Hi Denise, The original iPad does have a USB drive. The iPad 2 does not.
I would suggest that you think about how exactly you want to use this device. For games? For media? For writing? Would having a physical keyboard be desirable or not? You can think of the MacBook Air as a scaled down computer, and the iPad kind of like an iphone on steroids. Which would you rather have. As for portability, I can tell you that I have a 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is bigger than either of the devices you're considering. And it's a piece of cake to haul around. I think that in terms of portability, you will find either of the devices you mention to be quite satisfactory. So I would make the decision based on what you want to use it for, rather than any difference in size/weight. HTH, Donna On Mar 4, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Denise Avant wrote: > hello all, > i am contemplating getting another apple device. i need something that is > light to take when i travel. i was thinking of the ipad 2 because you can get > pages to write with. the only problem here is that there is no port for > external media like a usb drive, is there? > my other alternative is that i can get the macbook air. but its a little > bigger. i really don't need a screen. but i would have a port for external > media. of course i would miss all of those apps you can have on the ipad. > that can be negated by the fact that i have an iphone. > well, i would be interested in hearing from those with the air. i know the > ipad 2 is not out yet, but i'm sure there are some first generation ipad > users here. > thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
