Law student - Ipad or Macbook?

If you need to do legal research regularly or write long papers when you're away from your Mac mini, I'd suggest a MacBook Air. The iPad is a great adjunct and some people can successfully use it for a lot of writing, but most people find it less than ideal, and there may well be legal research sites that cannot be accessed from an iPad. If you can get only one device, the MacBook Air will be much more flexible and you'll be less likely to run into significant barriers in using it for your schoolwork.

Whether you will then need the Mac mini will be up to you. I'd suspect that you won't, but that's something only you can decide.

Regards.

Yes, the quoted price includes VAT, as you'll see if you add an item to your Shopping Basket, e.g this price for the refurbished 11.6" MacBook Air:

If you have further questions on pricing or the ordering process, call the Apple Store.

Regards.

iPad Air vs. Retina iPad Mini: Which tablet is right for you?

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-57610252-243/ipad-air-vs-retina-ipad-mini-w hich-tablet-is-right-for-you/

16GB vs 32GB vs 64GB: Which new iPad storage capacity should you get?

http://www.imore.com/2012/03/08/16gb-32gb-64gb-ipad-capacity/http://www.imore.com/2012/03/08/16gb-32gb-64gb-ipad-capacity/

How much content will fit on my iPod or iPhone?

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1867

How Much iPad Memory Do You Need?

http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad-Tutorials/a/How-Much-iPad-Memory-Do-You-Need.htm

Buy a Refurbished iPad? The What, When, Why and How

http://www.maciverse.com/refurbished-ipad.htmlhttp://www.maciverse.com/refurbished-ipad.html

Has new screen, back and battery.

Refurbished iPads from Apple

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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"Better" will be up to you and your needs. The Air is more portable, the Pro is faster and has more ports for connectivity and of course the higher-resolution screens. These sites may help you decide, though you'll want to confirm that their information is still current:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/how-to-choose-13-inch-macbook-air-vs-13-i nch-retina-macbook-pro/

http://www.imore.com/macbook-air-vs-macbook-pro-which-macbook-model-should-you-g et

Regards.

lets say that I would get ipad air 16gb - that is £320, as i will not pay vat + i need to get a good case which is £60 so basically I have to pay £400 whilist for £200 more i can get something which is 2 better right??

Sorry, but I don't know what you mean by this.

Also, do you think I can apply student disscount on this?

No, to the best of my knowledge, student discounts apply only to new Macs, not to the refurbished units, though again, you can call the Apple Store and ask.

Regards.

I've already given you my opinion re. the iPad versus a MacBook, and I can't add anything further to that.

Regards.