Well, at least you have a concrete, separate use for yours. I really don’t. The 
one thing I can name is that I tend to prefer doing things that involve more 
typing—such as writing emails like this—on my iPad (hence my interest in the 
Mantis.) My brain just doesn’t formulate complex written responses when I’m 
dictating. I’m fine with short things like brief emails or FB posts, but if I 
tried to dictate a message like this, I’d end up sounding like an idiot. 😀
Cheers,
Donna
Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 9, 2020, at 7:53 AM, joseph hodge <josephlho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Man I’ve made so many mistakes when it comes to iPads. I like having a 
> secondary IOS device. I bought the pro but really feel its got so many 
> drawbacks. I blame marketing for this, because they do make it out to be a 
> replacement for a laptop which I just find farce. I mean 300 dollars for a 
> keyboard and trackpad is a bit steep for me, but I do get that it could work 
> for some.
> 
> Where I settled up is on a iPad mini it gives me a secondary device without 
> breaking the bank. I bought it before the SE came out but man for a secondary 
> device you can snag those pretty cheap. One way I use my iPad with my Mac is 
> if I want to record something I will use QuickTime and Audio Hijack and 
> record the audio from the iPad to keep. I record a lot of sports so I love 
> the fact on the Mac that I can record browsers independently and the iPad and 
> QuickTime gives me another source/
> 
> 
> 
>> On Dec 9, 2020, at 8:35 AM, Brandon Olivares <thepianist2...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Interesting. Curious what you like about your iPad so much? I’ve often had 
>> the same thought, that there’s not much point to an iPad for the blind. I 
>> have a MacBook Pro, an iPhone, and an Apple Watch, but never felt the need 
>> for an iPad.
>> 
>> But hey, if you enjoy it, and feel joy in the thought of upgrading it, then 
>> go for it. Who says it has to have a good reason or to be absolutely 
>> “rational”?
>> 
>> Brandon
>> 
>>>> On Dec 9, 2020, at 8:32 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> This is something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. In a perfect 
>>> world, I would buy both a new Mac and a new iPad, but that would stretch my 
>>> funds a little more than I want to stretch them. So I’ve been trying to 
>>> sort out which device I want to upgrade this year, and which one next. That 
>>> has gotten me thinking about why I like my iPad. I do like it, there’s no 
>>> question about that. But as a device, it really doesn’t make much sense. I 
>>> agree with Joe, that an iPad is basically just a big iPhone. And, since I 
>>> can’t see the screen, there’s really no reason for me to have an iPad in 
>>> the first place. But even knowing that, I like my iPad, and am very 
>>> intrigued with the idea of getting a newer, faster one. But I can’t really 
>>> come up with a good reason why. Everything Joe said in his video is right. 
>>> The Mac is a much better proeductivity device, and the iPhone is really all 
>>> the screen I need. And, it’s faster than my iPad. So what is it about the 
>>> iPad that makes me like it? Notice I’m sitting here drinking my coffee and 
>>> typing this email on it, not on my Mac and not on my iPhone.
>>> 
>>> This is more of a rhetorical post than anything else, but it’s something 
>>> that has really come to fascinate me. If anyone else wants to chime in, I’d 
>>> love to hear people’s thoughts.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
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