I was going to title this “Confessions of an iPad hater” but I realized that it’s not the iPad I dislike but the entire tablet format.
A tablet is neither phone nor laptop. Almost impossible to type anything beyond a brief note or email; can’t read more than 2-3 pages of an iBook before getting a headache; and little stability on a desk or airplane tray. Pretty big for listening to music. Not bad for watching movies. Despite having an iPad, I find myself using the iPhone for most of the tasks the iPad is supposed to be good for.
I bought a MacBook Air with a 13 inch screen for presentations. I like it. Not much more weight than my iPad and it still fits in my small Tumi briefcase. I’ve ordered the iPhone Plus “phablet” and am hoping that will take over the video and reading roles of the iPad. Then the iPad goes to my wife or #1 Son as Charley Chan used to say.