Q. Im a junior in high school and am debating on what to buy, a iPad 2 or mac book air. I have an iPhone 4 and love it. I don't need to be able to do much, only type documents(easy papers) for school. I'll be going to college in a year and half about and am wondering if I should just got MBA. The iPad seems to be more fun though, but idk if it'll be enough. I'd plan on buying a keyboard for it though. Im not worried about the capacity because all my music and email are on my phone. So would having the iPad 2 with pages and Dropbox be enough for someone like me or would the MBA be the better option?
A. Definitely get the Air. Not that the iPad 2 is bad by any means, but you already have an iPhone 4 - meaning you already have most of the functionality (especially with apps) of the iPad 2, just on a smaller screen.
And while you might not need the Air in high school, you're more than likely going to come across classes that require full desktop operating systems for specific software, or online school sites that won't display/work properly on the iPad 2's browser. In general, the Air is just more capable, and who knows - maybe you'll need the power the Air provides, depending on your major.
EDIT: Also, if you're short on cash or something, have you considered getting a keyboard/dock for your iPhone and a video-out cable (to connect it to a TV or monitor)? You can probably get away with doing simple papers for school and not have to deal with the small screen.
Ipad or New Laptop for College?
Q. I have an Asus laptop that I've had for about five years now, and that thing has caused me more headaches than I care to count. I'm trying to find a new laptop because mine is getting ready to be retired, and I have a few friends that have gotten Ipads and love them. I am a Junior in college, and I'm an English major, so I am lugging around books every single day. My current laptop weighs about five pounds, and that combined with books is a nightmare for my back. I was wondering if anyone has used an Ipad for school and thought it was better than a laptop, or if anyone has any good laptop suggestions that aren't supper expensive.
A. Ok, so you have a few choices here. An ipad would be a lot more portable than a laptop of course and depending on the model, cheaper. So the laptop will be faster and you can browse the internet faster. Although an ipad has a lot of book apps on it and can be very useful if you don't want to move around 10 books.
If you don't care about crystal-clear screen resolution you can ignore the ipad 3 models with the retina display, so for school, I would recommend an ipad 2 or 3 with 3g connection since you want internet everywhere possible. An ipad would be an excellent choice seeing as you are going into college. If you don't want an ipad, here are a few lower-end laptops. 300-400 price range, if you want something lower, browse through the site yourself.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834256038CVF
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230571
should i get an ipad 2???
Q. im currently a homeschool junior. planning an attending college in about a year or so. all my work right now for school is done online and i heard the ipad is great for online stuff? also when i start doing college stuff i can buy books for the ipad i think? and record a lecture if i need to... another thought about it i had is to show pictures to potential future clients ( i do photography on the side of schoolwork)
i currently have a macbook pro, but it cant do apps like the ipad or have the same great display...
do you think it would be beneficial??
other things the ipad can do???
A. I myself would love to get one, but I would wait till a little further in the year. Didn't you see how fast they created the ipad 2 after the ipad? By maybe September, the price will probably drop a little, or they might create an ipad 3. I know a few people who got the ipad, but then the ipad 2 came out and they were really annoyed. By the time you decide to buy it, look around on the web to make sure there are no rumors about a third ipad. Look on a few sites, not all websites are true!
Hope this helps, Sara
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