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« Reply #30 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:07:15 »

Have they got any Dostoyevsky or Solzhenitsyn, that'll do me

Who did they play for?
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« Reply #31 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:10:14 »

Cliched the title with Rubin Kazan, great front two  Wink
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« Reply #32 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:36:41 »

If I had a spare £600 or even a spare £400, there is no way I'd buy an iPad. No flash player, can't burn cd's, can't make phone calls, bet you can't even hard wire it(can't be arsed to check) tied into that awful piece of software that is iTunes. Return to Apple if it goes wrong and not see it for weeks(I'm the fix it myself brigade) No thanks, give me a lappie any time.

That's the same as saying you wouldn't buy a Harley as; it hasn't got 4 wheels, there is no roof, can't take 4 passengers and doesn't have enough boot space. Well no shit sherlock, it ain't a car. The same as an iPad isn't a laptop.
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« Reply #33 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:40:57 »

But if you look at the original thread title...
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« Reply #34 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:43:50 »

But if you look at the original thread title...

I think I answered that. If you want a laptop buy a laptop. If you want an iPad buy an iPad.

They do different things and you can't really compare them like for like.
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« Reply #35 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:45:00 »

What can an Ipad do that a laptop can't?
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« Reply #36 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:46:55 »

make cups of tea
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« Reply #37 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:48:17 »

Couldn't a Thai bride do that?
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« Reply #38 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:57:51 »

What can an Ipad do that a laptop can't?

Weigh under a kg.
Last for 10 hours.
Touch screen.
Not burn your leg.
Run silently.
Double as a frisbee.
Run apps.
Usable eBook reader.
Not crash all the time.
Free OS upgrades.
High resale value.
Power up in seconds.
Low maintenance.
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« Reply #39 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 20:58:25 »

In fairness the flash issue is actually an important one, because it's not just flash video support. Things like seat bookers can use flash too.
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« Reply #40 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 21:02:00 »

Last for 10 hours..

That's quite impressive. Its the only thing from your list I'd see as an advantage over a laptop/netbook.

Each to their own of course. You pays you money and makes your choice.
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« Reply #41 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 21:06:24 »

In fairness the flash issue is actually an important one, because it's not just flash video support. Things like seat bookers can use flash too.

Flash is an issue but it doesn't seem to be putting many people off. Plus there is over 100m iOS devices out there now which is a sizeable number of people to not cater for, so there will be more and more sites moving away from Flash.
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« Reply #42 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 21:09:22 »

That's the same as saying you wouldn't buy a Harley as; it hasn't got 4 wheels, there is no roof, can't take 4 passengers and doesn't have enough boot space. Well no shit sherlock, it ain't a car. The same as an iPad isn't a laptop.

If I wanted a motorbike, I'd buy Japanese, not that American rubbish
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« Reply #43 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 21:18:07 »

So back on topic for Woolster.

Get a laptop if you want more functionality than just web browsing, emails and iTunes applications get an iPad if you like flashy expensive toys Smiley
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« Reply #44 on: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 22:02:22 »

What can an Ipad do that a laptop can't?

What is iPad?
iPad is thin,
iPad is beautiful,
iPad goes anywhere,
and lasts all day,
there’s no right way,
or wrong way,
it’s crazy powerful,
it’s magical,
you already know how to use it,
it’s 200,000 apps and counting,
all the world’s websites in your hands,
it’s video, photos,
more books than you could read in a lifetime,
it’s already a revolution,
and it’s only just begun.
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