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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1170283"><p>I wanted to reply to this because my lifestyle is very similar to the OP's (I used to work in commercial printing but am back to journalism nowadays) and I got an iPad for xmas.</p><p></p><p>I find that I personally use it almost entirely for relaxing purposes. Books (finally have a chance to read books again!), games, entertainment, and (surprisingly to me) ... a lot of web surfing. I actually PREFER surfing the sort of sites you do a lot of reading on (blogs, etc) on the iPad over my "vastly superior" home computer.</p><p></p><p>After a long day slaving over a hot processor, I enjoy sitting (okay, LAYING) on the couch and using the iPad for "fun." It's really helped me delineate between "work" and "not work" in my own life. I particularly enjoy using it when out and about, as it has completely replaced my laptop for what I call "casual public computing" (ie the sort of stuff you'd do at a coffee shop or waiting room).</p><p></p><p>If I could give full presentations on it I would get rid of a laptop completely, but alas that will probably never happen. You can do Keynote presentations on it but I do a lot of Mac software demos in addition to slideshows so the iPad isn't quite up to that.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I debated about whether to get one at all since the "new one" will be coming out this spring almost certainly. But I would argue that NOW is the time to buy actually! I picked up a "lightly" used one off Craigslist for cheap, I will enjoy it for months, when the new one comes out I will evaluate and (perhaps) sell my present one for about what I paid for it, then buy the new one.</p><p></p><p>My wife absolutely loves the iPad and now spends MUCH less time on the computer as a result. Luckily she tends to use it while I'm working ... otherwise we'd have to get two! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1170283"] I wanted to reply to this because my lifestyle is very similar to the OP's (I used to work in commercial printing but am back to journalism nowadays) and I got an iPad for xmas. I find that I personally use it almost entirely for relaxing purposes. Books (finally have a chance to read books again!), games, entertainment, and (surprisingly to me) ... a lot of web surfing. I actually PREFER surfing the sort of sites you do a lot of reading on (blogs, etc) on the iPad over my "vastly superior" home computer. After a long day slaving over a hot processor, I enjoy sitting (okay, LAYING) on the couch and using the iPad for "fun." It's really helped me delineate between "work" and "not work" in my own life. I particularly enjoy using it when out and about, as it has completely replaced my laptop for what I call "casual public computing" (ie the sort of stuff you'd do at a coffee shop or waiting room). If I could give full presentations on it I would get rid of a laptop completely, but alas that will probably never happen. You can do Keynote presentations on it but I do a lot of Mac software demos in addition to slideshows so the iPad isn't quite up to that. Anyway, I debated about whether to get one at all since the "new one" will be coming out this spring almost certainly. But I would argue that NOW is the time to buy actually! I picked up a "lightly" used one off Craigslist for cheap, I will enjoy it for months, when the new one comes out I will evaluate and (perhaps) sell my present one for about what I paid for it, then buy the new one. My wife absolutely loves the iPad and now spends MUCH less time on the computer as a result. Luckily she tends to use it while I'm working ... otherwise we'd have to get two! :) [/QUOTE]
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