Re:MacBook Neo and How the iPad Should Be
by chocochunks on Friday April 24, 2026 @09:13PM
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There's no pen input on a Mac, it's only really usable in one orientation and so sucks for reading more than a page or two of a PDF. Tablets are WAY more flexible in form factor. Apple unfortunately cripples the software, but I'd rather have a device that's 100% better at pen input and bunch of tasks that's 30% worse at typing.
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Re:MacBook Neo and How the iPad Should Be
by plaguuuuuu on Saturday April 25, 2026 @03:32AM
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Instead of doing creative work on the iPad, it should really be used as an input device for the mac.
Re:MacBook Neo and How the iPad Should Be
by chocochunks on Saturday April 25, 2026 @06:33AM
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How do you mean? The entire iPad? Well this sucks because now you're carrying around an entire laptop and a tablet. Or do you mean using a pen with the Mac? Then it would need fundamental changes to use it well. Using a pen on a traditional laptop sucks more than a touchscreen on a traditional laptop. You need a really really good hinge to have it not be impacted by your arm, or you're forced to awkwardly hover and use minimal pressure. Bare minimum they'd have to add a 180 degree hinge so it can lie flat, or really a 360 one ideally.
With a tablet you get more freedom, not every task needs a real keyboard and sometimes even if it does it's better not attached to the device in wrong orientation.