laptop or i pad

[Orbit78]

iPad for leisure surfing,chatting, emails and games.
Laptop for more serious work stuffs that require massive typing and formatting.
Your choice on which work out best for u.

[johnboy1974]

theres a range of laptops coming out soon which will have removable screens thus giving you tablet and laptop functionality.

[saintman]

i'm with Orbit78,

the laptops ..also called convertibles are still there.
toshiba toughbook for example..
that the best for university working or the lenovo tablet-pc's

[htquang]

ipad sucks, im getting bored after 1 week

[hypersonic]

ipad does'nt do Flash, is expensive and won't stream footie.
Get a cheap netbook running Win XP (not 7 starter) it does the lot!

[nara]

ipad does'nt do Flash.

Does it matter? Content which uses propriety technology like Flash has been stalling Web innovation for years.

The Web is moving away from these technologies in favour of standards like HTML5.

[hypersonic]

Does it matter? Content which uses propriety technology like Flash has been stalling Web innovation for years.

The Web is moving away from these technologies in favour of standards like HTML5.

I have a 160 Gb Archos 5 which also does'nt do flash 10 either and it likely that it will end up as a paper weight. The chances of some of these current tablet devices being able to update to flash 10 or HTML5 depends on the device's software and the makers will to support existing units or the need to sell new tablets ~ tablets already sold don't make profits, so don't hold your breath for HTML5 ~ I bought a emachines E350 160Gb netbook for £159 and it is the bees knees !

[joolz65]

I have both and would say the ipad has pros and cons

If you want an all round machine that has the capability of flash without jailbreak the laptop is the one to go for especially if its used for work

The ipad has a super fast internet connection and is very lightweight and portable but has no usb connection etc

[broksonic]

Its just a big ipod

[giacaro]

no comparison is available for ipad and laptop, is like to compare an apple with a pineapple. I personally find ipad the best as an e-book and for plenty of apps i can easily bring with me and switch on very quickly everywhere but if I need to work on something more demanding in terms of resources and I'm at home I prefer to use my laptop.

[gecekusu]

well i can tell anyone who would be interested to share my ipad experience, the device is simply good, also for evry day business, sure you miss a couple of things, but there are ways to circumvent the inconveniences you run into, i have been using both the first and the second edition as long as they are around... no issues and would recommend them to anyone. just a very solid and quality device which is surely expensive and limiting but jailbreaking the device does the trick...

enjoy

[gecekusu]

@giacaro, please note that many vendors are developing tablets, asus is one of them with their eee series, with android version 4 all devices will be supported as is nearly the case with apple devices all on ios... the new device seems to be worth while looking at...

[johnboy1974]

I would never buy one as to me they are just big iphones. You cant dowload and burn to disc with it either.

[MrFug]

iPad all the way, for me. Each to their own. I love lying in bed browsing the net or watching my TV through it, or playing HD movies from my NAS. Yes, a netbook can do all these things too, but I just love the iPad. Feel free to flame, I probably deserve it.

[firestorm]

I have a ipad2 and a macbook air the ipad is good for traveling with,but reading books on it can be impossible in the sun(the kindle beats it hands down).The ipad is quick and the wife loves it.But for me i would not swap my airbook for a ipad.As for burning dvd/cd that belongs in the last century you can load anything on to usb stick and play it in nearly any device.