Hi guys,
I'm in the market for a new computer and a tablet. However, I'm completely torn on what to get and I was hoping to get some advice from the more savvy members of this forum.
My situation is as follows: I'm a marketing consultant and I spend my days split between on-site work with clients on my own computer as well as days at the home office or at a cafe/remote location working. My work is almost all browser-based (I work with Salesforce and other marketing platforms), supported by a local email client (Airmail) and light office work (I use Libre Office at the moment). The heaviest graphic editing I do is in Canva or Pixlr and is negligible.
My 13" Macbook Pro is from 2012 and still operates perfectly. I took the leap from Windows back then and haven't looked back since, with one notable exception: I really, really still miss Outlook on Windows. Outlook on Mac doesn't even come close to the functionality on Windows (simple example: copying an email to a task list doesn't work on Mac, and it's a feature I used to use daily on my Windows laptop).
Though it's still good, I've been eyeing a newer laptop, as the weight as decreased tremendously since I got this bulky Macbook back in '12. In addition, I've never owned a tablet, but I would like to: I now lug my Macbook around the house and I'm kind of sick of that. I also play in a band and all my buddies use an iPad with OnSong to manage their chord charts and lyrics. Jealous, as I'm still using paper!
To top it all off I'm also in the market for a new smartphone. I've been using a Luma 635 for last 1,5 years and I've been impressed by its stability, though the lack of proper apps is annoying (that being said, I've managed to get by pretty well with the stock mail, news and browser apps - I don't use much else, really). The reason I mention it, is because I'm a position where a new phone is also a factor in the "ecosystem" decision.
Now to be completely honest, my use case has made me look around the rather new 2-in-1 computer niche. Considering I don't need a powerhouse for a laptop and I'm in the market for a solid tablet, a Surface Pro 4 seems like it could be a good choice. Especially since I could go back to proper Outlook for email and task management (I have yet to find an email tool that matches Outlook in terms of productivity).
I even had a friend switch from Mac to Windows 10 (since it's supposedly on par with OSX now in terms of performance and stability?), even though this guy was the one who "converted" me to Mac in the first place.
So considering my use case, what would you advise? Shell out for a Macbook Air and an iPad? Or admit that Windows 10 is actually pretty awesome and look into a hybrid?
I'd love to hear your thoughts.
I'm in the market for a new computer and a tablet. However, I'm completely torn on what to get and I was hoping to get some advice from the more savvy members of this forum.
My situation is as follows: I'm a marketing consultant and I spend my days split between on-site work with clients on my own computer as well as days at the home office or at a cafe/remote location working. My work is almost all browser-based (I work with Salesforce and other marketing platforms), supported by a local email client (Airmail) and light office work (I use Libre Office at the moment). The heaviest graphic editing I do is in Canva or Pixlr and is negligible.
My 13" Macbook Pro is from 2012 and still operates perfectly. I took the leap from Windows back then and haven't looked back since, with one notable exception: I really, really still miss Outlook on Windows. Outlook on Mac doesn't even come close to the functionality on Windows (simple example: copying an email to a task list doesn't work on Mac, and it's a feature I used to use daily on my Windows laptop).
Though it's still good, I've been eyeing a newer laptop, as the weight as decreased tremendously since I got this bulky Macbook back in '12. In addition, I've never owned a tablet, but I would like to: I now lug my Macbook around the house and I'm kind of sick of that. I also play in a band and all my buddies use an iPad with OnSong to manage their chord charts and lyrics. Jealous, as I'm still using paper!
To top it all off I'm also in the market for a new smartphone. I've been using a Luma 635 for last 1,5 years and I've been impressed by its stability, though the lack of proper apps is annoying (that being said, I've managed to get by pretty well with the stock mail, news and browser apps - I don't use much else, really). The reason I mention it, is because I'm a position where a new phone is also a factor in the "ecosystem" decision.
Now to be completely honest, my use case has made me look around the rather new 2-in-1 computer niche. Considering I don't need a powerhouse for a laptop and I'm in the market for a solid tablet, a Surface Pro 4 seems like it could be a good choice. Especially since I could go back to proper Outlook for email and task management (I have yet to find an email tool that matches Outlook in terms of productivity).
I even had a friend switch from Mac to Windows 10 (since it's supposedly on par with OSX now in terms of performance and stability?), even though this guy was the one who "converted" me to Mac in the first place.
So considering my use case, what would you advise? Shell out for a Macbook Air and an iPad? Or admit that Windows 10 is actually pretty awesome and look into a hybrid?
I'd love to hear your thoughts.