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Did your iPhone replace your MacBook for most things?

dontwalkhand

dontwalkhand

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For me, I got tired of the thing heating up my lap when I am just casually browsing the web that I have switched to using my iPhone to do these tasks.

Now of course when the ipad comes out that would be even better, but for now this will have to do, and it does it great. I am just happy my lap isn't burning. If my work didn't need me to run desktop applications, I would sell my MacBook and go iPhone + iMac (and in the future the ipad) only.

This was typed from my iPhone as I lay down to reflect how appreciative I currently am for my iPhone.
 
I haven't really used the laptop to much since I got my 3gs. Didn't really think I'd use my iPhone nearly as much as I actually do. I Like not having to Lug the laptop with me when I want to go to the couch and surf or laydown in bed and read. I'm hooked on this little thing.
 
I'm hoping to replace my vaio with a mbp soon, but my iPhone has nearly replaced everything that I do on the computer. I am always on the run and extremely late to most of my commitments, so it's so much easier to fulfill my Internet needs on my phone (as I am doing now). I'm expecting when I get my new computer that I'll use it a little more than my raggety vaio.
 
Lord no. I have a MacBook Pro in clamshell mode with a monitor attached. I've got one of the full-size traps-all-junk white wireless keyboards and a new Magic Mouse. So I use it for portability less than a lot of people.

However, I would say my iPhone 3GS more allows me to be connected in new places than it replaces the MBP. I can type 80 wpm on a standard keyboard. It might be 15 wpm on an iPhone. I can't turbo-blog -- well, turbo-update Facebook, Twitter, post here -- on an iPhone. I can't watch Hulu videos. I can't mess with my Netflix queue without a lot more movement than I prefer.

I mostly use my iPhone for mobile e-mail and to get news updates of all sorts. When I go to dinner during work, I'm able to read all sorts of things. I can also play games now and then, but I can't find anything that I really like to play for a long time. Games could use some work to keep from getting stale.
 
If your iPhone replaced your laptop then you clearly where never using your computer for actual productivity (photoshop, excel, multitasking, researching, matlab, etc)

I.E. your computer was used for d***ing around online

if that's the case, the iPad is squarely aimed at you
 
I agree.. the iPad is for clearly for u. However for those who use Photoshop, Illustrator, Video Editing, or CAD/3d modeling, they need a machine running a full OS.

The iPhone really does come in handy browsing the Net right away.
 
Shenaniganz08 said:
If your iPhone replaced your laptop then you clearly where never using your computer for actual productivity (photoshop, excel, multitasking, researching, matlab, etc)

I.E. your computer was used for d***ing around online

if that's the case, the iPad is squarely aimed at you
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I have my iMac for when I need to get work done. I do not need access to this stuff when I am out and about. When I am on a jobsite, access to the web-app is all I need to invoice & look up inventory.
 
dontwalkhand said:
I have my iMac for when I need to get work done. I do not need access to this stuff when I am out and about. When I am on a jobsite, access to the web-app is all I need to invoice & look up inventory.
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thanks for proving my point


It seems you don't understand the term "productivity "

Productivity is a measure of output from a production process, per unit of input
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In other words, to produce a product, which you just can't do with the iPhone /iPad
 
Shenaniganz08 said:
thanks for proving my point


It seems you don't understand the term "productivity "



In other words, to produce a product, which you just can't do with the iPhone /iPad
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pro⋅duc⋅tive  [pruh-duhk-tiv]
–adjective
1. having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.

Am I still getting work done when I use the web app? Yes. Am I being productive when it fits my needs? Yes. Do I live my life and work according to Shenaniganz08's lifestyle? No

Point is, such a setup works for me. But according to you, one size always fits all.
 
My iMac has been on the blink for the past two months and thank goodness for my iPhone! I use it for the Web, emails, on-line banking etc - that's the reason for the delay in getting the iMac fixed!

However, the iPhone is in no way a direct replacement for the iMac where using applications such as Aperture, Photoshop and printing are concerned.
 
I am lazy and my phone is usually within arms reach of me. The only time I power on my Macbook is when I can't view something on my iPhone. Usually some type of video content.
 
Unplug your macbook while it's on your lap... that should resolve any lap burning issues you may have.
 
My iPhone is for the on the go time of my day. My uMBP sits nicely at home, or at a table at the moment, since I just moved in a temporary studio :)...
 
My iPhone in no way will ever replace my MBP. However, since I have my email, Facebook, Twitter, music, etc. on the go, I don't use my MBP as much. Generally, I use the MBP to process photo's in Adobe Photoshop, or to download music from Amazon or iTunes. However, that only thing that has changed is that I don't bring my MBP with me on trips/vacations, since I have email, social networking access, etc. via my iPhone.
 
Kinda. I use my 3G way more than my laptop, even for homework and whatnot. Its used for reading books, listening to music, all sorts of things really.
 
Sort of. I don't use my work laptop (XP) to surf at home anymore. I mostly now use my desktop to burn discs or tinker, but I still occasionally surf on it.

Also, I don't use my home Windows 7 PC to be productive. That's what my work PCs and laptop are for. I don't go to many flash sites and the various applications (Phone Flix, AP News, Huffington Post, Free RSS, TMZ, WeatherBug, NPR, Live Cams, personal/corporate email) are where I spent most of my time catching up on the train home. After that it is games, games, games.

I bought and returned a Windows 7 netbook and I am considering an iPad.
 
Even if I could get over trying to interact with a website properly on that tiny screen, the almost unbearable speed of Safari on the iPhone (whether on 3G or my wireless LAN) would stop me from ever replacing my computer with my iPhone even just for web browsing. And anything that involves typing more than a few words (e.g., e-mail), and I'd much rather use a real computer. That on-screen keyboard is no substitue for the real deal. I have a 3G by the way, not 3GS.
 
No. No way can the iPhone substitute a laptop. Different things have different purposes. It may substitute a netbook though.
 
My iPhone hasn't even managed to replace my iBook.

This is why for the moment I'm not thinking of buying an iPad - I like a proper fully featured computer. In bed at night yes, but more often than not I'll just grab the laptop.
 
Shenaniganz08 said:
thanks for proving my point


It seems you don't understand the term "productivity "QUOTE]

Shenaniganz is being an ass just the way you are naturally to everyone? You take this all to serious brah lol getting worked up on the interwebz apple rumors forum. :cool:

OP I love my 3GS and indeed for quick little hits it's my bread and butter but it nor the iPad (blah no flash again Apple get off your high Adobe horse already - glorified eye phone if that) is quite yet ready to replace the power and all encompassing compatibility of a real computer.
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Maybe this belongs in the MacBook forum because not everyone with an iPhone has a MBP. LOL.

Anywho, I use my iPhone basically for email and RSS feeds, with some occasional web browsing. The screen is too small for me to visit most of my not-mobile-friendly web sites I visit daily. Besides I can't live without Dreamweaver and as far as I know it's not available for the iPhone yet :lol:
 
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