A somewhat PC biased view

I would rule the iPad out, although it has some really excellent uses, it's very low spec for the price (limited RAM, HDD space). It can't multi task particularly well and doesn't have a physical keyboard

Macs are also expensive for the spec, but their laptops are well built, reliable and well designed. I understand the software is easy to use and intuitive.

A windows laptop will probably be easier to use initially, until you get used to the mac setup. You can get some really nice ones for

Posted By: scruffy on March 3rd 2011 at 12:59:18

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ipad2 v Mac v windows (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Mar 3, 09:51:01
- A somewhat PC biased view (NCFC) - scruffy, Mar 3, 12:59:18
  - missed a bit off the end (NCFC) - scruffy, Mar 3, 13:00:42
- in this order 11" MacBook Air, iPad 2 with 3g, windows. (n/m) (NCFC) - Al NCFC4life, Mar 3, 11:18:23
  - MacBook Air only if you need sod all power (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 3, 12:21:44
  - aka (n/m) (NCFC) - Hugh Manatee, Mar 3, 11:31:51
    - A slightly bigger iPad, a large smartphone sellotaped to a calculator, and a laptop. (NCFC) - Hugh Manatee, Mar 3, 11:53:32
  - let me clarify, (NCFC) - Al NCFC4life, Mar 3, 11:24:44
    - *Plenty of uses* (NCFC) - norway, Mar 3, 11:27:38
      - people mock it but they've sold loads of them, (NCFC) - Al NCFC4life, Mar 3, 11:30:27
      - you can rest a sheet of paper on it when writing a letter (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 11:29:36
- I was on a flight last summer and the bloke next to me had an ipad (NCFC) - norway, Mar 3, 11:02:10
  - One of our clients came over from the US last year - he had one. (NCFC) - Hugh Manatee, Mar 3, 11:18:39
    - *slaps forehead* (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Mar 3, 11:23:26
  - ha (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 11:03:43
  - what a (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 11:03:13
- 27" imac! (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 3, 10:59:46
  - iMacs are the dogs (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 3, 12:22:15
  - iDEOTS (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 11:01:03
  - PC notebook, whores and coke! (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 11:00:41
- do not get a mac (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 10:56:35
  - Why Tombs? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Mar 3, 11:25:06
    - Cos he couldn't work his out. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 3, 12:22:38
    - not just that berlin (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 11:43:02
      - Laptops, yes, but the price of an iMac is quite reasonable as it includes the (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 3, 12:23:46
      - Funnily enough I posted that the other day and agree with most of it (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Mar 3, 11:53:17
      - iPhones are great though. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 3, 11:46:39
        
        There's very little that an iPhone does that my Galaxy S doesn't. (n/m) (NCFC) - Hugh Manatee, Mar 3, 11:56:46
        
        Usability is far far better than Android. AB is right - Android will eventually win but (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 3, 12:25:06
  - just .... (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 10:58:59
  - unless..... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 10:58:36
    - mmmmmmm (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Mar 3, 11:02:20
    - yes, if you are in the market for... (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 11:00:14
      - its (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 11:01:21
- MAC! (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Mar 3, 10:53:21
  - ^Brom knows nothing!^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 11:04:53
- I don't think you want an iPad as that's essentially a device for consuming content (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Mar 3, 10:49:49
  - Optical drives have only been removed from the Air (NCFC) - Ben, Mar 3, 11:03:44
    - Oh, you're right - there is one on the Pro! (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Mar 3, 11:23:37
- best off getting a notebook, can pick them up pretty cheap nowadays. (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 10:20:10
- 13" MacBook Pro would be my choice (NCFC) - Ben, Mar 3, 10:12:40
  - +1 for this (n/m) (NCFC) - Derek Acorah, Mar 3, 13:30:11
  - Agreed, just bought one of these and it fantastic. (NCFC) - John in Texas, Mar 3, 11:21:51
- In that you definitely don't want an iPad2. (NCFC) - Hugh Manatee, Mar 3, 09:58:21
- If all you want it for is Office stuff, photoshop and decent browsing (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 3, 09:54:59
  - amen to that! (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 10:10:22
    - Thanks, so far 1 vote Mac, 1 vote windows, 1 vote prossie and coke (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Mar 3, 10:18:09
      - actually 2 votes for Toms and Snowdust! (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 10:20:46
        
        1 vote for a notebook as well..... (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 10:29:08
        
        and i'll put my vote against Tombs and snowdust (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 3, 10:25:21
        
        that makes 3. (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 10:28:31
        
        2 and a half (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 3, 10:30:18
        
        sorry, two and a pip-squeak. (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 10:37:45
        
        Do prossies and drug dealers give VAT receipts? (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Mar 3, 10:31:36
        
        dunno, just put it under "misc" on expenses form. (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 10:36:55
        
        lol, perfect answer! (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Mar 3, 10:38:07
        
        but, don't put it down as.... (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 10:52:26
        
        even better putting down as....... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 10:59:45
        
        i bet there's a vatbod wrather lurking (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 3, 11:02:51
        
        yeah...... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 11:03:48
        
        FFS!! (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 3, 10:40:22

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