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<blockquote data-quote="Still-learning" data-source="post: 1829328" data-attributes="member: 403259"><p>One aspect of life for me (69 year old ) is I love learning, but this has frequently placed me in a position of being a neophyte. "jack of all trades, master of none" sort of thing. this Macworld is new to me and delightful; I'd really tired of MS. so I started with an iPod years ago (loved it), then later I bought an iPad mini 2 from apple refurbished (love it), then I finally broke down and got a smart phone, I phone 7. went from that to an iPhone 8+. love them. all this time I dreamed of owning a proper Mac so finally I bought a 2017 MacBook air from apple refurbished. From this last step I've been reminded how little I know about computers and software . </p><p></p><p>so this question is evidence of that relative ignorance. acknowledging now the difference in OS would it have been "better, easier, etc." to buy an iPad Pro for a bit more, plus then the cost of the keyboard. this mac aire 17 model at apple refurb was discounted lower than their usual MacBook Air price AND I don't need Retina display nor a touch opener button. "opener button" really? oh well, don't know the tech name. </p><p></p><p>anyway, if it'd be better overall the sell this MacBook model and get an iPad Pro, it will be costly in the face of a pretty limited budget, but I plan to have and use this for as long as apple supports it. I no longer use the iPad mini 2, but I use the iPhone a lot. 'I also have an Apple Watch 3, still a different OS, no? BTW, the main purpose for the Mac vs iPad Pro initially was I wanted a good keyboard. I'm doing some writing</p><p></p><p>I apologize in advance for the basic nature of this question. I'll bet I'm not the first to encounter this quandary. in fact it may be the basis for long "which is better" threads, but then see, I don't know yet. Thanks, Rick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Still-learning, post: 1829328, member: 403259"] One aspect of life for me (69 year old ) is I love learning, but this has frequently placed me in a position of being a neophyte. "jack of all trades, master of none" sort of thing. this Macworld is new to me and delightful; I'd really tired of MS. so I started with an iPod years ago (loved it), then later I bought an iPad mini 2 from apple refurbished (love it), then I finally broke down and got a smart phone, I phone 7. went from that to an iPhone 8+. love them. all this time I dreamed of owning a proper Mac so finally I bought a 2017 MacBook air from apple refurbished. From this last step I've been reminded how little I know about computers and software . so this question is evidence of that relative ignorance. acknowledging now the difference in OS would it have been "better, easier, etc." to buy an iPad Pro for a bit more, plus then the cost of the keyboard. this mac aire 17 model at apple refurb was discounted lower than their usual MacBook Air price AND I don't need Retina display nor a touch opener button. "opener button" really? oh well, don't know the tech name. anyway, if it'd be better overall the sell this MacBook model and get an iPad Pro, it will be costly in the face of a pretty limited budget, but I plan to have and use this for as long as apple supports it. I no longer use the iPad mini 2, but I use the iPhone a lot. 'I also have an Apple Watch 3, still a different OS, no? BTW, the main purpose for the Mac vs iPad Pro initially was I wanted a good keyboard. I'm doing some writing I apologize in advance for the basic nature of this question. I'll bet I'm not the first to encounter this quandary. in fact it may be the basis for long "which is better" threads, but then see, I don't know yet. Thanks, Rick [/QUOTE]
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