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Initech

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35. There's things PCs can do that tablets can't.

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #34)

Thu May 2, 2013, 10:19 PM

May 2013

It's as simple as that - try running a rendering farm on a bunch of iPads, it can't be done. Try editing a 500MB professional photo on a tablet, can't be done.

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American Airlines sees Apple's iPad preventing pilot back injuries [View all] onehandle May 2013 OP

LOL, but they are too dangerous for passengers to use. n-t Logical May 2013 #1

It would be good for a lower back support. Not much else. baldguy May 2013 #2

And you know this how? we can do it May 2013 #5

The laptop is dying a fast death. Yavin4 May 2013 #9

I'm not down on tablets. baldguy May 2013 #10

replied to wrong post we can do it May 2013 #13

No they're not. And desktop PC's aren't either. Initech May 2013 #33

No. It won't take a decade. Tablets are the present and the future. Yavin4 May 2013 #34

There's things PCs can do that tablets can't. Initech May 2013 #35

Things change. n/t Yavin4 May 2013 #36

I've been using the iPad as an EFB for years Major Nikon May 2013 #24

40 pounds? TheMightyFavog May 2013 #3

Pssst, open the link and you'll see why 40 lbs frazzled May 2013 #7

That's how much a complete sets of US IFR charts weigh Major Nikon May 2013 #25

Damn... That's a lot.... TheMightyFavog May 2013 #27

That's why I went to using the iPad as soon as I could Major Nikon May 2013 #28

Hopefully the NOTAMs aren't .pdf's... nt Earth_First May 2013 #4

Why would that be a problem? we can do it May 2013 #6

I recall an iPad issue where the entire .pdf wasn't viewable... Earth_First May 2013 #8

Ours worked fine (my older phone, too, it still works fine). Some apps are better than others. we can do it May 2013 #15

Adobe. /nt TheMadMonk May 2013 #12

Adobe is a brand. Flash is one of their products. Acrobat is one of their products. we can do it May 2013 #14

I am fully aware of that. Apparently YOU are not aware that Flash... TheMadMonk May 2013 #18

Your reply did not indicate that. goodbye we can do it May 2013 #19

And another of the irony impaired. Given the number of times... TheMadMonk May 2013 #32

That pilot's spare tire probably weighs close to 40 lbs Fumesucker May 2013 #11

How does this save $1 million in fuel costs? tanyev May 2013 #16

8,600 pilots x 300 flights per year x 40 lbs = 103,200,000 lbs less weight to fuel. onehandle May 2013 #17

Wouldn't you routinely have fluctuations greater than 40 lbs on any given flight? tanyev May 2013 #21

Yes. And every pound counts. nt onehandle May 2013 #22

A few years ago... Major Nikon May 2013 #31

this also resolves the problem of ensuring that out-of-date manuals aren't hedgehog May 2013 #20

Not really nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #23

It's much harder to do with EFB Major Nikon May 2013 #26

My hubby, navy A-Nav...would get this with charts nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #29

The military uses different charts Major Nikon May 2013 #30