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Originally Posted by VictoriaP
If I know I'm going to get wordy though, I tend to pull out the wireless Bluetooth keyboard. That is absolutely the greatest--weighs nothing, doesn't get hot the way my laptop does, and I can go back to regular iPad use with a click of the eject button. I agree that one probably isn't going to want to write a novel on the iPad with only the virtual keyboard!
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Yep, that's what I was saying.
It's a VERY good virtual keyboard, but you're not going to be writing novels, school papers etc. on it as it's going to slow you down too much for those and just not be very comfortable.
It's not even just the virtual keyboard and being small--it's having to go to different keyboard screens to get numbers and symbols which I use a lot in scholarly journals etc.--vs. having them all on a physical keyboard.
So for me a desktop will always be best for long writing--nice full keyboard that's better than even a laptop keyboard, don't have a hot laptop on your lap or the desk in front of you etc. Mouse is nice too if you're doing a lot of cutting and pasting editing work etc.--beats a touch screen or touchpad on a laptop IMO.