sounds like a decent idea. I would have to get used to data entry on the ipad. It's the tought of needing to handle callouts, quick database files, etc for parts ordering, etc so navigating a touch screen as a keyboard would be rather interesting. I checked out the 11" macbook air and fell for it. OK it's a bit more expensive than the ipad. just lothed to take a macbook pro on the job.
will check out the ipad 2 some time soon and see if it's going to work out for me. I could possibly use a bluetooth keyboard or the apple dock keyboard for any heavy typing. lew On 18 Nov 2011, at 17:32, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello Lew > > Just personal opinion; but in your situation, if it were me, I'd go for the > iPad because you can already do most of what you could do with the Air on > your MBP, so you'd be maximising your investment in my humble opinion. > > The iPad is an incredible device. We have one of the original ones and, > although I cruel and slaver, (not quite), when I see the iPad II in shops and > when my brother brings his over, I really can't justify the upgrade cost. If > Apple had a "trade-in" where you could part-exchange your original or older > model for a new one, I'd jump at it. But paying the full price is just a bit > too heavy a burden for what we'd get out of it that we can't on the iPad. > > Yes; the forward and rear-facing cameras would be nice. Then again I don't > like photos or pictures of myself being taken anyway for reasons which I > won't go into here. Cameras were even banned from our wedding. But other than > the superior speed, I'm not sure it would bring us sufficient "Oomph" to be > able to justify it. Actually Tracy was thinking about the iPhone 4S for > Gordon as a Christmas present; but hue politely declined the offer because he > says he's happy enough with the 3GS for the moment. > > he only uses the iPhone for making and receiving phone calls now and then, > and sending a large number of text messages a month, as well as email and web > browsing when away from home. The iPad is used a lot more for audio/video as > well as mobile data services. But again we really couldn't justify the > upgrade. > > Lynne > > On 18 Nov 2011, at 17:20, Mr. L. Alexander wrote: > > • What is the overall opinion on the ipad as a tool for productivity these > days? should I consider one or go for a macbook air for my tech work? I use a > macbook pro as my main workstation but am considering the iPad. the only > concern I have is using the touch screen for typing. > > I use an iphone 3GS but don't text with it as I find it fiddly. > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
