[vicsireland] Re: laptop or I pad
- From: Ciaran Ferry <Ciaran.Ferry@xxxxxx>
- To: "'vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:51:32 +0000
I have both Gerry, and to be honest I would have to say that the iPad is more
of a browsing tool, where as the laptop is more of a workhorse. If I need to do
anything that involves a considerable amount of writing, or doing online
purchases, I'll reach for the laptop.
I do have a bluetooth keyboard for the iPad which in effect turns it into a
mini-laptop, however I still find that it's not quite as efficient as using the
real thing. Using apps generally works fine, however I find navigating websites
to be a bit of a chalenge, and very time-consuming. Perhaps I need to force
myself to use it more - reaching for the laptop is the easy way out and what
I'm used to. Old habbits die hard and all that...
for a blind person I would say that there's no real advantage to having the
iPad over the iPhone - the iPad is just an iPhone without the phone and with a
bigger screen. I would advise going for one or the other (the iPhone would be
my recommendation because of its portability), however for doing anything
really productive I would suggest that you'll still need the good old laptop.
Hope this helps,
Ciaran
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From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GERARD SHANAHAN
Sent: 22 November 2012 22:28
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] laptop or I pad
A friend recently showed me the versitility of the I pad and visually impaired
in schools came up so I was wondering from people on the list, what would an
Ipad have over using alaptop with jaws on it. Both can be used for writing
assignments, both can be used for going on the net and email but you can't
print directly from an i pad, but then of course you can operate a wireless
printer from an i pad can't you? I suppose the price is the only thing, An i
pad is about 500 euros where a laptop and jaws would come in a bit dearer so
which has the upper hand overall? all comments
Gerry
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