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Originally Posted by covingtoncat73
Dunno if Best Buy still has the original for $399 but that sale had me curious. I do email, a few messageboards and news websites, Twitter, Netflix (very important, it is how I get my TV), and iTunes on my home computer. Oh, I also use Adobe Digital Editions for my Kobo.
Will the iPad work for this?
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Yes, and quite well, imho
The new Home Sharing feature really gives you access to your entire iTunes music/movies/TV shows over wi-fi; very convenient.
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I haven't written anything in about 2 years but, if I take up my writing hobby again, I would also like a word processing application at home.
Will the iPad work for this?
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That is a bigger question
I know some people have gotten quite facile at typing on the on-screen keyboard, and others who just can't use it for anything longer than a messageboard/email length missive. You could get an external bluetooth keyboard, but that just adds to the cost, and really, for many writers, a netbook is the perfect little tool for that task.
You might want to try to get down to an Apple Store and do some typing on the keyboard-see if its something that feels right, possibly right with practice, or a frickin disaster
I have to say it is a lot easier to type on with the Smart Cover to prop it up at an angle, but I don't use mine for a lot of writing.