A 128GB cellular iPad Air will cost you a little less than $1000 whereas a 128GB 11" Macbook Air will cost you $999.

If you're not too heavy into content creation but are into content consumption, would you consider getting the iPad over the Macbook?

Here's a comparison of sorts:

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Obviously, you have to be the right person to be able to pull this off...again, you would care about content consumption but not creation. So, for students this is a no go. But, if one really only uses his/her laptop for email, web, office-type apps, videos, music, then the iPad Air with an attached bluetooth keyboard could be ideal.

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I am still in awe of my 11" Air-- it's just a great piece of technology. That is all I have to say.

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But, if one really only uses his/her laptop for email, web, office-type apps, videos, music, then the iPad Air with an attached bluetooth keyboard could be ideal.

Then if thats all you do, no idea why you would need 128GB or cellular. Although you threw "office type apps" in there -- and that can vary wildly.

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I would. I have the 64GB iPad cellular 3rd gen and I use it quite a lot, even some light content creation (I edited a video using Avid, (now Pinnacle) Studio. I want to move to the 128GB w/ cellular, but at the present time, can't.

I have quite a few apps, plus I like carrying my music collection with me, my 64GB is full, I constantly have to look at what I really don't want / don't use to free up space.

I like having the cellular, I can sign up for service when I want to, and an either renew it or let it lapse and then sign up again at a later date. It comes in handy if I'm traveling, or if I am sitting in my car waiting for someone, I can surf, check e-mail, and more. The iPad can be used as a hotspot, this came in handy when we were at a festival, and the higher-end hotel wanted $10/day for wi-fi. I set up my iPad as a hotspot, and my nephews and their friends came to our room to use their Macbook Pros to get online.

I've been using Google Docs a lot, and even using the Google Drive app, I couldn't imagine editing a spreadsheet with an iPad.

Same for iPhoto, importing, managing photos on a trip is Much better on an MacBook Air.

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I've been using Google Docs a lot, and even using the Google Drive app, I couldn't imagine editing a spreadsheet with an iPad.

Same for iPhoto, importing, managing photos on a trip is Much better on an MacBook Air.

I can't imagine doing any significant amount of text entry on my iPad, much as I love it. I wonder why Apple hasn't addressed the painful shortcomings of its virtual keyboard.

I like the keyboard that Textastic provides, and would like to see something similar available system-wide. As for anything but the most rudimentary photo manipulation or management: no, not on an iPad.



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good topic

I am thinking about a MBA

I have my iPad and MBP on the bed and I always reach for MPB