I need to replace my 5 year old laptop this summer for the fall semester and I’ve decided that instead of a new computer I should just upgrade to a tablet. I’ve always loved the iPad mini for its size. It’d be extremely portable and I would honestly get a lot more use out of it other than just school work, but I’m nervous about having to type notes or papers with it for how small it is. I’ve considered the Air because it’d be easier to use it as a computer, I know I could write papers and type/write notes easily with an Apple Pencil. It would be a great school computer, but I don’t know if I would use it casually like the mini. I’d love to buy both but can’t afford that. Which one would be better?

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    1 year ago

    My wife has an ipad with the apple pencil. She bought it as she saw how incredible the pen experience is on my Samsung galaxy Tab s8 plus.

    She was devastated at how poor the overall pen experience is on the ipad vs the Samsung.

    I can’t recommend enough to do some serious testing of both Apple and Samsung pen input before buying.

    It was a harsh reality to see how far behind the apple pen system is vs the Samsung pen experience. Especially considering the price and having to pay extra for the apple pen.

    Don’t take my word. Go and actually use both in store. Properly. You’ll soon see what I mean.