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[–] spicytuna62 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Tablet computers. My thoughts on the first iPad were that it does everything a laptop, an iPod, and a Kindle all do, but worse. Next thing I knew, they were everywhere. I think traditional laptops are making something of a comeback, though.

My wife has an iPad and after using it for a bit, yeah I get it.

[–] cumcum69 21 points 1 year ago

Tablets are great for anything that doesn't involve typing

[–] ZapBeebz_ 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I used my Surface Pro all through college, and that thing is amazing. I took all my notes with the pen in OneNote, but it also has has a full desktop OS, so you're not missing any functionality. Mine is even powerful enough to run some basic CAD modelling, which was a treat for when I didn't want to have to deal with finding an open computer lab

[–] Silvus 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if you haven't tried it, the new pens are like three tines as good!

[–] ZapBeebz_ 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I can justify a new surface pen since I graduated and got a job that doesn't allow PEDs onsite, but given how good my pen is, the new ones must be great.

Also, when browsing the Microsoft store just now to look at the pen specs, I was shocked to see a bunch of components listed for the Surface Pro 9. Did Microsoft embrace right to repair for that model.

[–] Silvus 1 points 1 year ago

yeah, they went hard into repairable. ifixit gave the 9 a 7 out of 10. good happy stuff

[–] phx 1 points 1 year ago

I had multiple models of Surface Pro. The first several generations ran great on Linux, but the later models got hella expensive without offering much new for the price. I ended up with a Lenovo X12 which is similar in turn factor but had more storage/RAM/power for less price

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I had the same sentiment toward tablets until a couple years ago when we got our S7+ and they're pretty awesome for home use, playing games, watching movies, etc. Totally changed my opinion of them. Previously I thought they were trying to be more like a blend of a laptop and smartphone without doing either one well, but they definitely have their use case.