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I could really do with an iPad right now

Posted on by Steve Workman About 1 min reading time

I've found my use case for an iPad: working without wi-fi. iPadI'm sat on my sofa watching the superbowl and my Internet connection is down. I'm left trying to write blog posts on my iPhone, which, by the speed of my typing, is not going to be fun. At this point, I'd like an iPad. I'd like a laptop which isn't quite a laptop, it just does what I need it to do. Thanks to lots of apps, the only thing I couldn't do on an iPad would be code, and I'm sure that won't be far away. All I want to do is write a blog post from the comfort of my sofa, without getting cramp in my hands or the battery running out.

The wi-fi only version is an interesting prospect, though wouldn't solve my current internetless problem unless I could tether the iPhone to it. I wouldn't be against the 3g version, though the data would have to be allowed to be shared with my current plan, or I simply couldn't justify the expense.

I'd also love it if it was intelligent enough to use the home sharing feature that iTunes 9 introduced. Music over wi-fi seems like a no brainer to me.

Well, will I get one in April? Maybe. If the price isn't as silly a conversion as Macs are, it may be worth a look. Otherwise, it looks like i'll make do with my old laptop