Using a Tablet As Your Primary Computer

harrymcc writes "Three months ago, I started using an iPad 2 (with a Zagg keyboard) as my primary computing device--the one I blog on, write articles for TIME magazine on, and use to prepare photos and other illustrations that go with my writing. I now use it about 80 percent of the time; my trusty MacBook Air has become a secondary machine."

Comments

Re:Expensive and limited netbook

[GameboyRMH]

It's stylish AS FUCK

What, exactly, is the problem? [Re:I have an i...]

[Geoffrey.landis]

...While the ipad is good for short periods of work, it is still painful for long periods. And its also not suited for alot of tasks, which you don't realize until you actually try to do them.

Since you don't tell me which tasks are the "alot" of tasks that it's not suited for, this is a completely useless post.

So I would agree to a point that 80% of work can be done on an iPad but its that other 20% that kills you.

And that 20% is?????????????

I don't run Mathematica at home; I don't play World of Warcraft; if youtube died tomorrow I wouldn't notice; and I used Photoshop a couple of times and it was ok but I don't have it on my laptop. What "20%" of my use of a computer am I going to have problems with if I switch to an iPad+keyboard for my portable?

The macbook air is light, small, easy to carry around. I am not sure why you would use an iPad over it.

Well, maybe because it weighs half as much and has three times the battery lifetime?

I don't own an iPad, but I'd be interested in knowing specifically what the problems are. I have to say, with all the people here saying how bad iPads are yet not a single one actually mentioning even one specific thing that's bad about them, I'm really questioning whether there is any downside at all, other than the lack of ability to run computational-heavy applications like Mathematica which somebody or other mentioned.