[bombcar]

I’ve tried three or four times over the decades to make an iPad “work” and have never found anything to “do” with it that doesn’t quickly get subsumed by my phone (more easily available) or my laptop (better typing etc).

It always ends up playing videos or the kids playing some silly game.

[socalgal2]

Mine never got used and I've bought 4 of them (I'm an idiot). First time they were relatively new. 2nd time I got a Pro thinking the pencil would make me use it for drawing. 3rd time was to read comics. Latest time was someone recommending to put on a treadmill at the gym for a movie.

In all cases, I used them 2-3 times and then never touched them again. Obviously some people love them. My mom loves and uses hers. I edit text too much and the select, copy and paste on touch screens is attrocious even today.

[coldtea]

Depends on what you do.

For things like drawing (Procreate and co), editing images and even videos on the go, using it with a MIDI keyboard and AU plugins for gigs, reading ebooks, watching a movie in bed, etc its way better than both the Mac and the iPhone.

Paired with a BT keyboard, for niche stuff like focus writing apps (closer to fancy typewriter with no distractions than a full laptop or phone) it's also great.

[trueno]

i got an ipad mini cause i thought the pencil was cool. it's neat, tablets are always over idealized i think. had big dreams of using it to note take in meetings lol good joke my adhd cursed self will never reread a note.

so it's mostly a desk weight now. besides pencil input, there isn't anything i'd do on it that i wouldn't prefer doing on my laptop. i absolutely can't stand typing on ipads.