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Apple Mobile Products: iPhone, iPad, iPod
iPad Hardware and Accessories
Do I really need an iPad
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<blockquote data-quote="Chrisss" data-source="post: 1257826" data-attributes="member: 205836"><p>The iPad/iPad 2 is absolutely a device that can be used in class.</p><p></p><p>Think of it this way: you already have a 13" MacBook. You are familiar with Apple's technology and functionality in this form, and upgrading to a MacBook Pro will only provide you with a further enhanced version of this very experience. More power and better specifications, but the same great Apple experience overall. This is assuming that you currently run OS X Snow Leopard on your '07 MB. You're not going to notice aesthetic or interface changes if this is the case, which in all honesty plays a major role in the 'excitement factor' when it comes to upgrading (at least for me, that is).</p><p></p><p>The iPad, on the other hand, will provide you with a different experience. As someone else had mentioned earlier on in this thread, think of it as a large iPod Touch with more flexibility. The size of the screen is large enough to more than effectively complete tasks such as browsing the internet, shooting off e-mail, and typing on the keyboard without making major mistakes (particularly true when using in landscape mode). Are you going to have all of the functionality that one would have disposable to them while using OS X? No, of course not. iOS however does provide the user with the functionality required to do as they wish. And, if not, there is always an app for whatever may be missing. There is almost always an iOS equivalent in the App Store. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The Kindle is fantastic... but the iPad is a different beast. You are not limited in terms of what you can do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chrisss, post: 1257826, member: 205836"] The iPad/iPad 2 is absolutely a device that can be used in class. Think of it this way: you already have a 13" MacBook. You are familiar with Apple's technology and functionality in this form, and upgrading to a MacBook Pro will only provide you with a further enhanced version of this very experience. More power and better specifications, but the same great Apple experience overall. This is assuming that you currently run OS X Snow Leopard on your '07 MB. You're not going to notice aesthetic or interface changes if this is the case, which in all honesty plays a major role in the 'excitement factor' when it comes to upgrading (at least for me, that is). The iPad, on the other hand, will provide you with a different experience. As someone else had mentioned earlier on in this thread, think of it as a large iPod Touch with more flexibility. The size of the screen is large enough to more than effectively complete tasks such as browsing the internet, shooting off e-mail, and typing on the keyboard without making major mistakes (particularly true when using in landscape mode). Are you going to have all of the functionality that one would have disposable to them while using OS X? No, of course not. iOS however does provide the user with the functionality required to do as they wish. And, if not, there is always an app for whatever may be missing. There is almost always an iOS equivalent in the App Store. :) The Kindle is fantastic... but the iPad is a different beast. You are not limited in terms of what you can do. [/QUOTE]
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