Is an iPad an upgrade or a downgrade to my MacBook?
I have a 2-year old MacBook with 2 GHZ processor and 1 GB memory. I mainly use it for Internet and Garageband. I know very little about the iPad, but was wondering if it would be a viable upgrade to my MacBook. Any input would be appreciated.
I call it a side grade. The iPad is good for media consumption (books, magazines, and video), but doesn't torally replace a MacBook. For instance, Garageband is not available for the iPad.
I call it a side grade. The iPad is good for media consumption (books, magazines, and video), but doesn't torally replace a MacBook. For instance, Garageband is not available for the iPad.
Cander wrote:
I call it a side grade. The iPad is good for media consumption (books, magazines, and video), but doesn't torally replace a MacBook. For instance, Garageband is not available for the iPad.
Wow I totally didn't know GB is not available on the iPad. Obviously this is very important information to me. 🙂
One more question, can you print from an iPad? Thanks in advance.
I totally didn't know GB is not available on the iPad. Obviously this is very important information to me. 🙂
It's really important to understand that the iPad is a closed system -- all apps must be obtained from the app store. You can see for yourself what is available via iTunes. Also the iPad cannot support Flash or Java and you cannot add your own fonts, etc. The capabilities are in general much less than a MacBook.
The iPad is not a Mac and would only replace one if you only used it in a very limited way.
You can think of the iPad as nothing more than a big iPod touch, it runs the same operating system as the Touch and has basically the same capabilities. Nothing wrong with that, but I just want to emphasise that it is not really a replacement Laptop other than as a means to browse the web and manage a diary, e-mail.
Just like the iPod, there are thousands of apps from the App Store you can use to add functionality, but no means to install any other software that you may already use on your Mac. Even the new iWorks type apps, while excellent, are not a real replacement for their desktop equivalents.
Browse the web " browe the part of the web that works on the ipad, maybe 20%. The Ipad is a entertainment device at this point and is great at ipod type stuff but pretty lousy at everything else. There is no way it will ever replace the need for a laptop with a real web browser unless you are ready to have everything dictated to you. Don't get me wrong I like my ipad but it is sorely limited at this point.
Far more than 20% of the web work just fine on the iPad - only those sites that deliver their content solely by Flash are inaccessible, but then again, any site written in such a way is usually tosh anyway. Hand on heart I can honestly say I have no issues whatsoever with the lack of flash support, in fact I can't think of a single site that I have wanted to visit and it has not worked.
Remember the iPad does not run the same operating system as a Mac, so many of the software titles you might use on your Mac will not run on an iPad (e.g. GarageBand or any other of the iLife apps).
