the perfect companion device for me and i think thats what ipad does best and is designed mostly for.
 
Have my 10.5 iPP, an 8" Galaxy Tab S2, and a Windows laptop and desktop and am giving zero consideration to getting rid of any of them. Each has their place.
 
It's clear that the future of Mac is iPad.

People may keep old Macs around, but they are buying new iPads every year. Once their Mac stops working these people will join the all-in on iPad life.
 
I tried and sold off an iPad 3 times across 3 generations. They're great for portability and battery life but that's about it. My workflow was significantly more clunky and slow due to iOS's extremely poor file management capabilities and lack of support for external storage. My Macs aren't going anywhere, the iPads are still just a toy at this point.
 
dumastudetto said:
It's clear that the future of Mac is iPad.

People may keep old Macs around, but they are buying new iPads every year. Once their Mac stops working these people will join the all-in on iPad life.
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It’s far from clear. They’re two different form factors and paradigms with different strengths and weaknesses, built for different purposes. There is overlap but one does not eclipse the other, nor will it ever do so without significant compromise.
 
Having had an ipad since launch it's long been my favourite piece if tech. But after selling my trusted 9.7" IPP for the gen 2 12.9" IPP I soon realised I was trying to use it like a laptop. It was really too big and heavy to be used in portrait so I was always using in landscape with the smart keyboard on my lap or a desk. Did I want the biggest screen and latest and greatest, hell yes! Did I consided the draw backs of this bigger size and weight, nope. Having said that sometimes it takes living with a product to realise what you need.

I then realised I really wanted a mouse/trackpad and better file system. It becomes very repetitive and tiresome to lift your arm to interact with everything on screen when trying to work over a long period of time.

My IP 7+ has become my goto device for browsing the web and music because it's always with me and it's the perfect size. The IPP became a chore to use because I wanted it do more as it's an expensive piece of kit. And while I know all of iOS's weird little intricacies I'm growing very tired of them.

I want more from iOS and the IPP. Today I have no ipad and for the last 5 months this has been OK but I also have no means to read my comics so will I be getting a new ipad soon? - yes. Will I expect it to be a laptop equivalent? - not this time.
 
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Clix Pix said:
If one lives there, that's one thing, but if one is staying in a hotel and also spending a lot of the day walking around or lying on the beach, that is quite another..... I am not about to leave expensive electronics in the hotel room and for most of the time we won't be in there, we'll be out on the beach or boardwalk.....
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Most hotels have safes these days.
 
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KensaiMage said:
As the topic says.
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A addition to the poll could/would be...sold my iPad to buy a new one.
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nburwell said:
Ever since I got my 10.5" IPP last year over the holidays, I had not touched my 2013 rMBP. I actually just sold it last week, so I have an all iOS setup currently.
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Same as I, just a iPad.
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Clix Pix said:
Summer is coming up and there will be a couple, maybe three, trips to the beach....and there is no way that I want to risk any issues with my expensive 12.9 (second-gen) and 10.5 iPad Pros with the max capacity, etc., nor do I want to take a laptop computer to the beach. Theft, salty air, sand and heat are my greatest concerns, of course. No way I'm leaving anything in the hotel room while we're out for the day. Enter the (relatively, comparatively) inexpensive 128 GB iPad Mini 4 with cellular data and WiFi, which will tuck nicely into my bag wherever we go and not weigh me down along with all the other stuff I'll be carrying all over the place, and which will provide me with the ability to check forums and email, etc., while on the road or at the beach.
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There should be a new version of the iPad 7 with either the 10x or 11x processor, the portable size makes it great for vacations or a train ride and can be put in a woman's pocket book or in the pocket of a mans coat or suitcase or travel bag, good to hold while watching a film or YouTube or gaming.
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dumastudetto said:
It's clear that the future of Mac is iPad.

People may keep old Macs around, but they are buying new iPads every year. Once their Mac stops working these people will join the all-in on iPad life.
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Yes, its the next step in the future of computing, non tethering, separate screen when needed and can be attached to a widescreen set, seperate keyboard, portable gaming which will have (as now) advanced processors and will eventually replace desktops.
 
dumastudetto said:
It's clear that the future of Mac is iPad.

People may keep old Macs around, but they are buying new iPads every year. Once their Mac stops working these people will join the all-in on iPad life.
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So remind me how I use full Adobe suite software on an iPad? My current 27in iMac with 64gig of ram and 2nd monitors just about copes....
 
Applemaniac7 said:
Lol, you are hilarious my friend, have you considered stand up?. So Photoshop and illustrator, which are the worlds leading design programs are finished. Brilliant...
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Unless Adobe can build real tools for creatives on the devices these people will be using now and in the future, they will be history.

There was a time when some people couldn't imagine the web without flash. Now Flash is totally dead including the authoring tools.

Microsoft is moving away from Windows and there's no doubt Apple doesn't see a long future for macOS either. And you cant use Adobe on Linux.
 
dumastudetto said:
Unless Adobe can build real tools for creatives on the devices these people will be using now and in the future, they will be history.

There was a time when some people couldn't imagine the web without flash. Now Flash is totally dead including the authoring tools.

Microsoft is moving away from Windows and there's no doubt Apple doesn't see a long future for macOS either. And you cant use Adobe on Linux.
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While iPads are probably replacing Macs for more and more people, it may or may not become the norm, but it definitely won’t ever be across the board for all industries. Mobile is limited by size and therefore battery and heat dissipation and therefore power. Touch is limited by size of touch targets and having to reach with your arm. People who work 8-12 hours a day using deep, intricate, and power-demanding programs like adobe after effects will never move to mobile or touch optimized software. Supplemental, maybe. Replace, never.
 
dumastudetto said:
Unless Adobe can build real tools for creatives on the devices these people will be using now and in the future, they will be history.
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What's Apple's market share, on osx and iOS? Single figures? So Adobe will scrap their millions of pro desktop users just so diehards like yourself with no real need for professional programs will mess about with lightweight versions on small screens with God awful touch controls...
 
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Could never imagine replacing my 27" 5K iMac in my home/office with a iPad, would miss that big split screen, and i am not even a power user.
iPad to me is just a bigger iPhone screen to use around the house, and maps when travelling for work. That's it, could easily give it up.
 
subjonas said:
While iPads are probably replacing Macs for more and more people, it may or may not become the norm, but it definitely won’t ever be across the board for all industries. Mobile is limited by size and therefore battery and heat dissipation and therefore power. Touch is limited by size of touch targets and having to reach with your arm. People who work 8-12 hours a day using deep, intricate, and power-demanding programs like adobe after effects will never move to mobile or touch optimized software. Supplemental, maybe. Replace, never.
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iPad isn't limited to touch. It has supported for keyboards. So you don't need to be reaching out to touch the screen all day. For types of graphics work, Apple Pencil is an outstanding solution that betters pretty much everything out there. So never say never. I can easily imagine in the near future macOS is retired, and Microsoft is already on the path to retiring Windows as it deemphasises its role within the company.

Applemaniac7 said:
What's Apple's market share, on osx and iOS? Single figures? So Adobe will scrap their millions of pro desktop users just so diehards like yourself with no real need for professional programs will mess about with lightweight versions on small screens with God awful touch controls...
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As I said above, there are already many examples of use cases that are better suited to an iPad than traditional applications like Photoshop and Illustrator. There are some great apps on iPad already that creative people are using to do amazing work. Business people certainly no longer need to be chained to their desks using apps like Outlook 2016, Excel and Word, they can do it all on an iOS device. And there are already filmmakers already using iOS devices for a lot of their workflows. We're already at the stage where there's very little that cannot be done on an iPad that can be done on a computer. Obviously the one area is iOS development ironically but I have no doubt Apple will solve that problem.

People are going to need to come to terms with the reality that desktops and laptops are not long for this world. Microsoft has accepted it and is actively downsizing the teams and efforts around maintaining and enhancing Windows. On the Apple side, there's very little happening with macOS these days. The writing is on the wall.
 
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