I recently purchased an iPad with a life proof nuud case, as recommended on this listserv. The case has performed well in tests (eg. submerging it completely), so I’m fairly confident the tablet won’t break.
HOWEVER… I haven’t actually been using it for fieldwork lately, because I’m not sure what the iPad does with data when it isn’t connected to the internet. When I do have an internet signal, it deposits any changes directly in Box. If it isn’t connected while you are working, it will update once you get back in range. But the iPad itself has very little memory, and I’m not sure the data is actually being saved, and that makes me REALLY nervous. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? One of my colleagues suggested adding a peripheral device (USB-stick equivalent), but that would make it a little unwieldy and make the case not waterproof. Emily Moran UC Merced On Aug 10, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Dr. Bartosz P. Grudzinski <grudz...@miamioh.edu> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I am looking to purchase a tablet that I can take to muddy field sites. It > will mostly be used to upload data from field equipment. If you have a > recommendation for a tablet to buy or a bad one to avoid feel free to > share. Ideally I would like to stay within a $1000 budget. > > Thanks! > Bart
