laptop or i pad

[cablefreejunkie]

need a new laptop but im thinking of ditching it for an i pad
not familiar with the i pad yet so whats the pros and cons of having one and not the other
any tips always appreciated

[simong6]

get a laptop, ipads are just a gimmik and Apple seem to have tricked the whole world into thinking they are amazing!

[yaas]

need a new laptop but im thinking of ditching it for an i pad
not familiar with the i pad yet so whats the pros and cons of having one and not the other
any tips always appreciated

The iPad can do everything a laptop can do & even more...

You get touch screen & its also flashy!

I got a top of the range all in one touchscreen pc & I still spend more time on my iPad.

Its very easy to use too.

[cablefreejunkie]

two completely different views on this one,,,,thats the beauty of this forum i guess
im gonna wait for a few more replies on this one before i take the decision

[sob1467]

Tight one that the ipad looks much better and is lighter but with a laptop you know what your getting. I'd say if you are only using your laptop for the internet. I would say get a ipad but if you want word processing or hard core gaming i'd say get a laptop.

[opsmonkey]

If you just want to surf the web, get a netbook, if you want decent capability buy a laptop..

The iPad is a fad.. just like the iMac was...

The iPad is marketed as a platform for audio and visual media such as books, periodicals, movies, music, and games, as well as web content.. If thats all you want, why not get a Netbook / Laptop and have all the extras..

As for the quote an iPad does everything a laptop does.. No.. it doesn't..

It costs more than a netbook but has a slower processor, doesn't allow multitasking, doesn't use a real operating system where you can install any program you wish and doesn't have any SD card slots or USB ports.

BTW, I'm not anti Apple.. I have an iPhone 4 and have had a Apple iPod Shuffle, Nano and 3G..

Its a Tablet.. tablets have been around forever and the mainstream market didn't want them, just because they've slapped an Apple logo on it, should people suddenly want it..???

[DSengr]

But an ipad comes with many apps. Apps are very useful?

[DanGross]

Yes, some of the apps for the iPad are very usefull but limited. The high variety of apps you can use in your notebook doesn't exist for iPad.
I have an iPad and have a notebook too. I use the iPad to surf the web, read newspapers or anything like this,(almost a game), but for work I use the notebook.
But the endpoint is always the same. What do you want to do with it?

[fijiman]

Buy both....
I like the speed of the ipad....no hanging around for windows to load....then antivirus software to load..I like the instant access to content on the ipad and online, easy portability.. The laptop in my opinion is still essential for all other office and home needs.

[gegole]

Yeah! Definitely it's laptop.
iPad is just for little fun.
Laptop is much powful.

[Lainie]

got to say i love my netbook - so much better than a lappy but i do also have a pc.

as my netbook is a couple of years old i was thinking of getting a new one or an ipad so i too need to do some homework.

id love an iphone but cannot justify the cost of it and i do have an ipod touch, nano and ipod video all of which get used frequently.

however id want a netbook with windows 7 and pref premium edition and so far all ive seen is the starter version.

[HypaSnypa]

I like the ipad....
I also like the laptop....
but which is better????

FIGHT!!!

(as Harry Hill might say)

Also I heard ipad doesn't do flash. In my opinion flash is important for web browsing especially if your into animation and cool websites.

So i'd go with laptop.

Also with a laptop you can add extra memory, hard drive etc to improve on it. With an ipad your only option would probably be to wait for a new version which will probably cost you an arm and a leg.

[dctyper]

after speaking to many people who own i pads, i would suggest reaqding this. as someone said earlier, apple is a brand that is not that good when it comes to doing the daily things.

ask yourself what do you want the machine to do?

do you want to send email? ipads find it difficult to forward on emails

websites? ipads cannot do flash

security? within 3 days i pads were hacked, not good

oh and no usb ports or ability to upgrade.

if you want it to watch movies, great get one

if you want it to read books great get one

if you want it to look good great get one

some positives and negetives for you

dc

[megapt]

after speaking to many people who own i pads, i would suggest reaqding this. as someone said earlier, apple is a brand that is not that good when it comes to doing the daily things.

ask yourself what do you want the machine to do?

do you want to send email? ipads find it difficult to forward on emails

websites? ipads cannot do flash

security? within 3 days i pads were hacked, not good

oh and no usb ports or ability to upgrade.

if you want it to watch movies, great get one

if you want it to read books great get one

if you want it to look good great get one

some positives and negetives for you

dc

thats all old news, jailbreak... has become so easy and ipad was probably the fastest one to be jailbroken, from there the possibilities are endless.

[megapt]

3 days hacked, not good? what is not good about it? LOL
what do you know about software geezzzzzzz