Re: A Battle For Tech Balance
Lately, I’ve been juggling my tablet and laptop, preferring one and then the other. But what if I can find the balance between them?
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It can be hard to find room for my iPad in between my MacBook and iPhone. I’ll go iPad-first (or iPad-only) and use it as a laptop replacement. It works great for many tasks and meets most of my computing needs most of the time. Plus it lets me digitally handwrite or sketch with the Apple Pencil. Nice.
But I eventually miss a few things about my MacBook. Or I just get bored and want to change things up. You know, smash that refresh button. That’s what I did recently. After preferring my iPad for a while, I jumped back to my Mac exclusively.
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Now I’m somewhere between the extremes, trying to find a good balance.
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So instead of upgrading, side-grading, or downgrading, I’ll let my MacBook be a laptop/desktop — a typewriting dream. And I’ll let my iPad be a tablet — a multitouch, multimedia delight.
Man, I totally get Jason's struggle. I've been going back and forth on this for years! At one point, I even sold my 2015 MacBook Pro and went all-in on iPad. Then I flip-flopped, got an M1 MacBook Air, and ditched the iPad.
Right now, I've actually got both – an M2 iPad Air and my M1 MacBook Air. And honestly, I like using both. Here's the thing: I can do everything I need on either one. Lately, I've been reaching for my iPad more. There's a simplicity about just having an iPhone and iPad, ya know?
I feel like the way to end this back-and-forth is to just pick one and get rid of the other. But then I'm stuck – which one do I keep?