For more than a year, I regularly receive the question: it is worth buying an iPad tablet instead of a laptop? The answer to this question is very complicated and I will not take the approach of journalists who think they are so smart that they can tell the world what to do, but I will tell you what my opinion is on this subject and you, the consumers, will make up your own mind . I consider that a decision of this kind is extremely subjective and is based on everyone's needs, not on the recommendation of a website/blog, because no one knows better than you the reasons underlying the purchase of a product of this kind. In this idea, everything you will read below is a subjective approach to the problem and not an ode dedicated to the purchase of an iPad tablet instead of a laptop.
Returning to the subject, I will tell you that for me the iPad tablet is a mobile terminal that I use to surf the Internet, to play various games, to possibly watch a video clip or a movie, to read a book, to read emails and that's it. For me, the iPad tablet is the backup device I use to work, when the laptop runs out of battery or when I find myself in a situation where I can't use the laptop to write on the blog. I have never used the iPad tablet instead of the laptop and I will never use it if iOS remains its operating system.
The iPad tablet has a limited iOS that does not allow me to work as fast as a laptop, the iPad tablet has an iOS that does not have the same applications/functions as the operating system of a laptop and everyone knows this. The touchscreen will not, in my opinion, replace the mouse and replacing the functionality of a mouse with that of a touchscreen will halve anyone's productivity. If we also take into account the fact that in iOS you cannot open several windows at the same time and switching from one application to another requires either swipes or opening the task switcher, then the decision is clear. Should I bring up the fact that in iOS you can't open anything and in Safari you can only open a limited number of tabs?
The iPad tablet is a good device for those who surf the Internet, read a book, play games (in the case of regular users), but we must not forget that it has many applications in the educational field, in the business field, in the medical field or in the military field. Is the iPad tablet a laptop replacement? For me it will never be because it would mean giving up: a large screen, a comfortable keyboard, a useful mouse, an open operating system that provides me with everything I need immediately, the possibility of viewing anything kind of information, to the ability to transfer files at any time without problems, and the list can go on.
You will probably ask why the iPad tablet is selling so well and laptop sales are falling. Well, the answer is simple: consumers need a simple, portable device that can quickly perform simple functions. Most consumers do not want to download files from the web, edit pictures/videos, watch any kind of movies, or do complex things on an iPad tablet. Most users need a lightweight device that can quickly open their web pages, load their emails, play an Apple-approved movie and that's about it. Most users do not need a laptop if they do not use it to work on it, and in this case the iPad tablet is probably the device worth buying.
In my case, the iPad tablet does not offer everything I need to work in optimal conditions and therefore I will not choose it instead of a laptop, but for an ordinary user who does not work on a laptop, the situation is different. Is the iPad tablet a substitute for a laptop in your case? Only you can decide that. Based on what I presented above, you can do a short introspection, you can list the reasons why you need one of the two products, you can list the functions they will fulfill and you will be able to make an informed, probably correct, decision.
