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3. iPads are more portable. And lighting quick on WiFi. Tablets in general are great for portability.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 12:56 PM

Nov 2012

Really, it can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer with tablets and laptops.

Tablets from Amazon and Samsung tend to take shortcuts to make them cheaper.

I type as quick on my iPad as I do on my laptop Mac.

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Tablet vs Laptop? [View all] NewJeffCT Nov 2012 OP

I was given an iPad for my 40th birthday and I love it. Skinner Nov 2012 #1

A lot of tech bloggers would disagree with your 'real writing or creating' comment. onehandle Nov 2012 #4

Recently got a bluetooth keyboard and love using it with my iPad suffragette Nov 2012 #13

Surface is a LOT different jrandom421 Nov 2012 #17

Surface is competition for MacBook Air, not iPad jmowreader Nov 2012 #18

Depends on whether or not you want to do any actual work hobbit709 Nov 2012 #2

iPads are more portable. And lighting quick on WiFi. Tablets in general are great for portability. onehandle Nov 2012 #3

Seriously? I heard the top wpm on an iPad was about 65. That's too slow. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #6

This article has someone clocked in at 111 WPM. onehandle Nov 2012 #7

Must have been an old article I read. I'm pushing 95 wpm now (80 used to be my top). HopeHoops Nov 2012 #8

interesting NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #9

I use phones for making phone calls, laptops for laps, and desktops for desks. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #5

Most Tablets are not expandable. MicaelS Nov 2012 #10

over where? NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #11

Bad link. Fixed n/t MicaelS Nov 2012 #12

A small minority of computer users ever expand their computers these days. onehandle Nov 2012 #14

I don't know if this is true for everyone, but ... surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #15

A tablet serves a much narrower purpose Major Nikon Nov 2012 #16