someone told me as well as my 16 yr old, that getting an iPad is the same as getting a Mac but cheaper!? I feel this is super incorrect because I like the keyboard what is everybody think?
[Re-Titled by Moderator]
Original Title: Original Title:Mac VS iPad??? Thoughts?
Foxi_Roxi wrote:
someone told me as well as my 16 yr old, that getting an iPad is the same as getting a Mac but cheaper!? I feel this is super incorrect because I like the keyboard what is everybody think?
The "someone" who told you this doesn't know what they are talking about.
Although they share some common technologies, Macs and iPads
The Mac user interface is centered around large, non-touch screens with real keyboards and real pointing devices (mice or keyboards). The iPad user interface is centered around small touch screens where touch gestures act as substitutes for having real keyboards and real pointing devices.
You can get external keyboards for iPads. A keyboard can make text entry more convenient, but it will not turn an iPad into a Mac that can run Mac apps. (Apple Silicon Macs can run iPhone and iPad apps if the developers allow this; iPhones and iPads cannot run Mac apps.)
As far as whether an iPad is cheaper than a Mac, it depends on the specific configurations you are comparing.
Foxi_Roxi wrote:
someone told me as well as my 16 yr old, that getting an iPad is the same as getting a Mac but cheaper!? I feel this is super incorrect because I like the keyboard what is everybody think?
The "someone" who told you this doesn't know what they are talking about.
Although they share some common technologies, Macs and iPads
The Mac user interface is centered around large, non-touch screens with real keyboards and real pointing devices (mice or keyboards). The iPad user interface is centered around small touch screens where touch gestures act as substitutes for having real keyboards and real pointing devices.
You can get external keyboards for iPads. A keyboard can make text entry more convenient, but it will not turn an iPad into a Mac that can run Mac apps. (Apple Silicon Macs can run iPhone and iPad apps if the developers allow this; iPhones and iPads cannot run Mac apps.)
As far as whether an iPad is cheaper than a Mac, it depends on the specific configurations you are comparing.
Totally depends on what you want to do.
if you are reading email, viewing media, web browsing, messaging, and similar, and light content creation, then the iPad can work. Even if you need a Bluetooth keyboard because of heaving typing/word processing.
There are other tasks that need the power, memory, storage, networking, extra monitors, etc… that a traditional personal computer would work better.
If you tell us how you use your computer device(s) maybe we could offer an opinion.
You can get Apple's Magic Keyboard with a trackpad:
but the facts already presented by my colleagues do not change.
Is an iPad equivalent to a Mac with a keyboard?
