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So who still thinks web browsing is better on a laptop?
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umm, the guy who bought/sold/bought/returned/bought/gave up/came back to the iPhone about 700 times has no business telling anyone what sad is.
MacBook: LCD
iPad: LED + IPS
I think the decision is easy, even though I haven't received mine yet.
iPad: LED + IPS
I think the decision is easy, even though I haven't received mine yet.
I feel it's also largely dependent on what your browsing needs are. If it's simply checking news, weather, blogs, etc. it might be a suitable replacement. However, I know there are many, like myself, who use the browser for "heavier lifting" and those needs are often better met by a full browser on a laptop or desktop.
Examples of things I think are more suited for a full browser on a laptop:
1. Banking, especially if that means tabbing between a few banking web sites and using a money management app or spreadsheet to compare, reference, etc.
2. Company or school portal access. Could be lots of typing, working with attachments, etc.
3. Forum activity and blogging. Yes, some people can type fairly well but if you put an iPad keyboard and a regular keyboard in front of 10,000 people and let them choose which to type on for an hour (with minimal errors and fast speed) only a fool would think the iPad keyboard would win out.
4. It's only part of the web. Yeah, the Flash think is tiresome but it's still a reality and the overwhelming majority of people use these sites daily. Is it a "better browsing experience" when they can't see these sites and have to hit them from a laptop later?
5. Ergonomics - As I type from a laptop right now, the keyboard is relatively flat on an IKEA laptop table with the display angled for easy reading. If I'm at a library, on public transit, a plane, a chair in an office, or whatever, it's basically the same. With an iPad you can lay it down but have far less flexibility of configuration. No, I'm not going to tote around a separate keyboard and no I don't consider it ideal to have the display on the same plane as they keyboard.
So yes, I feel browsing is better on a laptop. But hey, that's not overwhelming technolust over the product so I must be a troll. No dissenting opinions allowed right?
Examples of things I think are more suited for a full browser on a laptop:
1. Banking, especially if that means tabbing between a few banking web sites and using a money management app or spreadsheet to compare, reference, etc.
2. Company or school portal access. Could be lots of typing, working with attachments, etc.
3. Forum activity and blogging. Yes, some people can type fairly well but if you put an iPad keyboard and a regular keyboard in front of 10,000 people and let them choose which to type on for an hour (with minimal errors and fast speed) only a fool would think the iPad keyboard would win out.
4. It's only part of the web. Yeah, the Flash think is tiresome but it's still a reality and the overwhelming majority of people use these sites daily. Is it a "better browsing experience" when they can't see these sites and have to hit them from a laptop later?
5. Ergonomics - As I type from a laptop right now, the keyboard is relatively flat on an IKEA laptop table with the display angled for easy reading. If I'm at a library, on public transit, a plane, a chair in an office, or whatever, it's basically the same. With an iPad you can lay it down but have far less flexibility of configuration. No, I'm not going to tote around a separate keyboard and no I don't consider it ideal to have the display on the same plane as they keyboard.
So yes, I feel browsing is better on a laptop. But hey, that's not overwhelming technolust over the product so I must be a troll. No dissenting opinions allowed right?
LOVE LOVE LOVE The ipad but hate to say it that my 17 inch mac book pro still much easier to surf on and faster...having hard keys and multiple windows a no brainer...However still love using my ipad and look forward to using when not wanting to crack open the macbook.
MacBook is LED
LED displays are still LCD too, they're just LED backlit.
Is the MacBook display a TN panel?
Also, can't read what you're typing while typing on the iPad. On my MacBook, I can pretty much proof-read myself while I'm typing because I know where my hands are at all times and I know what keys I'm going to hit without even looking at my hands. Another thing… how do you rest your fingers on the iPad keyboard? You have to be constantly looking down and being careful not to touch the screen with any other fingers while you're typing/resting.
The MacBook has a huge advantage over the iPad. The iPad was designed for minimal typing, lots of fun, but it's not a work machine. It's essentially a media device with a big screen.
Haha...did the same thing
I had this surreal flashback of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey..you know when he is eating dinner and using his notepad to read the news and watch video? Wasn't his version in black and white? Anyone remember that scene?
Posted from my iPad (running almost 5 hours and still at 54%)
I'm enjoying posting here on MR with the iPad, but I think that the awesomeness will wear off sooner or later and I'll prefer doing it at my desk or on my MBP sooner or later