Obviously, I’m not entirely sure, hence my post. :) What I can say concretely is: I love that it’s smaller and lighter. I have mine paired with a Logitech keyboard which also serves as a case for the iPad. So the whole package is one very portable unit.
Though for the reasons I wrote a minute ago, it doesn’t quite feel like a laptop, I love that I can open Pages, work on a document, and then play a game on the same device. Theoretically that would now be possible on the MBA, but I’m unclear at this point whether all iPhone apps will work on the Mac. Joe has found that the Blindfold games do not, and I do have several of those on my i-devices. I upgraded my phone to the 12 mini, so yeah, the speakers on my iPad are definitely bigger and better. The keyboard on my iPad has function keys, where my Mac does not, though that would change if I got the MBA. And, last but not least, I like the price tag. Lol Even if I went for the iPad Air, it’d still be cheaper. That’s what I’ve got for now. :) Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPad > On Dec 10, 2020, at 5:40 AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > <Macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Thanks for your thoughts on blind folks using Ipads, Donna. I've often > wondered about that. > > Personally, I've never owned one and have no particular desire to get > one for exactly the reason you cite. I can only see two arguments in > favor: > > * Potential superior speakers for better room filling sound. Is > * this a fact? Or just a speculative possibility? > > * Some apps will run on Ipad, but not on Iphone. To my knowledge > * this is also false. > > So, what's the attraction? > > Best, > > Janina > > 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries writes: >> 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 >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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