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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
I'd say your recommendation is spot on, skip the iMac and go for a MacBook Pro (or other laptop) as the top priority. If she's got the budget for an iPad great, but I would put it second on the list for sure (even with a bluetooth kbd).
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To the laptop option I'd also add an external harddrive, for automatic backups, in case the laptop gets stolen or trashed.
Regarding iPad, I've found I usually prefer using the laptop instead. Probably because I don't commute or travel much anymore and never got in the habit of using the tablet for things like web surfing or email. But I didn't grow up with cell-phones and tablets, texting and twitter, etc. I didn't read textbooks on a tablet in high school or university. An iPad would also still need a computer anyway to back-up important files.
But if I were a student and wanted to read textbooks in the cafeteria or student lounge or on campus on a sunny day, I'd rather use a tablet such as iPad than a laptop. So a tablet would be, as you said, a convenience but not as necessary as a computer. I'm not sure iPad would be the best tablet for reading textbooks though.