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General => General discussion => Topic started by: gizzywizzy on 13 December 2011, 22:36
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Been promised an ipad2 for Christmas, have a Samsung netbook at present which has just recently died a death.
Question is should I ask for another netbook or go with the offer of the ipad? I know the ipad looks coolio but is it as good as a netbook?
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It depends on what your going to be doing , but the ipad will will wipe the floor with it :smug:
If you have the money get a macbook air or macbook pro which will P*ss on the ipad
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iPad's are completely different in the terms of uses to netbooks or Macbook iProAirWillyWavingVTechOSToys :grin:
Depends what you need/want an iPad for or netbook/laptop for. Weigh up the pro's and con's and decide what you need/want more.
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You will still need a computer of some kind to transfer your music/video/ebooks to the ipad. Unless of course you want to buy all your music again via the itunes store. There is a limit to how many times I'm going to buy the Beatles White album.
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We have both a netbook (2yrs old) and an iPad2.
The netbook only gets used these days for playing video files on the TV. It wasn't as good as a full size laptop and battery life isn't that great.
The iPad, battery life is good, it's comfortable to use on your lap while sat on the sofa or in bed. Good for browsing the internet, Facebook, checking email (although writing email isn't great), great for the apps like BBC iPlayer, Amazon shop, games, etc.
But the downside is typing. You can't seriously type on it. Forget emails or documents, no chance as the on screen keyboard is rubbish for any typing beyond a 1 line email.
Also you can't print from an iPad unless you have a brand new AirPrint capable printer and there are only a few of those.
It's a personal thing though and depends what you want it for.
My wife uses the iPad all the time cos she only wants to browse the internet and Facebook, but I prefer a fully functioning laptop.
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Thanks for the replies, guess I'll go with the ipad offer and use our back up Acer laptop for emailing etc. I will only be using the ipad for gaming and internet browsing really.
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Thanks for the replies, guess I'll go with the ipad offer and use our back up Acer laptop for emailing etc. I will only be using the ipad for gaming and internet browsing really.
Fair enough. The one major downside with the iPad for internet browsing is that the iPad doesn't work with Flash content, so websites that use a lot of Flash will be terrible to use. Even simple functions on websites, like the zooming of product photos on the Argos website use Flash, but therefore that doesn't work on the iPad.
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From reading a few of your updates, it seems an iPad is perfect for you. I'm in the technology industry and get into countless debates about Apple and their products. The majority of my friends and colleagues just don't get the point of them i.e. they do such intense computing that anything less than a high-spec laptop isn't good enough. But for the average user - as it seems you are - it's perfect. You can brose, e-mail and game a lot easier (arguably) than using a netbook or the like. So personally, I'd go for the iPad.
The only downside is if you download. But Jailbreaking (though I don't do it) would probably sort it out. And not to mention the rumours of a new iPad just after January - so you may be paying for a premium slate computer that'll be a version behind in a matter of months.
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We have both a netbook (2yrs old) and an iPad2.
The netbook only gets used these days for playing video files on the TV. It wasn't as good as a full size laptop and battery life isn't that great.
The iPad, battery life is good, it's comfortable to use on your lap while sat on the sofa or in bed. Good for browsing the internet, Facebook, checking email (although writing email isn't great), great for the apps like BBC iPlayer, Amazon shop, games, etc.
But the downside is typing. You can't seriously type on it. Forget emails or documents, no chance as the on screen keyboard is rubbish for any typing beyond a 1 line email.
Also you can't print from an iPad unless you have a brand new AirPrint capable printer and there are only a few of those.
It's a personal thing though and depends what you want it for.
My wife uses the iPad all the time cos she only wants to browse the internet and Facebook, but I prefer a fully functioning laptop.
I actually find the Ipad easier to type on than a normal keyboard i use it for all my emails nowadays. i also use it for airplaying films to my apple tv saves booting up the mac.
There are quite a few airprint capable printers, although maybe a tad expensive still!
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/printers?n=airprint&s=topSellers (http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/printers?n=airprint&s=topSellers)
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I actually find the Ipad easier to type on than a normal keyboard i use it for all my emails nowadays. i also use it for airplaying films to my apple tv saves booting up the mac.
There are quite a few airprint capable printers, although maybe a tad expensive still!
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/printers?n=airprint&s=topSellers (http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/printers?n=airprint&s=topSellers)
Well yes, it's a personal thing, if you get on with the small touchscreen keyboard that's fine. Some people prefer small keyboards anyway.
Yes there are AirPrint capable printers, but if you already have a decent printer then it's yet another thing you have to buy because Apple won't make their product compatible with standard network printers.
Perhaps Apple/someone could make an AirPrint wifi printer server that you can just plug any printer into and then it will be available to your iPad, and that would be cheaper than buying a whole new printer.
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Thanks for the replies, guess I'll go with the ipad offer and use our back up Acer laptop for emailing etc. I will only be using the ipad for gaming and internet browsing really.
Fair enough. The one major downside with the iPad for internet browsing is that the iPad doesn't work with Flash content, so websites that use a lot of Flash will be terrible to use. Even simple functions on websites, like the zooming of product photos on the Argos website use Flash, but therefore that doesn't work on the iPad.
Flash is soon to be a thing of the past anyway, adobe have finally realised it's outdated pants :grin:
I don't print from my ipad anyway was just suggesting the printers available, i tend always print everything at work saves me buying paper lol
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You could try a samsung galaxy tab 10.1 its uses android and allows the use of flash player,i brought my wife a ipad 2 before we got the samsung but found that web browsing was limited by not being able to use flash player on the ipad2.We have a ipad 2 and a samsung tab 10.1 the samsung is as good as the i pad 2, also most of the apps for the samsung are free,the same apps on the ipad you have to pay for. :smiley:
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Or the Asus Transformer/Transformer Prime which again is android and has the advatages of a detachable keyboard that incorporates an additional battery to the tablet
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You could try a samsung galaxy tab 10.1 its uses android and allows the use of flash player,i brought my wife a ipad 2 before we got the samsung but found that web browsing was limited by not being able to use flash player on the ipad2.We have a ipad 2 and a samsung tab 10.1 the samsung is as good as the i pad 2, also most of the apps for the samsung are free,the same apps on the ipad you have to pay for. :smiley:
As I said Flash is going so will be a thing of the past very soon & most apps are cheap anyway. If apps are all free who is going to spend time developing them. I don't mind funding the companies that make good apps :cool:
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you can probably get a decent laptop for £400 anyways.
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iPad's are completely different in the terms of uses to netbooks or Macbook iProAirWillyWavingVTechOSToys :grin:
Depends what you need/want an iPad for or netbook/laptop for. Weigh up the pro's and con's and decide what you need/want more.
Mines better than your Jay and you know it :grin:
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just bought one :lipsrsealed: :shocked:
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iPad's are completely different in the terms of uses to netbooks or Macbook iProAirWillyWavingVTechOSToys :grin:
Depends what you need/want an iPad for or netbook/laptop for. Weigh up the pro's and con's and decide what you need/want more.
Mines better than your Jay and you know it :grin:
I've got the 128Gb iPad 3 4G LTE :smug:
or not
just bought one :lipsrsealed: :shocked:
Are you MAD? :shocked: Where's your Playbook?
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just bought one :lipsrsealed: :shocked:
Are you MAD? :shocked: Where's your Playbook?
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I didnt get one.. this is only my second ever apple product so go easy on me. Got it mainly for face time so i can chat to my nephews! or vent some anger at whilst sat on the sh1tter! should be fun :evil:
going to get one of those tv attachment things so i can use my tv as the screen. Guess now is a good time to ask about jailbreaking pros + cons??
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Pro's opens up the number of Apps you can get (you have to trust the source though) and customization.
Con's Jailbroke iOS devices are also more open to Malware.
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Flash is soon to be a thing of the past anyway, adobe have finally realised it's outdated pants :grin:
Adobe may have realised that but Flash will still be around until web developers switch to the new alternative, whatever that maybe.
And even then so many websites use flash and won't want to redesign their site just for the sake of removing flash.
They will keep the flash on their site until they come to do a complete re-design.
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just bought one :lipsrsealed: :shocked:
Are you MAD? :shocked: Where's your Playbook?
I didnt get one.. this is only my second ever apple product so go easy on me. Got it mainly for face time so i can chat to my nephews! or vent some anger at whilst sat on the sh1tter! should be fun :evil:
going to get one of those tv attachment things so i can use my tv as the screen. Guess now is a good time to ask about jailbreaking pros + cons??
There is only a tethered jailbreak for ios5 at the present time, if u want to use it with ur tv better off picking a apple tv to :)
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The Apple TV is actually quite a good price for what it is. But if you can't be bothered to pay that, you could just get a cable to connect your iPad to your TV for £25.
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The Apple TV is actually quite a good price for what it is. But if you can't be bothered to pay that, you could just get a cable to connect your iPad to your TV for £25.
i wouldnt bother with an apply tv.. just the wifi thing that means no leads
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The Apple TV is actually quite a good price for what it is. But if you can't be bothered to pay that, you could just get a cable to connect your iPad to your TV for £25.
i wouldnt bother with an apply tv.. just the wifi thing that means no leads
That's what you said about an ipad :grin: :lipsrsealed:
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The Apple TV is actually quite a good price for what it is. But if you can't be bothered to pay that, you could just get a cable to connect your iPad to your TV for £25.
i wouldnt bother with an apply tv.. just the wifi thing that means no leads
That's what you said about an ipad :grin: :lipsrsealed:
im just too lazy to carry my laptop downstairs thats all :grin: :grin:
Its more for my nephew when he comes over.... forget baby rattles and toys that flash!! an ipad/iphone is the ultimate "hush" noise