Re:I won’t buy an iPad: ten years later
by gtk40 on Monday January 27, 2020 @03:44PM
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I've tried many different tablets over the years, as I wanted to embrace the form factor. iPad, multiple Android (including the ASUS Transformer and a generic one from Dell), Windows (non-Surface, but Windows 8), and Nokia N800 Internet Tablet.
Honestly, I've found 90% of the time, even for consumption activities, I prefer to use a laptop with a keyboard. I've gone with a Pixelbook now as my main "entertainment device," which works well for surfing the web, document editing, reading, and watching Netflix in bed. The only activity of those I regularly use it in tablet mode is for reading ebooks, and it works quite well for that. Plus, I can use it as a Linux box reasonably well when I want to get work done. Like an iPad, it has pen support, a long battery life, and is very lightweight. I can use it in tablet mode and laptop mode.
Honestly, I've found 90% of the time, even for consumption activities, I prefer to use a laptop with a keyboard. I've gone with a Pixelbook now as my main "entertainment device," which works well for surfing the web, document editing, reading, and watching Netflix in bed. The only activity of those I regularly use it in tablet mode is for reading ebooks, and it works quite well for that. Plus, I can use it as a Linux box reasonably well when I want to get work done. Like an iPad, it has pen support, a long battery life, and is very lightweight. I can use it in tablet mode and laptop mode.