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Posted by quant
Jan 22, 2011 at 09:07 PM
why would you try to turn an ipad into “productivity tool” when there are dozens of tablets with full operating system?
Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 22, 2011 at 09:35 PM
quant wrote:
>why would you try to turn an ipad into “productivity tool” when there are dozens of
>tablets with full operating system?
>
Well, I’m not sure what you’re referring to. The Windows 7 tablets I’ve looked at were either a lot more expensive, or twice the weight, or slower, and still awkward to use (e.g. trying to close documents with your finger). The Dell Inspiron Duo hybrid netbook/tablet is about the same price as the cheapest iPad, but it suffers from all of the above. As for Android tablets, I haven’t heard of PDF readers with annotation that match the sophistication of GoodReader or Expert PDF on iPad.
Also, I didn’t actually mean a full-on “productivity tool,” rather a suitable PDF e-book reader with annotation and sync capabilities. Sorry for the confusion. For me such an e-book reader would be a major productivity boost. Actually the Kindle DX would be perfect but it’s very limited when it comes to dealing with PDFs.
Posted by quant
Jan 22, 2011 at 09:50 PM
for example, viliv x70 is great, and one can do everything that can be done of the pc, use the same apps, the same settings, etc ...
Posted by WSP
Jan 22, 2011 at 10:06 PM
I own an iPad and and use it a good deal every day, but so far I haven’t been able to integrate it very successfully into my work pattern.
Though I occasionally read PDF files on it (and GoodReader is really excellent), my main need is to take notes, and there I am held back by lack of suitable software and a physical keyboard. This frustrates me, because I would like to carry my iPad (rather than a laptop) to libraries for that purpose.
My main note-taking program is MyInfo, which is superb, but the developer has so far shown no interest in creating an iPad app for it. (I desperately wish that someone else would.) I can of course use some other app for typing notes in the library and then transfer them into MyInfo when I return home, but that feels rather awkward.
As for the keyboard, there may be a solution on the horizon, because there are more and more portable bluetooth keyboards becoming available. I’m waiting for one that will fit comfortably in my pocket and yet fold out to something approaching normal keyboard size.
Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 22, 2011 at 10:29 PM
quant wrote:
>for example, viliv x70 is great, and one can do everything that can be done of the pc, use
>the same apps, the same settings, etc ...
Thanks for the suggestion. I’m in the UK and unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be available yet here. But it’s going to be at least ?200 more expensive than the iPad, and because I’m mostly planning to use it as an e-book reader, I’d a bit reluctant to shell out ?600 for it.
WSP wrote:
>Though I occasionally read
>PDF files on it (and GoodReader is really excellent), my main need is to take notes, and
>there I am held back by lack of suitable software and a physical keyboard.
I was advised that Penultimate with a stylus is pretty good for note-taking apparently.