So I have a deliema. I am going into college in the fall 2011 and I was planning on getting a laptop via my money I got from relatives and help from my parents as my grad present. But lately I have really been looking into geting an ipad, this is because they are sweet and I was planning on getting a new ipod touch before college but I know someone with an ipad and I think it could come in hady a lot more than a new ipod (but a lot more $$$), i would use it both for books and another way to take notes in class and record lectures and even just play some games... But I also want to get a good laptop as a more homework thing to type on and such... I have a laptop now also but it barely has any memory and isn't suited for college life (about 3 to 4 years old, out to date and sort of slow). I am already looking into getting a nice laptop at about a $600 range and I have a job to pay for the ipad but I feel bad about spending the money on something like that. Even though I do have coupons and giftcards so the ipad 2 when I actually did buy it would be around $350 (not including tax)..... Please give me good advice and don't be dumb, please try to put yourself into my shoes. I really do want it but if people who have experienced this before could help that would be great :] Also getting a mac is out of the picture (both too pricey and not my kind of technology)... so that isn't a option at all..... PLEASE help :]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
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Ipad 2, Laptop? Ahhh!?
- Thread starter Shannon
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Martha Marquand
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You can get a USB keyboard to hook up to your iPad to type essays (they have apps for that)...
BUT: A laptop will last two to three times as long as you iPad. Apple makes ALL of their products obsolete, slow, and tedious after two years. You'll save a lot of money getting a good $500 laptop. Plus, you can do literally everything on a computer and you're quite limited on an iPad.
GET A LAPTOP!!!!
BUT: A laptop will last two to three times as long as you iPad. Apple makes ALL of their products obsolete, slow, and tedious after two years. You'll save a lot of money getting a good $500 laptop. Plus, you can do literally everything on a computer and you're quite limited on an iPad.
GET A LAPTOP!!!!
John Mandella
New member
I would look at a laptop for one simple reason: IPAD's don't play flash. If you get the right laptop you can do the following:
1. internet WITH flash
2.Word processing
3. Movies
4. Games
And they come with built in keyboards, mousepads, microphones and webcams, if you get the right one. plus they can hook into printers and print etc, they have more memory and storage.
I helped my boss buy a laptop for his daughter for university, it was an ASUS similar to mine because ASUS is a really good and reliable laptop. You can check it out here if you like: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00568VAB4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thmiofsp-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00568VAB4
1. internet WITH flash
2.Word processing
3. Movies
4. Games
And they come with built in keyboards, mousepads, microphones and webcams, if you get the right one. plus they can hook into printers and print etc, they have more memory and storage.
I helped my boss buy a laptop for his daughter for university, it was an ASUS similar to mine because ASUS is a really good and reliable laptop. You can check it out here if you like: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00568VAB4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thmiofsp-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00568VAB4
Experienced Marine
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Laptop, I have an iPad2 and a laptop. The iPad sucks balls.