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Old 09-21-2010, 03:45 AM   #133
Graham
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Originally Posted by harryE123 View Post
But it sure isn't much easier typing on a netbook, so the comparison is unfair, you should be comparing the ipad with a netbook in terms of typing not a laptop...
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Well, my experience may vary from yours, but I have written reams and reams on various netbooks, including my own, in sessions lasting up to four or five hours. I find being able to type with two hands on a responsive keyboard a more pleasant experience than tapping with one hand on a flat glass plate while holding it in the other, or propping the slate up on something to get a reasonable angle for two-handed use, while at the same time cutting down the available screen real estate with an on-screen keyboard.

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Originally Posted by harryE123 View Post
... the ipad as a lot of options for adding a proper keyboard, netbooks don't. Because it's much easier standing the ipad up and typing on an external than doing that on a netbook.
A friend of mine now travels with a separate Bluetooth keyboard for his iPad and two strange pieces of orange foam which are designed to prop the iPad up at a suitable angle. I can't help thinking his life would be simpler with a good netbook or convertible.

Graham

Last edited by Graham; 09-21-2010 at 03:47 AM.
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