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Laptop Replacement?

Nope. When you need to be productive, a macbook is perfect. When you're relaxing, the ipad seems like the one to get. So, it'll free you up some.
 
My work is pretty much all email, text-based handouts and the occasional PowerPoint in my role as a college English teacher. I would love to be able to leave the MacBook home and just take in an iPad and keyboard. I don't have any other computer in my office, but I do have wifi and could buy a printer to hook up to that network.

Does this sound practical?
 
AC Rempt said:
My work is pretty much all email, text-based handouts and the occasional PowerPoint in my role as a college English teacher. I would love to be able to leave the MacBook home and just take in an iPad and keyboard. I don't have any other computer in my office, but I do have wifi and could buy a printer to hook up to that network.

Does this sound practical?
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No only because I don't see how you'd download attachments if you can't receive email via the mail app (ie. Web based mail). Otherwise you may be able to pull it off!
 
auero said:
No only because I don't see how you'd download attachments if you can't receive email via the mail app (ie. Web based mail). Otherwise you may be able to pull it off!
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Ooo, good point about attachments! I didn't think of that, and my students often send essays and such that way, mostly Word docs.
 
Purchased a MacBook unibody last week. Got me the 64gb iPad. Tested yesterday and today and for my mobile use the iPad winds hands down.

Have not missed or touched the MacBook at all.

Going back tomorrow. Probably get my wife a 16gb to compliment her iPhone.

The iPad plus logmein ignition=complete laptop replacement.


I have a sprint over-drive and you guys should have seen the faces of people amazed I was running a full Mac os x desktop and windows 7 on my iPad.

Played flash , visited hulu etc. It may be limited but there's a workaround to it's limitations and logmein was it.

Full six and windows 7 on a multitouch screen.

Just sweet
 
Kadman said:
I'm not a fan of the concept of having a regular notebook, mini, or desktop and then having something like an iPad (or netbook for that matter) as a lightweight addition for mobile use. I find there's too much value in having everything I might need available to me in one place. If I'm at a hotel, library, campus, or whatever I like knowing that by deciding on an all in one solution such as a lightweight notebook, whatever I need, it's right there. My files, pictures, bookmarks, pdf's I grabbed from a site 6 months ago, all of it is right there for reference and I'm not left saying "yeah, I'll send that to you when I get home."

I'm sure this doesn't matter to some but then again there are many who feel this same way. I guess it's really all just a matter of what your needs/wants are.
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Look into an hp media smart 495. Prob blasphemy here but it works well to let me have whatever I need on the road. iPad or laptop
 
Do you have a desktop or will this be your only computer, period?

I haven't touched my laptop since I got the iPad Saturday morning and It'll probably replace 80-90% of what I use a computer for but there are still occasional things I need OSX for. I doubt I can live with it as my only computer.

I think it's an 100% net book killer though. Unless there are people who use net books as their only PC but that would just be torturing yourself.
 
Can I access the web and pay bills, write checks, etc with an iPad??
If so, I know I can't print out copies of my work, but can I at least print to a .pdf, and save those or email them to myself so I can print them out when I'm back at my MBP??

Thanks.
Frank
 
Once file management is implemented better I am going to sell my 17" MBP and get a 27" iMac and use my iPad as my mobile.

The iPad is 95% of what I need in a laptop and I work in a field that has intense document editing and reading needs.
 
drjsway said:
Do you have a desktop or will this be your only computer, period?

I haven't touched my laptop since I got the iPad Saturday morning and It'll probably replace 80-90% of what I use a computer for but there are still occasional things I need OSX for. I doubt I can live with it as my only computer.

I think it's an 100% net book killer though. Unless there are people who use net books as their only PC but that would just be torturing yourself.
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You are spot on. Most net book users I know use them for couch surfing. I only know one brave soul that uses a net book as a primary machine and he curses the fact that he spent $525 on it (with upgrades) instead of buying a proper laptop or now iPad.

I love surfing on the iPad and even my wife now wants one depite poo poling it when I bought it.
 
No, since it still has to sync with a main computer and that it does not run Mac OS X. The iPhone OS cannot be matched with true computing. Eg: Mac OS X.
 
I exchanged my Netbook at Best Buy so I could afford to get my iPad so, I don't even have a computer now. My brother will be kind enough to lend me one of his computers sometime in the next several days, but I don't miss my net book all that much!

The iPad is perfect for me but of course I want to put stuff on my iPad when I do get the computer like movies, ebooks and music.
 
Depends on how you use a laptop:

Productivity Laptop: Answer is no, the iPad is not suited.

Media Consumption Laptop: Answer is yes, the iPad does an excellent job.

It will likely be replacing my MacBook. :apple:
 
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