Every day my iPad impresses me more and more

[Orrex]

Specifically, I’m impressed that such a piece of garbage has managed to convince so many that it’s so goddamn amazing.

The list of grievances is to long to enumerate here but can be summed up this:
After more than a year of clunky workarounds, shortcuts, grudging concessions, and brute force, I have gotten to the point where my iPad can almost do most of the things that my cheap laptop does well and with ease.

Yes, yes, I know. iPad is all things to all people, and thou shalt not speak ill of the sacred Apple product line. But I am reminded dozens of times a daily of the many infuriating shortcomings of this marvelous product.

The only way that it is objectively superior to the aforementioned laptop is that I could probably throw the iPad farther.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

1. If thy iPad offend thee,.....

[Orrex]

2. Would that I could

Alas it has been inflicted upon me, and thy employer’s will be done.

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. iPads weren't designed to be laptops

So they suck at that function, even if you slap a keyboard on them. You can slap a leotard on a 300lbs man, but that won't mean great scores on the uneven parallel bars.

[Orrex]

5. Yes!

You’ve stated it beautifully. I’ve seen amazing works of art and music created and/or enhanced on iPads, but it’s poorly suited as a general purpose tool it regardless of how much shoehorning is attempted.

[bello]

17. But they don't have to suck at that function

The problem is that iPads were designed to be smart phones, but they suck at that function, too.

And just to compound the problem, Apple keeps changing macOS (laptop) to be more like iOS (tablet) when they should do just the opposite.

Given the storage available, there is no reason that I shouldn’t have the option on my iPad to say, I have a keyboard, pretend that you are MacBook.

The only reason I have an iPad is that I have an app (Foreflight) that won’t run on my old Android based tablet. Of course the android should have an option that says, pretend that you are an iPad. Well, you can get an app to do that, but it is clunky and gets lousy reviews.

Ah, well, I will whine forever because the world didn’t unite behind Linux. -Bello

[Initech]

22. I have a Surface Pro 6.

I have found it's far superior to the iPad in every way. Especially in things like storage (where it can hold a 1TB memory card), handwriting recognition, and oh yeah it runs a full edition of Windows 10 so I can use all of my desktop apps on it.

I realized I sound like an advertisement there.

[MerryHolidays]

4. I have a 2 in 1 touchscreen Chromebook

It is both a laptop and tablet. I paid less than $200 for it.

I am pretty sure it does everything and more than an iPad does.

To each their own, but I think the iPad is far too overpriced for what it does.

[niyad]

6. where does one get this marvel?

[MerryHolidays]

8. Just search something like this Amazon, etc: "2-in-1 chromebook touchscreen"

Now, it takes a wee bit of getting used to a Chromebook, as much of your stuff can be cloud-based. So, you need an internet connection to use it most effectively.

[niyad]

10. Thank you.

[MerryHolidays]

18. Consider it a very tiny 18th DU anniversary present from me to you. Congrats! nt

[niyad]

23. 8t is a lovely anniversary present.

[hlthe2b]

7. I use both an ipad (older one) and a windows laptop. Both are complementary, but I use them both

and for the purposes I use each, they both function impressively well.

I hear your cynicism and raise you one very happy customer. The ipad (even my old air 2) does things (streaming and Bluetooth compatibility and some exceedingly useful apps) so much better than my windows laptop. But I could not do without the latter for data-intensive or more complex applications. Nor those internet functions that really require windows compatibility.

[Orrex]

20. I have no doubt that iPads are better for many people's needs

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But in my line of work, in the day to day of it, the iPad could scarcely be a worse choice.

[Jim G.]

9. I'm On My Third Tablet Now

I've never used them for anything but reading books on the Kindle app really.

I've never owned an Apple product myself. My younger boy bought an Ipad when he was in high school & my older boy got his first Iphone when he graduated from Navy boot camp & still uses them. He gets new ones every couple years & swears by them


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[scarytomcat]

11. I have not been impressed with any Apple product

DOS was much better in the beginning and I have seen nothing since to lead me to buy anything Apple.

[Hoyt]

12. Finally spent the extra money for an ipad. It works much better than previous Android tablets.

But for big spreadsheets, big reports or other written documents, etc., it's my desktop or laptop with two huge monitors.

[WA-03 Democrat]

14. Agreed

If you are creating content (I.e. report, video, etc.) you need a computer. Everything else I use a phone or tablet.

[WA-03 Democrat]

13. I design software and accessories for laptops, phones, tablets, etc.

I own a fleet of these products for compatibility testing and development. I have an iPad Pro, iPad Air 2020 and a Samsung Tab A that I currently use. The iPad Pro has a beautiful screen. It’s become my TV but Covid burnt me out on video and music and audio books don’t require high res video. It weights a ton too. The Samsung tablet is feather light and a nice screen. I play a games and surf the net on it. It’s a 1 year old tablet and has every OS upgrade available. It crashes a lot. I am not a fan. The iPad Air 2020 is wonderful. Light weight, fast, good battery, etc. I have worked at Apple. I have worked for Google. It’s a tool but it’s a horse race too. To quote the guy who developed the Motorola Razor, “you’re only as good as your last design.”

[brooklynite]

15. "I hate XXX and so should you"

The iPad I have is a great alternative to the laptop (much lighter, easy to flip to portrait mode) and didn't require any fixes to write with, read books, watch movies, look at pictures, draw.....

I could retire on the value of my Apple stock (bought at 65c a share) alone.

[Orrex]

19. Not sure what your subject line means

If Apple products are a good fit for someone, then that’s terrific for them.

For me and for my requirements, the products are at best ill-suited and at worst terrible regardless of the stock price.

[Iggo]

16. My iPad is by far the best tablet I've ever had.

Unsurprisingly, my laptop is a better laptop than my tablet, and vee-chay vair-saw.

[Skittles]

24. my cheaper Samsung tablet does just fine

I am proud to say I have never bought an Apple product.