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12-06-2010, 12:33 PM
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ok, for all the geeks.......IPad or laptop?
That is the question that the school district is asking us. All teachers are suppose to get a new laptop (the last time they got one was like 5-7 years ago) this month, but now they are asking which would we prefer.
They already told us what laptop it would be---an HP ProBook. But now they are asking us to decide whether we'd prefer that laptop or an IPad.
I know we have some die-hard Apple fans, and some diehard anti-Apple fans, but I would like a realistic opinion of which one you all would prefer. I would do a lot of grading/word processing/ powerpoint stuff, and then who knows what else I could use the ipad for (if I ever became an english teacher i know it would be good for reading books).
Anyone have any ideas/opinions?
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12-06-2010, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by epchick
ok, for all the geeks.......IPad or laptop?
That is the question that the school district is asking us. All teachers are suppose to get a new laptop (the last time they got one was like 5-7 years ago) this month, but now they are asking which would we prefer.
They already told us what laptop it would be---an HP ProBook. But now they are asking us to decide whether we'd prefer that laptop or an IPad.
I know we have some die-hard Apple fans, and some diehard anti-Apple fans, but I would like a realistic opinion of which one you all would prefer. I would do a lot of grading/word processing/ powerpoint stuff, and then who knows what else I could use the ipad for (if I ever became an english teacher i know it would be good for reading books).
Anyone have any ideas/opinions?
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if you are doing a lot of work intensive stuff...get a laptop.
The iPad is more of a consumable device not a producable one.
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12-06-2010, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by epchick
ok, for all the geeks.......IPad or laptop?
That is the question that the school district is asking us. All teachers are suppose to get a new laptop (the last time they got one was like 5-7 years ago) this month, but now they are asking which would we prefer.
They already told us what laptop it would be---an HP ProBook. But now they are asking us to decide whether we'd prefer that laptop or an IPad.
I know we have some die-hard Apple fans, and some diehard anti-Apple fans, but I would like a realistic opinion of which one you all would prefer. I would do a lot of grading/word processing/ powerpoint stuff, and then who knows what else I could use the ipad for (if I ever became an english teacher i know it would be good for reading books).
Anyone have any ideas/opinions?
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If those are your needs then a laptop hands down.
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12-06-2010, 06:42 PM
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What can an IPad do then? Is it pretty much an overgrown IPod Touch then?
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12-06-2010, 08:13 PM
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What can an IPad do then? Is it pretty much an overgrown IPod Touch then?
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Kind of. It's easier to watch videos, read ebooks, and browse the internet due to the larger screen, but I believe the iPad runs on the same OS as the iPhone/Touch. Even a a more functionally designed tablet is going to be harder to use without peripherals like a keyboard, and at some point, it makes sense to have the hard drive, RAM, keyboard and ports of a laptop.
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12-06-2010, 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Kind of. It's easier to watch videos, read ebooks, and browse the internet due to the larger screen, but I believe the iPad runs on the same OS as the iPhone/Touch. Even a a more functionally designed tablet is going to be harder to use without peripherals like a keyboard, and at some point, it makes sense to have the hard drive, RAM, keyboard and ports of a laptop.
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Well yes and no...iPads are capable of having a keyboard linked up to it but there is still the issue of printing and storing documents.
iWork is pretty ok for the iPad but it's getting it to translate over to to a Word document is what i haven't tried yet.
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12-06-2010, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
Well yes and no...iPads are capable of having a keyboard linked up to it but there is still the issue of printing and storing documents.
iWork is pretty ok for the iPad but it's getting it to translate over to to a Word document is what i haven't tried yet.
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Well yes, but if you're carrying a keyboard and an iPad, and a mouse, and speakers or headphones... You might as well have the laptop bag 
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12-06-2010, 11:45 PM
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Well yes, but if you're carrying a keyboard and an iPad, and a mouse, and speakers or headphones... You might as well have the laptop bag |
Ahhhh....mini keyboards...no mouse needed if it's touchscreen.hehehehehhe
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12-07-2010, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by epchick
What can an IPad do then? Is it pretty much an overgrown IPod Touch then?
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View the iPad more as a media device than a "computer" proper. In fact, don't view it as a computer at all.
Seriously, if you're using it for normal teachers' work, you need a laptop and not an iPad. You'll quickly be frustrated with creating documents on the iPad, sharing will be difficult, and "normal" linked-PC functions (like dragging/dropping off a network drive) won't work in intuitive fashions. Although the NYT will look great if you take the subway, everything else will be a slog.
The iPad is cool, but its functionality doesn't align with your needs at all. Like, not even a little bit.
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