Based on the last message, I think iPad is better, because it feels, as a hardware, different from your MacBook. That’s in addition to using it for fun only.
Another thing you may try is to try a light weight MacBook and see whether you feel the difference between it and your work MBP in the same amount of difference between the iPad and your work MBP. The greater the difference between the device of work and fun, the greater your happiness with fun device. How about iPhone? It depends on you. If your work includes more than a call to your colleagues, like sending messages, and you like to send messages to your friends to make you happy, then iPhone won’t be a good replacement. You may try it also for a couple of days before making your mind. Have a great new device. 😄 Regards, Mohamed E. Fayed > On Dec 9, 2020, at 4:26 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think you’re right. And I deliberately don’t put my work email on it, so I > know I’ll never be interrupted by work stuff. Like Joe, I think I like having > a secondary iOs device, and reserving it exclusively for personal ie.e. > Nonwork use. > Cheers, > Donna > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Dec 9, 2020, at 8:19 AM, Muhammad Fayed <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Regarding liking to type emails, You may compare typing on iPhone, iPad and >> Mac. I think you consider typing on iPad more immersive and enjoyable. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mohamed E. Fayed >> >>> On Dec 9, 2020, at 4:09 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>> 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 >>>>>>> <[email protected]> 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. 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