Im sure many love their iPads, but looking at the scant few who watched my video on a tablet kinda confirms my suspicion that the tablet is kind of a nothing product? At least in my experience, it’s true that “big touch screen” is just not a very useful object
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Though, for a while, I used it as a secondary screen to watch YouTube on, while I gamed
Smartphones have virtually erased that gap with newer tech
(flashed a Touchpad with android, that was nice too)
They could use phones, but the screen is too small to properly work off of.
They could use laptops, but no one wants to carry them around for eight hours. Also connecting to cell towers is important
But I mostly use the tablet for reading.
My Pa has Parkinson's and struggles with physical books, he does the crossword on his iPad.
This is not a defence of tablets.
Now that Apple has the Mchips it’s a treat to have a strong enough device lowers the entry cost for hobbyists/new-musicians. Can talk more on this if you’re curious
The videos part I could say is good or bad, but I'm glad I still got some productive use out of it.
It's a bit more expensive, but only a little bit depending on your phone and I get way more utility out of it than I ever did a tablet.
Got it super cheap because it was corpo locked.
I have an iPad but because ipadOS is so useless it’s become a glorified notebook
easier organization, more environmentally friendly, retains the memory consolidation benefits of handwriting etc.
I also imagine vertical video hurts the iPads entertainment value
I mean my wife and I have, but only for business related things that we got the tablet for.
I bet if you open Mr Beast or Blippi the tablet number will be way higher.
1. I don't want to hold a phone for 30+ minutes.
2. Phones are either:
a. Too big - and my hand hurts if I use it too much.
b. Too small - and not good for watching videos.
3. I have a desktop PC and don't want to watch at my desk.
That sounds implausible to me, but clearly I am in the minority here.
I only use my iPad for watching videos when I have nothing else available
But they filled a niche that isn't there anymore
That said, youtube generally goes on the tv
It's basically the minivan of computers.
https://mashable.com/article/ipad-pro-2024-m4-benchmarks
Well I suppose there is one nice thing about a tablet. Once it goes obsolete you can use its innate runs-a-bit-hot feature to temper chocolate.
Having four kids probably contributes to that motivation.
Not sure it’s a “nothing” product. But it sure is unnecessary. It does many reading and consumption things better but is a luxury.
I do make extensive use of the keyboard case, which may or may not mean something.
And for watching shows/movies on public transport and in waiting rooms.
But mostly reading manga.
Work (not just art, genuinely useful for presentations, note taking etc)
Old people don't use computer
Child distraction
Big Joel needs to converse in Simlish and wear Paw Patrol clothing more IMHO.
iPads have been a thing for 15 years. Today's college students grew up with them as kids, and they seem to have dumped them.