Lea is spot on with the keyboarding prognosis with iPad. iPads are not
laptops/computers. However, they can be very portable word processors
using MS Word if you have a Dropbox account and the CloudOn app...but,
again, you would need to accept the screen keypad, or an external keypad
(pain in the ass)
Also, Adobe is coming around with nice iPad apps as well.
On 6/1/12 12:12 AM, Lea Murphy wrote:
Any of the macs are good as certain of them can be small, light and
powerful.
That said, you really should at least look at an ipad. The on-screen
keyboard may not be your cup of tea and if it's not you can add an
external keyboard for large writing jobs. My world changed with my
ipad...it's easy to tote around, it's easy to read in all sorts of
places because you don't have to make room for the 90 degree angle of
a laptop since it's just a flat screen, it doesn't get hot, and it
does all sorts of things besides being a portable book. That said, if
you use an external keyboard with it you really are kind of stuck to
using it at a table while typing due to the fact that they ipad and
keyboard are two separate items and won't necessarily stay attached to
each other properly if one goes akimbo as can happen in a bed or
recliner. Again, there's the on-screen keyboard that may suffice for you.
Not sure how you feel about such things but you might look for a used
one on Craigslist. Mine is the original ipad and it's still running
fast and smooth as silk; I saw no reason to upgrade but I know many do
so perhaps there are some good ones out there at cheaper prices.
I'm not familiar with the Kindles or Nooks as writing tablets but you
might consider them as well. I do know they are cheaper by scads than
the ipad.
If you go the tablet route be sure to consider how you will get your
writing from it to print form...could be as easy as an attachment but
might be trickier depending on the software you use.
Happy shopping.
Lea
On May 31, 2012, at 2:35 PM, Robert Hall wrote:
+1. written from his macbook pro
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On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 1:10 PM, David Rayfield <rayfield@xxxxxxxx
<mailto:rayfield@xxxxxxxx>> wrote:
hey, marilyn,
go for a macbook pro!
david
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