While the iPad is undoubtedly one of the more popular technological products on the market today, I do not see there being any possible way they could take place of laptops. For starters, I think laptops and iPads have very different purposes. When I think of the iPad, I think of a device designed for leisure and enjoyment. When I think of a laptop, a device designed for more practical business or school related work comes to mind.
The iPad is more aesthetically pleasing, more portable, and has distinctive features such as a number of applications and a touch screen. In terms of entertainment, the iPad reigns supreme above all others. Along with this, it has standard programs found on a laptop such as Safari and iTunes. But unlike the standard laptop, the iPad has less RAM and hard-drive memory, which makes it insufficient in comparison to the practicality of a laptop. Because of this you can only run a limited amount of programs at once and hold a limited amount of information and documents. But perhaps the biggest downfall of the iPad is that it doesn’t have a physical keyboard. Yet, if it had a physical keyboard it would basically be a laptop. In order for the iPad to replace the laptop, it needs to be capable of more practical use, and not just for entertainment. This isn’t to say I could never see the iPad taking the laptops place in the future, but for now I think laptops are here to stay. As long as there is still a need for practical computer programs such as word processors and spreadsheets, there will be a need for laptops.
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