Big Decision - Macbook Pro or iPad?

[AgnesIO]

Well the plan was to get a sleeve thing and carry it in my Eastpak rucksack which is good. That was one of the main attractions of the iPad, it doesn't weigh much.

But you cannot multi-task lol

[Kyle]

macbook defo

[Johno]

But you cannot multi-task lol

You will when the updated software comes out, which will be around christmas time (a long time to wait, I know)

But I agree with what everyone else has said, it has to be the MacBook Pro.

[HotelUser]

You should go on MacRumours and ask someone who owns both, but they'll most likely tell you to get the MacBook pro. Alternatively you could always wait until Android or Windows 7 tablets came out if you wanted something super portable.

[marriott0.01]

You should go on MacRumours and ask someone who owns both, but they'll most likely tell you to get the MacBook pro. Alternatively you could always wait until Android or Windows 7 tablets came out if you wanted something super portable.

Windows 7 tablets are getting less and less plausible. HP dropped their long-awaited Slate from running Windows 7 because it's not an OS that runs well on Tablets.

The iPad is good, but can NEVER replace a MacBook Pro, and to be honest an Android Tablet will also never compare to a MacBook, a Mobile OS can never beat a fully fledged desktop OS, and a fully fledged Desktop OS will rarely be down to the size of a tablet and still run successfully. I would say go for the MacBook Pro. It's the best laptop out there and the fully fledged Desktop OS gives it a bonus over the iPad and any other tablet.

[Invent]

If you want a device for mainly browsing the internet, watching movies, producing simple text documents/keynote presentations/spreadsheets and reading books then the iPad is the perfect fit. Otherwise, get a Macbook (Pro).

[Recursion]

Windows 7 tablets are getting less and less plausible. HP dropped their long-awaited Slate from running Windows 7 because it's not an OS that runs well on Tablets.

The iPad is good, but can NEVER replace a MacBook Pro, and to be honest an Android Tablet will also never compare to a MacBook, a Mobile OS can never beat a fully fledged desktop OS, and a fully fledged Desktop OS will rarely be down to the size of a tablet and still run successfully. I would say go for the MacBook Pro. It's the best laptop out there and the fully fledged Desktop OS gives it a bonus over the iPad and any other tablet.

Why does Windows 7 not run well on tablets? There is absolutely no evidence to support this.

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate on a Netbook (1.6GHz dual core Atom, 1GB RAM, Intel GMA945 graphics, multitouch trackpad) and it runs perfectly fine, a tablet would probably have an extra gig of RAM possibly (especially if HP or someone made it), it'd run like lightning.

But yes, I do agree with your statement of tablets never replacing an actual laptop. I think Netbooks stand a better chance, after carrying my MacBook around school before getting a NetBook I can safely say that actually, Jobs is wrong, netbooks are very nice computers for basic office work, internet browsing and even sometimes playing the odd indie game.

[HotelUser]

Although I'm using my nexus one more and more and my netbook less and less, I too can say windows 7 runs on my atom netbook 2gb ram just fine. It's not as fast as Ubuntu but its certainly usable.

[Shawnstra]

Ask me now and i'll say the Macbook Pro, in a few years, maybe the iPad. The iPad has the potential to be a laptop replacer, but I don't see it there yet. Thus, go with the MBP, they're recently updated and you'll enjoy them.

[marriott0.01]

Why does Windows 7 not run well on tablets? There is absolutely no evidence to support this.

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate on a Netbook (1.6GHz dual core Atom, 1GB RAM, Intel GMA945 graphics, multitouch trackpad) and it runs perfectly fine, a tablet would probably have an extra gig of RAM possibly (especially if HP or someone made it), it'd run like lightning.

But yes, I do agree with your statement of tablets never replacing an actual laptop. I think Netbooks stand a better chance, after carrying my MacBook around school before getting a NetBook I can safely say that actually, Jobs is wrong, netbooks are very nice computers for basic office work, internet browsing and even sometimes playing the odd indie game.

Well the whole reason HP dropped the Windows 7 HP Slate was because Windows 7 didn't run as 'well' as they wanted it to. HP says there was so many problems with trying to get Windows 7 to run on the HP Slate 'well' that they just gave up and dropped the whole Windows 7 HP Slate and acquired Palm and are now most probably going to be using WebOS on it. That should be some evidence that one of the biggest manufacturers of PC's who was touted to having the 'best' Windows 7 tablet, that Steve Ballmer himself showed off, dropping the whole Slate?