I will bring up your quote. I’m trying to understand based on what this claim was made. So far I heard is:
- external mouse & keyboard (not true)
- external monitor (not true).
- thunderbolt 4 (ok, I will give you that)
- multitasking (ok, fair point).
So only 2 very minor points you have raised so far. To me, that doesn’t sound like “clearly more” than a big iPhone with Apple pencil support. It actually supports my claim that is a big iPhone with pencil support if that is it (because the difference with a laptop is much larger)
Just about everything you list or point out is subjective depending on any given person's use case. My M1 iPad Pro 11 easily replaced my MBP for all things related to my Real Estate businesses. So much so that I sold my MBP almost 5 months ago and have never looked back. I use my iPP exclusively for my Real Estate work. It cuts my workflow in half and makes my work fun again. I carry less devices with me because the iPP is actually more useful to me in my Real Estate work than a laptop ever could be. I no longer need an extra still or video camera. I no longer need a folio with a pad of paper to write on. I no longer need my Sony voice recorder for voice notes. I take a lot of hand written notes and sketch house and property dimensions. I create, edit, and annotate contracts, pdf's, and documents. I use spreadsheets to keep track of business expenses and rent income along with other data bases. I take and edit a lot of videos for listing ads and virtual showings. I use Safari for full desktop access to the local Multiple Listing Services (Paragon) to search listings and submit listings. My iPP takes care of all of these needs. There are many things I need in my Real Estate work that the iPad does easier or that a laptop just plain can't do. You want to ignore all the things listed that the iPad can do better than a laptop or that a laptop just cannot do. As I have said before, I would rather have a tablet computer that can replace a laptop than a laptop that can't replace a tablet computer, any day.
There is a web app called "Paragon" that my local Multiple Listing Service uses for its licensed users (Realtors) to list and search for houses, among other real estate related uses. Safari, Chrome, and FF will not render the full desktop website on my iPhone, only a hobbled mobile version, but automatically renders the full desktop version that I need on Safari on my iPad Pro. This is not the only web app that professionals need to use, but shows that the iPad is not just a big iPhone, except for maybe the iPad Mini. iPadOS is also not a lesser OS, it is an OS made for tablet computers, that like any other OS, is evolving. Just because it intimidates you or you can't be bothered to see its full potential doesn't mean much to the rest of us who can and have replaced our laptops for many of the things that the iPad does better or like I said....a laptop just plain can't do. I personally like the simplicity of iPadOS. Yes, it could and will become more robust and useful to more people who will eventually replace their laptops with an iPad like I and others have. We may not be a majority, but we darn sure are a large minority.
DOS was replaced by GUI Windows type OS's. Desktops have been pretty much replaced by laptops. Tablet computers and the OS's that run them will take the place of laptops eventually.
Tablet computers are just as much computers as laptops and desktops. They have:
A.) From Techopedia.com
A computer like anything else consists of the components that makes it what it is. In the case of a modern computer the list consists of:
1. CPU
2. GPU
3. Motherboard
4. Memory(RAM)
5. Storage
6. Power Supply
7. I/O - USB, SD and Micro SD cards, external HD's and SSD's
8. The ability to use keyboard and mouse
9. Operating System
This definition explains the meaning of Computer and why it matters.
www.techopedia.com
B.) From Dictionary.com
Computer
1. a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers,
tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers.
The world's leading online dictionary: English definitions, synonyms, word origins, example sentences, word games, and more. A trusted authority for 25+ years!
www.dictionary.com
C.) From Wikipedia.org
Smartphones and tablets run on a variety of operating systems and recently became the dominant computing device on the market.
en.wikipedia.org
D.) From Techtarget.com
From their list of computer types.
Smartphone - a cellular telephone designed with an integrated computer
Tablet Computer (tablet PC) - a wireless personal computer with a touch screen
The modern computer began as a machine the size of a room that used vacuum tubes, punched cards and magnetic drums to generate an output, and has since evolved into a collection of devices ranging from the tablet PC to the smartphone to the quantum computer.
www.techtarget.com
E.) From gcfglobal.org
Tablet computers—or tablets—are handheld computers that are even more portable than laptops. Instead of a keyboard and mouse, tablets use a
touch-sensitive screen for typing and navigation.
The iPad is an example of a tablet.
After reading this Computer Basics lesson, you will be able to answer the question, what is a computer?
edu.gcfglobal.org
Doesn't take much more than cursory search on Google to find out that the iPad is 100% beyond the shadow of a doubt.....a computer.
