- cross-posted to:
- memes@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- memes@lemmy.world
The hardware is cool but iPad OS makes it very useless
That greatly depends on what use you give it. I literally never cared for tablets but lately tried my SO’s and found out they make great luxurious manga readers. Would still not buy one but wouldn’t reject a free iPad.
Ereaders are up your alley
Yes, buy then I have to buy one.
Ever tried piracy? I’m sure a cruise ship is bound to have at least one
Is there anything actually competing in the android space ?
No, I’d just use a laptop
What are they competing in?
Circle jerking
ThinkPad: has a thinklight
ipad: doesn’t have a thinklightthinkpad wins
That depends. Does the keyboard on the thinkpad work?
Why? Unless you’re avid about the Track point, you’re going to have a USB mechanical attached.
Unless I have an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse, using an external keyboard with a laptop is a shitty experience for me. And if I’m at home and trying to get work done, I’m using my desktop PC.
Do people really use a secondary keyboard when laptops already have one? Generally attached to the screen and non-removable?
If they have a nub instead of a track pad, yes
But nubs are superior to trackpads!
it does
slow? with linux?
I mean, it’s an IBM ThinkPad, it is slow. Linux just makes it usable.
I lost my sense of perceiving slowiness after installing linux
Me, using a cheap old laptop that does exactly what I need instead of rebuying overpriced Apple products every time a new one comes out.
Who actually rebuys overpriced Apple products every time a new one comes out? Clout chasers maybe, but not normal Apple users.
Up until very recently, only Apple had over 5 years of software support on their phones. With others you’d be lucky to get 3 on flagships and yet Apple had 6-7 years on some models. You could use your phone for 3 years, pass it on to a family member and they’d get to use it for another few years, while still getting updates. I’d argue that if you had a Samsung, you would’ve needed to update more often.
On the computer side they unfortunately do force regular users to upgrade after 6-7 years, which for that market is significantly less than anything running Linux. Of course if you know how to google it, you can get new OS updates for more like 10 if not 15 years. Still scummy. But nobody replaces them annually. Companies replace laptops at 3-4 years usually.
Depends on what kind of generation of MacBook that is. Intel-series? I’m leaning ThinkPad. M-series? It’s gonna have to be the MacBook.
that’s an iPad
EDIT: it’s M4
A tablet versus laptop? I don’t get it. Apples to oranges.
I’m making fun of the fact that no matter how powerful the processor they put in (probably faster than most laptops to this date) they cannot do simple things the Thinkpad can.
Not true at all. The iPad excels at simple things and will do them much better than an ancient Thinkpad. The iPad cannot do specialized or complex things.