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Re:Giving up the iPad-only travel dream by ryukoposting on Saturday August 26, 2023 @08:00AM (#37272002)
I don't bring my laptop with me on non-business trips. It's a matter of principle.

I have a cheap Android tablet but it never leaves my living room. I don't know what people do with tablets while traveling that they couldn't do with their phone just as easily (at least in a non-professional context). The OP certainly didn't get me any closer to an answer!

Re:Giving up the iPad-only travel dream by kvdveer on Saturday August 26, 2023 @08:13AM (#37272110)
Watching movies/series is noticeably better on a 10" screen. I suppose the same can be true for some games.

Other than that, I don't see much extra value for tablets either.

Re:Giving up the iPad-only travel dream by Toutouxc on Saturday August 26, 2023 @04:18PM (#37276486)
As a proud (and happy) owner of an iPhone Mini, there’s quite a lot of things that I can’t do comfortably on a phone. I use an iPad Mini as a travel companion for reading, maps, some games, playing music (longer battery life) and sorting through photos I took on my phone.
Re:Giving up the iPad-only travel dream by rchaud on Saturday August 26, 2023 @05:28PM (#37277073)
I got a foldable phone, which has replaced my tablet. Somewhat ironically though, I bought a lapdock to use my phone's desktop mode. It's actually a pretty neat solution that bridges the mobile-desktop functionality divide. I wrote about my setup here:

https://rafichaudhury.com/fanzine/lapdock