Roscignos Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Should I get an iPad 2 or iMac? I need to choose which one I want for my bday so i can get iPad 2 White (16 GB) or iMac (21.5 in.) ..I know they are both different and hard to compare but which one do you thin is better? I need a computer because my laptop is dying out and i want iMovie. But i also really want an ipad because it is just soo cool and you can play games and change the background etc (i might jailbreak it. @IFoneyou on youtube) alright thanks [Removed the spam URL - KS] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Depends if you want to carry it around with you. The iMac is a great pice of kit and can do an awful lot. but you cant play with it on a plane The iPad2 is great for consuming media and traveling, I'd find it difficult to do serious movie editing on it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartempion Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I have an ipad 2, two in fact, one with G3 (it will take ages before Thailand will have country wide G3, but am traveling to Europe next month and test G3) and a wifi only one. Thus I am eager to pack my G3 in my small carry-on. Results of tests late August. I consider it a funny gadget item, I browse the net from my sofa on the terrace, read ibooks and play games. I like the on-screen keyboard to reply to mails but would not use the ipad for serious work (I don't do serious work anyway...) I always loathed laptops, refusing to carry them around. I still use my two main PC's a lot. Your solution might be to buy both??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 ...I need a computer because my laptop is dying out.... Doesn't this statement answer your question? You need a computer. An ipad is not a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Ipad2 or MacAir is what your comparing - correct? If you need to CREATE content - then the Mac Air. If you only need to use content (and do limited email) - then Ipad2 is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36below Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 i don't mean to be critical but it's a no brainer; pom michael is right on the money. if money is an issue, consider a refurbished ipad and a refurbished macbook air; they come with a one-year warranty; very decent prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 JMHO, the new MacBook airs are "of age", the first gen were OK but these new'uns are the bees knees. Unless you go for a MacBook Pro, but I think that's outside the brief. Coss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartempion Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Coss, Can you talk English please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Ahhhh, yes, er... The latest Mac Book Airs are very very good. The first generation of these machines were OK, but just OK. Therefore, the latest Mac Book Airs are worth buying. Unless you were to buy, the higher end and higher specc'd MacBook Pro - which is double in wonderfullness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Simple MacBook would be my choice. Having said that.....let me say this, I am very happy with my iPhone having resisted conformity for so long. Does everything I need it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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