iPad 9.7‑inch

Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by simonh on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @09:44AM (#13922099)

Trying to use a Surface keyboard on my lap on a train sounds awkward, the trains I use don't have tables. I even find laptops ungainly and sometimes I don't get a seat, but I can still do pretty much anything on an iPad.

I think my error rate is a bit higher than when using a real keyboard, but the alternative would be not being productive during that time at all. I'm an old duffer though, I remember using CPM machines, 5.25" floppy drives, line editors and dot matrix printers. An iPad is fresh air and clear blue skies compared to stuff I've had to work with back in the day.

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Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by Thriptic on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @02:37PM (#13924901)

> Trying to use a Surface keyboard on my lap on a train sounds awkward, the trains I use don't have tables

It's actually not that bad at all, believe it or not. I use the Pro 4 on my lap all the time. The Surface Book does not work in your lap based on what I have seen, but the Pro does fine.

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Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by krylon on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:05AM (#13922806)

I do not own one myself, by I have seen people type on Surface keyboards on trains, with the Surface resting on their laps. It did not look awkward or uncomfortable.

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