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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
Obviously, serious is going to be different to everybody. Many people here are writers, so to them serious work means writing. In my opinion, people talking about what they actually do and how they do it or would like to do it is more useful than discussing theoretical examples of uses or throwing links around.
I personally don't see the point of adding a keyboard to an iPad. If you're going to attach appendices to it, why not get a netbook or simply a laptop? At least you won't have to hold it all together. I can't imagine where I would put an external keyboard on my knees. And then I'd need something to put the iPad on. I'm rather happy with the ipad's keyboard. Though I don't think I would use it for writing all day. But if you're going to be doing something for several hours in the day, wouldn't you rather be comfortably sitting at a desk? And in that case isn't a computer better suited?
As your examples show, making good use of the iPad probably requires trying to forget the computer analogy and focusing on the advantages tablets have over computers. It's not easy to do when you've been using computers for years. I know I am often confused because I expect my iPad to behave like a computer, but in fact the best apps are the ones that throw away all the old habits and expectations and make the best use of the touchscreen.
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Agree with most of what you say. You should understand that the Ipad dock is a stand attached to a keyboard,so it holds the Ipad upright while you are typing.
Look
HERE for video reviews of it. SF author Charles Stross typed much of his last novel on an Ipad, but he would admit that it wasn't optimal.
I think a lot of people bought the Ipad blithely thinking that it would be a cool laptop replacement ( kind of a netbook with touch) . Actually, its a different category of device altogether (think of it as an advanced iPod with a touch interface and a big screen).
Can you use it for "serious work?". Yes- but its not optimal for the kind of "serious work" that involves long-form typing and rapid keying in of data.
Also, too, those aren't "theoretical examples". People do in fact use the Ipad in just those ways, and lots of businesses are incorporating the Ipad into their workflow.