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Phone | |
12 (17%) |
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IPad/Tablet/Small Laptop | |
15 (22%) |
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Larger Laptop | |
16 (23%) |
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Desktop PC | |
24 (35%) |
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Other | |
2 (3%) |
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DURHAM D
(32,889 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)DURHAM D
(32,889 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Nevilledog
(53,952 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Nevilledog
(53,952 posts)Elessar Zappa
(16,318 posts)Nevilledog
(53,952 posts)herding cats
(19,662 posts)I still use a laptop for work but my iPad Pro is my device of choice for everything else.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Unfortunately I am still stuck on windows op system. Just seems more logical to me. Have an IPad but never use it. Wonder if I could change
herding cats
(19,662 posts)It can use the pencil and feels a natural fit with a keyboard (which I use only if I'm working) more so than the air I had before. I can use apps which make it work well for my business and home needs. It has a more than decent rear facing camera for zoom meetings and an excellent front facing camera for pics of the kiddos and kitties, or whatever your groove is.
I think for most folks, the air is perfect. It's powerful, lighter and more easily hand held than the pro. I'd never have changed if not for needing a bigger (but not too big) on the go device.
I'm an Apple person mostly. My work issued me an iPhone some years ago and drew me in. Apple Watch, iPods, MacBook and my iPad. I do have a gaming PC which is windows which I adore, so I guess I'm into both OS's just for different reasons.
I know folks who love their chrome tablet's, too. Those have a windows mode, no app needed I'm told.
It's just a matter of preference. If your phone is android, I'd say go for an android based tablet, same for iOS.
dweller
(26,202 posts)I’ve used all the choices … now just phone
✌🏻
elleng
(139,031 posts)
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)LuckyCharms
(19,845 posts)Nevilledog
(53,952 posts)
LuckyCharms
(19,845 posts)That's like... 6 times the normal size!!
Right?
Isn't it?
Nevilledog
(53,952 posts)LuckyCharms
(19,845 posts)"Chappy"
Nevilledog
(53,952 posts)That's seems to be more a personal hygiene issue.
Oh.... The size of a Chapstick!
Right?
DURHAM D
(32,889 posts)My larger laptop stays in one place, as it does for pretty much everyone I know.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)To prove a point that we used to look at photograph entries to our contests on our old clunky desktops.. & now much smaller screens. I am an unofficial... Very unofficial critiquer of photographs
Should I add sizes?
Emile
(33,724 posts)elleng
(139,031 posts)which I move between rooms, morning and evening.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)World so use phone 24/7
elleng
(139,031 posts)but don't know about hooking up texts; might be possible.
Nevilledog
(53,952 posts)highplainsdem
(55,132 posts)I prefer the laptop for posting replies, since I can type close to 80 wpm on a regular keyboard.
LuckyCharms
(19,845 posts)wendyb-NC
(4,161 posts)It's a chromebook with an 11" screen.
Captain Zero
(7,779 posts)nt
MustLoveBeagles
(13,157 posts)It's easier to read that way
Treefrog
(4,170 posts)Shermann
(8,892 posts)WarGamer
(16,731 posts)Because a Mac Desktop user can't call it a PC!!!!!
lol...
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)WarGamer
(16,731 posts)It's those crazy Mac people!!
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Dysfunctional
(452 posts)Print is at 150% so I don't have to wear glasses.
IcyPeas
(23,399 posts)Wingus Dingus
(8,888 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(27,624 posts)When travelling, on my laptop.
I cannot abide trying to type on a phone, which is why I don't text very much. I'm a very good touch typist, not so good at a finger or two.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Hands down for lightning speed
Meowmee
(8,198 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)were viewing photographs on a small device. Which distorted their value. First time I was wrong ( today)
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(27,624 posts)I don't use it as an all purpose computer, because the screen is simply to small, and as noted, I can't touch type on it.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Meowmee
(8,198 posts)I use an ipad and sometimes laptop mostly. The issues I am having is that the type is very small here even when I enlarge it in the browser it doesn’t get bigger put it on mobile view here it’s too big.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)You may have display zoom below 100%????
Meowmee
(8,198 posts)I did that on my aA at the browser and here I think, i have forgotten now. But my eyes have adjusted a bit. It is still hard to read at times, but I can enlarge with my fingers etc.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Your settings are messed up.
Meowmee
(8,198 posts)Something is weird for sure. I have to find someone. Ugh.
Raine
(30,738 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Polybius
(19,621 posts)Why would you think that phones would be number 1? I'm actually shocked that it's not under 15%.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)electric_blue68
(20,600 posts)I nwver ever had a computer ($) until I was give one from an office upgrade but still couldn't afford WiFi . Thus The Library is my friend. When I did get my first tablet the library offered Free WiFi. (I still take books out but w Covid it's been ebooks)
Finally I got a smartphone (vs previous basic cells) just as NYC was closing down w a a good unlimited talk/text/data plan. 👍
I have a tablet that I have get online with to get it going. I might be able to use the phone as a hotspot for the tablet.
Then I could use that, as well.
With the phone if something intense good or (😔 bad is happening) I can keep tabs on it out and about w my smartphone. 👍
Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)Since I first got a smart phone in 2014, I’ve almost completely stopped using a desktop or laptop computer unless I have serious work to do (word processing, CAD, excel, ….)
Initech
(104,395 posts)
GP6971
(34,391 posts)early in the morning and then on my laptop the rest of the day.
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)It's old but still working with 41 tabs open.
3601.90 bogomips! Longtime release kernel 5.10.10-64 is getting a little long in the tooth but EOL is 2026.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)pecosbob
(7,904 posts)i5-10600K, 32Gb, Radeon RX 5700 (at the moment).
48656c6c6f20
(7,638 posts)EnergizedLib
(2,406 posts)Like I’m doing right now.
If it’s a thought out topic I’m creating, I’ll use the laptop.
tavernier
(13,583 posts)I was doing more and more on my iPhone and my computer was constantly having some kind of problems or bugs regardless of the anti-bug programs that I had installed. My life seems to be much easier now. One stop shopping.