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Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by Blikkentrekker on Friday January 22, 2021 @12:47PM (#25874066)
They use one at home to browse the internet and work?

I can certainly understand that one would do so on the go, but it seems extremely cumbersome to do a school assignment on a phone keyboard.

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Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by da_big_ghey on Friday January 22, 2021 @01:13PM (#25874331)
Many use i pads with keyboard cases or chrome books instead. These allow typing with a physical keyboard but a set of capabilities and an interface akin to that of a cellular phone.
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Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by peruvian on Friday January 22, 2021 @02:49PM (#25875488)
Not many are writing papers on their iPhone, but many do on iPads. Mouse and keyboard support are good and so are the apps.

I think the average person that doesn't need to do heavy editing, coding, etc. can get by with an iPad Pro w/ some accessories.

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Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by canofbars on Friday January 22, 2021 @08:26PM (#25878615)
I think they probably could get by with an ipad pro but they could do the same thing on a chromebook for a fraction of the price. The ipad pro is only really worth it if you need the pencil.
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