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Going Mac-less?
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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1789126" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>Hello and welcome.</p><p></p><p>Well, it's obvious why you and your wife would wish to retain your iPhones - they are phones after all, although that seems to be their least used function....</p><p></p><p>The iPad, particularly the iPad Pro, does a pretty good job as a computer given your limited requirements. With it, you can browse the internet, take & store photos along with your iPhones, deal with emails, create documents via Pages and presentations via Keynote - exporting or sending these as Word or PowerPoint data.</p><p></p><p>Calendar and contacts, equally, can be created and shared.</p><p></p><p>You can use iCloud to sync all of these things and also store them as a backup. The latest iOS permits the creation of Files inclusive of Dropbox and the like - again stored and synced.</p><p></p><p>1Password is a world-renowned app that, likewise, can be synced between all iDevices.</p><p></p><p>If the above defines your requirements and your lifestyle, then you probably don't need a Mac.</p><p></p><p>If you should delve into the world of video recording and editing; or need in-device storage in excess of that available on the iPhone/iPad; or wish to upscale your backup strategy beyond iCloud, a Mac would start to feel more attractive.</p><p></p><p>It's horses for courses. No point is shelving out money on something that is not much used beyond replicating what you have already.</p><p></p><p>Your call - not ours.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1789126, member: 83420"] Hello and welcome. Well, it's obvious why you and your wife would wish to retain your iPhones - they are phones after all, although that seems to be their least used function.... The iPad, particularly the iPad Pro, does a pretty good job as a computer given your limited requirements. With it, you can browse the internet, take & store photos along with your iPhones, deal with emails, create documents via Pages and presentations via Keynote - exporting or sending these as Word or PowerPoint data. Calendar and contacts, equally, can be created and shared. You can use iCloud to sync all of these things and also store them as a backup. The latest iOS permits the creation of Files inclusive of Dropbox and the like - again stored and synced. 1Password is a world-renowned app that, likewise, can be synced between all iDevices. If the above defines your requirements and your lifestyle, then you probably don't need a Mac. If you should delve into the world of video recording and editing; or need in-device storage in excess of that available on the iPhone/iPad; or wish to upscale your backup strategy beyond iCloud, a Mac would start to feel more attractive. It's horses for courses. No point is shelving out money on something that is not much used beyond replicating what you have already. Your call - not ours. Ian [/QUOTE]
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