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I have come a long way in the last 3 weeks and im going to spoil myself with a iPad Mini.
Ill go into the (coming a long way in my thread), but the short of it, im primarily getting this to use a book.
I have the 13" i7 MBP which i take everywhere with me, and just Hotspot from my iPhone 5 if need to get on the Web. As the years have gone by, it is proven you can do most things on a iPad and with the Cloud intergation, what you do on iPhone/iPad will be waiting for you at home.
I am now going to have my MBP hooked up permantly to my 47" LG HDTV as a server for my Media and take my iPad Mini with me on trips. I came to this comnclusion last night when i went looking for books, magazines in my venture to get my PPL for Helicopter and to learn how to fly the new Nitro Glow RC Tiger Thunder Raptor 30 v2 Helicopter.
I found this amazing book, step by step intructions on setting up, trimming and flying the RC chopper, and downloaded the sample. This is where i got disappointed when on my iP5 i struggled to feel comfortable reading the text and scrolling all the while trying to have images/sketches/profiles of the Radio and Helo in the same screen as the words i was trying to reference to.
After looking hard and trying to come to terms with what i wanted i couldnt do on my iP5, i went looking for other books and within a hour, i had 9 books/magazines i wanted and wanted now.
All but one where from over the pond, and looking online on how to get them bought me too 3-4 weeks waiting and quite high prices for individual copies or subscriptions.
I went back into the iBooks store and low and behold i could get them digitally on my iPhone5, which bought me back to the same problems i had earlier in the night.
In my dilemma i was sitting on the lounge watching Shae reading on her iPad and thought Ahhh i can use that to get what i wanted. Then i remembered that i didnt particulary like the size of it and didnt enjoy the 2 hand hold while trying to read or flick through Apps and what not.
::FacePalm:: have a iPad Mini now, and last time i was in the Store i did pick one up and play with it, and being a big hand man, fitted into one hand quite beautifully. So there and then i made the decision to get myself one, and use it as my main Computer while away, out and about and also at home on the lounge, in bed and while i was learning to fly my Helo.
The iPad Mini i will pick up next week after i come out of my Operation and get all those wonderful RC references and some new iPad Apps to get me the power to do word processing, and other computer stuff.
I believe oi have made the right choice in for how and why i will be usoing it, and doing quick somes ill be saving $127 AUD in the extra charges on the books and magazines i want with the postage it would of costed me to get them over here the The Land Downunder.
My biggest decision i have to make now is 16/32gb and white/black. Im 99% sure ill do the white version as i dont own a white product now since upgrading my White MB, but im not sure if i can justify +$110 for another 16gb since i wont be using it too much as a gaming device, but more so for Apps for a workflow Hmmmmmm
But yea there it is, the newest addition to my now growing family
Ill post Pictures next week once i have it set up and with the Shop and Field Companion ~ The Complete Guide To Successful Flying For Glow and Electric Helicopters on the screen
Ill go into the (coming a long way in my thread), but the short of it, im primarily getting this to use a book.
I have the 13" i7 MBP which i take everywhere with me, and just Hotspot from my iPhone 5 if need to get on the Web. As the years have gone by, it is proven you can do most things on a iPad and with the Cloud intergation, what you do on iPhone/iPad will be waiting for you at home.
I am now going to have my MBP hooked up permantly to my 47" LG HDTV as a server for my Media and take my iPad Mini with me on trips. I came to this comnclusion last night when i went looking for books, magazines in my venture to get my PPL for Helicopter and to learn how to fly the new Nitro Glow RC Tiger Thunder Raptor 30 v2 Helicopter.
I found this amazing book, step by step intructions on setting up, trimming and flying the RC chopper, and downloaded the sample. This is where i got disappointed when on my iP5 i struggled to feel comfortable reading the text and scrolling all the while trying to have images/sketches/profiles of the Radio and Helo in the same screen as the words i was trying to reference to.
After looking hard and trying to come to terms with what i wanted i couldnt do on my iP5, i went looking for other books and within a hour, i had 9 books/magazines i wanted and wanted now.
All but one where from over the pond, and looking online on how to get them bought me too 3-4 weeks waiting and quite high prices for individual copies or subscriptions.
I went back into the iBooks store and low and behold i could get them digitally on my iPhone5, which bought me back to the same problems i had earlier in the night.
In my dilemma i was sitting on the lounge watching Shae reading on her iPad and thought Ahhh i can use that to get what i wanted. Then i remembered that i didnt particulary like the size of it and didnt enjoy the 2 hand hold while trying to read or flick through Apps and what not.
::FacePalm:: have a iPad Mini now, and last time i was in the Store i did pick one up and play with it, and being a big hand man, fitted into one hand quite beautifully. So there and then i made the decision to get myself one, and use it as my main Computer while away, out and about and also at home on the lounge, in bed and while i was learning to fly my Helo.
The iPad Mini i will pick up next week after i come out of my Operation and get all those wonderful RC references and some new iPad Apps to get me the power to do word processing, and other computer stuff.
I believe oi have made the right choice in for how and why i will be usoing it, and doing quick somes ill be saving $127 AUD in the extra charges on the books and magazines i want with the postage it would of costed me to get them over here the The Land Downunder.
My biggest decision i have to make now is 16/32gb and white/black. Im 99% sure ill do the white version as i dont own a white product now since upgrading my White MB, but im not sure if i can justify +$110 for another 16gb since i wont be using it too much as a gaming device, but more so for Apps for a workflow Hmmmmmm
But yea there it is, the newest addition to my now growing family
Ill post Pictures next week once i have it set up and with the Shop and Field Companion ~ The Complete Guide To Successful Flying For Glow and Electric Helicopters on the screen