I haven't bought an iPad since the 1st Gen. I've been thinking of picking one up but still unsure if it will fill a use case not already served by my Macbook or iPhone.
I'm curious, for those of you that have an iPad, what do you use it for? π€
@rrhoover the 12.9" iPad has been a great ebook reader (paper is dead to me) and a good touch interface for Google Photos.
At work, I switch between my Mac, PC and iPad frequently because sometimes a cheap or free app does a task faster. Apple Pencil is very good for sketching/drawing and there are touch based music creation tools that feel near perfect on a big touch surface.
@rrhoover I use mine as a notepad. Apple Notes, finally, work well and I use the Apple pencil for sketching and annotating. The main benefit for me is that all my notes are on . all of my devices.
@rrhoover I bought the latest iPad Pro ~6 months ago. I've always been a voluminous note-taker and, for me, typing my notes isn't the same as writing them by hand. I also use it for all sorts of adjustments to my physical space. For example, before the iPad Pro, I'd take a picture of the front door of my house, print it, and then draw over it. Depending on the print quality, colors, contrast, etc., these generally come out pretty challenging to interpret to say the least. With the iPad Pro, I take the picture and draw or doodle right on top of the digital copy. I took a picture of the front of my house then copy/pasted the new door I wanted installed right over it. My last house contractor thought it was the coolest thing - no guessing what the customer wants when you've got an image of the real thing right in your email inbox.
@rrhoover I use my iPad in 2 specific situations:
- When I need to use iPhone apps with a larger screen: Editing photos, reading comics, playing games, etc.
- When I need to do 'quick' PC stuff and I don't want to turn my laptop on or sit on my desk: answering an email, read or edit my notes, etc.
It's really unfortunate for customers that the "new" iPad lacks the new A13 chip and uses the same A10 processor as the the previous gen's. Womp womp womp
I am like you, deciding to get one again. I find typing on my iPhone in certain apps with two hands hard.
I am concerned it may not be 5G capable. Any thoughts?
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