Dude, it's a laptop you want, not an iPad

Re:Dude, it's a laptop you want, not an iPad by hollerith on Sunday March 04, 2012 @06:40PM (#3664601)

I've used an iPad 2 extensively and (like most people reading this) I've owned a clamshell-format device, and although I do not hold myself out as an expert on such things, I would have guessed that the iPad is the more durable device because there are fewer moving parts and no moving parts as complex or as prone to getting gummed up as the clamshell's hinge or a trackpad. Do not get me wrong: I am perfectly willing to believe that a netbook is better for you than a tablet; I am just finding it a little hard to believe that durability concerns tip the balance in favor of the netbook.

P.S. The iPad's back and sides are machined from a single piece of aluminum; do iPad's really break in half?

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Re:Dude, it's a laptop you want, not an iPad by weissguy on Monday March 05, 2012 @04:27PM (#3668427)

They might not actually break in half (I was exaggerating), but my point is, when something inevitably happens to any such computing device that sees so much travel tome, there goes at least $150 for a new screen, or worse, $500 + personal data when some dude in a pub sees that Apple logo and makes a grab for it when I'm concentrating on my beer.

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