This Is Me

MacBook, my trustworthy companion. I had you for so long, you stayed right by my side through the eternal battles with school assignments. You’ve never let me down. You execute applications swiftly with utmost stability leaving those Windows machine in shame. You are incredibly awesome.

School assignments are things of the past. The mobility and the computational power of the MacBook is no longer useful for me. For that, I apologize for forsaking you. Forgive me MacBook for disregarding you for I have bought an iPad.

iPad. The legendary iPad. Who have not heard of the iPad? One of a kind. My companion.

The iPad was first announced on January 27, 2010 by Apple’s then-CEO Steve Jobs. It was marketed as a device to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops. I’ve had mine for a couple of months and I must say that in fact, it rendered my MacBook useless.

I couldn’t find anymore reasons why I needed to boot up my MacBook for my computing needs when the iPad paired with my iMac was able to suffice my needs.

One of the main reasons why iOS devices are wildly successful is because of the App Store. Needless to say, there is an app for almost everything. The apps themselves extend the capability of the iOS devices tremendously. When you think about it, without the apps, iOS devices are nothing. Plain devices with no special functionality. That is one of the reasons why I preferred my iPad over my MacBook. The vast amount of apps allows me to do a lot of things. Just yesterday, I was watching a movie on my iPad. It was streamed via my iMac. I’m not saying that it’s not possible to watch it on my MacBook streamed via the iMac but it’s a hassle to set it up.

Moreover, the iPad is so much lighter than the MacBook. I wouldn’t want a heavy device on me while I’m lying down on my bed watching a movie. Furthermore, the MacBook contains a typical hard disk with movables parts. It can cause detrimental effects with sudden movement, not cool when you’re lying down with it.

My MacBook, it’s archaic, it’s no longer in production. The battery is wrecked. It’s not able to hold a charge for more than two hours. Unlike the iPad, it holds it’s battery charge a whole lot longer. And I no longer need to worry about the blanket blocking the ventilation and causing overheating problems.

The iPad is of course great but when I’m starting University, I’m definitely getting a MacBook Pro. The iPad isn’t really catered for developers or programmers. However, it’s great for creating quick app or site mockups! But still, it’s more of a device to consume content, not so much on content creation. I’d definitely encourage the general public to get an iPad, it might be able to suffice the needs of many. The only regrets I have is not getting the 64GB model. Other than that, I can’t live without my iPad.

 

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