I've been using iPads for casual use for the past couple of years and honestly I love them but have always been hampered by the limitations of the platform. My iPad has a cracked screen but I still use it, in fact I cracked it twice and it's still useable.
For Christmas the lovely Mrs_Bob gave me the smallest version of the MacBook Air and I'm loving it a lot more than the iPad.
We are planning a 500 mile hike across northern Spain in June/July 2016 and my plan was to take the iPad like I did when we did our hike across England this summer. But the iPad wouldn't allow me to back up photos, etc. The new MacBook Air will allow me to store the photos on the computer and allow for easier manipulation of the images, etc. It's also a lot faster than the iPad.
As for weight, the iPad, with a Bluetooh keyboard from ZAGG is only a couple ounces lighter than a MacBook Air so there is only a very minimal weight penalty. But when you factor in the need to carry a back up hard drive to download photos, plus the iPad, then the small MacBook Air actually ends up being lighter and smaller.
For Christmas the lovely Mrs_Bob gave me the smallest version of the MacBook Air and I'm loving it a lot more than the iPad.
We are planning a 500 mile hike across northern Spain in June/July 2016 and my plan was to take the iPad like I did when we did our hike across England this summer. But the iPad wouldn't allow me to back up photos, etc. The new MacBook Air will allow me to store the photos on the computer and allow for easier manipulation of the images, etc. It's also a lot faster than the iPad.
As for weight, the iPad, with a Bluetooh keyboard from ZAGG is only a couple ounces lighter than a MacBook Air so there is only a very minimal weight penalty. But when you factor in the need to carry a back up hard drive to download photos, plus the iPad, then the small MacBook Air actually ends up being lighter and smaller.