Ipad or Laptop?

[Nick Bamosomi]

Simple question, which would you choose?
I haven't really explored either that much ie what can a laptop do that an ipad can't etc.

Any information gratefully received.

[Notts red]

iPad hands down for me. I'll leave the technical differences to those in the know though.

[Jimmy Glass is an Alien]

The usual questions, what do you intend to use it for primarily?

[sheepshagger]

Completely different things to be honest - depends what you want to do I guess ?

If you want to browse web, do email and play a few games - and don't mind touchscreen for typing - then I would go for iPad

If you want a REAL computer then a laptop

[otanswell]

I have both. Can watch downloaded porn on an iPad

[Peterjordan86]

I've also pondered this conundrum. I decided it would only be worthwhile if you had a laptop as well.

With the iPad you can't just download anything from anywhere, eg. torrents & zip files, and generally third party applications. and the disk space is pretty low compared to what you can fit on a laptop these days!

[iffy]

I've got both and use them in different circumstances. I think i'd find it frustrating if i only had an ipad. However, ipad+dropbox+wifi is pretty amazing and makes the storage question a little redundant

[jonny72]

Can watch downloaded porn on an iPad

I had to stop doing that as my niece and nephew kept taking it from me, which led to some awkward questions.

Fortunately the main free porn sites all have iPad compatible video now, so I can view in the web browser.

[Batch]

Definitely a case of horses for courses.

Personally, I reckon about 80% of what I do on my laptop could be done on a tablet.

But there are some things we want to do that a tablet just can't do because you can't get the software. For example, the Mrs has a fancy Dan sewing machine that the software just can't be got for on a tablet.

So we have a laptop.

Besides which, I refuse to pay the premium price of an i-pad or good android tablet over that of a laptop.

[stfcinbmth]

Besides which, I refuse to pay the premium price of an i-pad or good android tablet over that of a laptop.

[fatbasher]

Let you now in January. My company are moving from Microsoft Tablets to Mac Ipads. Blackberry's to Iphones. So should be an interesting start to the year for a techophobe like me.

[stfcinbmth]

Let you now in January. My company are moving from Microsoft Tablets to Mac Ipads. Blackberry's to Iphones. So should be an interesting start to the year for a techophobe like me.

What they doing with all the redundant Microsoft Tablets, never seen one so wouldn't mind a play?

[Samdy Gray]

[jonny]
Neither, get a Macbook
[/jonny]

[Nemo]

I have both. The iPad is the ultimate travellers toy, ideal for trains, planes etc but I don't find I use it much at home when I don't need the portability.

[Nick Bamosomi]

I've never had a laptop, just a desktop pc.
I just want a more portable way of playing a few games - FM and time management type games rather than "action" games, accessing internet and social networking, watching films and maybe a bit of writing (word processing).

I'm not in any rush to buy either, but it is a purchase I'm seriously considering.