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Cheers. That's helpful.
iPad
My thought too, but apparently it's a no.
God even 2nd hand it's not cheap. Sounds like it'll be a new Air... either way it seems so much to spend for someone who probably just needs a budget Chromebook. But definitely better than the £2k he's being upsold to :)
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My thought too, but apparently it's a no.
If it helps, it looks like you can now use a mouse with an iPad. It's making me consider selling my Windows 10 laptop since I could now use an iPad to Remote Desktop to my home and work machines.
Hard to ask someone why it's a no without sounding combative, but what does he expect to do with it that he needs a proper Mac for?
For 2k he could get a Macbook Air and an iPad and have some spare change still.
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My thought too, but apparently it's a no.
Can she get him along to a store to see how the iPad looks and works with a keyboard cover? It sounds like an ideal fit for the use case, and sometimes it just needs someone to see it looks like a laptop to get them off the idea of 'I don't want a tablet' - they're not stupidly cheap to purchase, but they really are a lovely size and should last for years without getting clogged up.
Would suggest somewhere like John Lewis, where it doesn't feel too 'tech-y' - we just picked one up from there as they had an offer on the keyboard cover, got the 64GB iPad Air and cover for £550.
If it really is a no, how about the MacBook Air? I'm still using my mid-2012 model for design work so even that would be over the top for email and browsing!
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someone who probably just needs a budget Chromebook
Chromebook tends to be the answer to so many of these questions in reality.
duncs
tonylast
aggi
Prob pre 2016, when the keyboards were less problematic.
For that use case any Mac post 2010. Or prob post 2005. With an SSD.
iPad?