Apple iPad or Windows Laptop ? Which One Should You Buy in 2020 By RaavMedia

Hi guys welcome to my channel where we talk about everything from tech to films and all the fun stuff in between you might have seen lots of YouTubers at the moment unboxing and reviewing seventeen hundred pounds, iPads and 20,000 pound mac towers. But what is the suitable option for that casual user I recently had this question come up by a few whom I know asking me if they need an iPad or a laptop. So let's see what is suitable and when I mentioned casual user. This is going to exclude developers, designers, gamers and other power users who require lots of processing, power and storage. We're going to focus on that casual user group who need a computer or tablet at home for the usual day-to-day stuff. This video is actually spurred by a retired couple coming up to me and asking me if they're had the option just to buy one device, what would that be? Should they buy an iPad or a computer, which there was a straightforward answer for this, and if it were up to me, I would have recommended getting them both as they would get the best of both the worlds? But the option was only to choose one.

So, let's see if this video will help in making that decision. So let's look at the basic tasks which casual users do with their devices number one serve the internet shop online and read articles number two watch, movies and YouTube. Videos, third, is sent and receive emails and do basic office. Stuff number four is use. Video or voice chat, functionalities, number five connect various devices.

Why are USB, including printers a number six is been mobile. That is the ability to take it places along with you. So first, let's consider the device options again. The main requirement is keeping the cost as low as possible, without sacrificing on quality. On the tablet front, we'll go for the iPad Air costing 479 pounds giving you 64.

Gigabytes of storage. I could have considered the entry-level iPad for lower cost, but the specs are a bit dated on that and the storage is too low to recommend it. We are looking for something which should last at least five to six years, and the a12 processor in the iPad Air is much more future-proof than the eight and chip in that entry-level iPad. On the computer side of things. Let's consider PC as at below 500 pounds price point.

You wouldn't get a Mac, so for the price of 500 pounds and below you can get an Intel Core, i5 processor, with 8 gigs of RAM and about 256 gigs of SSD storage, running Windows home trust. I guys. You don't need Windows Pro, as this is not needed for home users and adding Windows Pro will only bump up the cost by an extra hundred two hundred and fifty pounds. You can also get Windows laptops for sub 300 pounds with Intel M processors or a3 processors, with four gigs of RAM, but again, Windows 10 is most comfortable at the anti level, with eight gigs of ram, and that's why I recommend those as the minimum specifications look at this laptop which I'm unboxing they only costed 400 pounds made by HP comes with 8 Gen Intel, i5, processor, 8, gigs of ram and 256 gigs of SSD storage has got three USB. Ports also has an SD card reader and HDMI port and the screen is full HD.

So we have our devices now. Let's look at those day-to-day tasks and see how both the iPad and the PC handles them. First up is served the internet shop online and read articles the best place for doing these activities is on the couch or viols relaxing on your bed. I know the loo is also a popular option, but for now, let's just to the living or bedroom, the iPad wins here straight up, as it was a device which was meant for that. I also read about this that there was an inside talk to Apple that the iPad / iPhone came into existence as Steve Jobs wanted a device that he could check and reply to his emails whilst his in the bathroom.

So you see the hybrid was actually built for that. You could use your laptop but doing any kind of web surfing on a laptop which weighs at least 1.5 kilos and is blowing hot air constantly through the vents is not going to be ideal. I mean the laptop was perfect when we had those huge tower PCs, but now it cannot compete with the iPads in terms of ease of use. Moreover, with the iPad, as now, you get full desktop websites. Instead of cut down mobile versions, giving you that complete desktop class browsing experience and for reading articles again, the iPad is going to be perfect device for these lots of content.

Newspapers and magazines have specifically designed apps to make it compatible with the iPad and give you that ease of navigation and browsing and flicking through giving you that almost realistic feel as if you're flicking through pages of a real book. Second point is watching movies and YouTube videos again. The iPad is brilliant for these and offers a battery life, which the Windows laptops cannot compete. I here have a two-in-one ultra book. This is a bit more expensive at costing about twelve hundred pounds, but still the battery life is terrible on it, whereas I could watch the entire Lord of the Rings' trilogy in one full charge on the iPad one thing I have to mention, even though it's a bit of outdated laptops still offer the option of having a DVD drive in them.

If you see this, one here which we bought from eBay at about a 429 pounds comes with a DVD drive. So if you have huge collection of DVDs, then you can still watch them without having to convert them into mp4 files. Next up is sending and receiving emails and basic office stuff for emails. A physical keyboard giving you that tactile feedback is much better than typing on a glass screen saying that you can also get physical keyboards for the iPads, both the expensive ones from first party or cheaper alternatives from third party providers. Still, the inbuilt keyboard of laptops totally dominates the space and the Bluetooth keyboard accessories, which you get for.

The iPad are no match for that physical inbuilt laptop keyboard, then for basic office, stuff like using Word or Excel or spreadsheets or PowerPoint. The laptop was built for this. You can get Microsoft Office suite on the iPad as well or use Apple's version of the same as Pages, Keynote, etc. But nothing really beats that native mouse pointer and keyboard support which the laptop provides so for such kind of stuff. The laptop is most comfortable.

You can make do with the iPad as long as you're, okay, with the limitations of using an on-screen or Bluetooth keyboard for typing and using fingers or an expensive Apple Pencil for the mouse pointer type of precision. Just a thought, Microsoft Office suite is not included for free with your laptop and Microsoft offers a solution which cost you about 10 pounds a month, but you can get a genuine Microsoft, Office 2019 professional version from third-party sellers for about 30 pounds. Next is video and voice chat. The iPad is the most convenient solution for this. It has light to carry around you just need a case to prop it up.

There are plenty available from third-party sellers for about 10 pounds, and then you can position the iPad anywhere in your house, plus you have access to almost all the apps which you would ever need for. Radio / voice calls like apples on iMessage or third-party ones, like Skype, Google, hangout, slack, etc. Next is the interesting point connecting various devices the iPadOS open this up, and you can now hook up all sorts to the iPad like USB pen drives SD cards, Wireless, game controllers and even a wireless or Bluetooth mouse I made a video about this, and I will link it down below. If you wish to check that out, however, it's not all perfect here. First, you need a dongle, the Apple one's a bit expensive, but third-party ones should only cost about a tenner.

Secondly, portable hard drives, which require more power, need an adapter with power. Supply Apple sells one for about 40 pounds. But again you can look at third-party for cheaper options, whereas laptops still retain all ports, so you don't need a dongle. The one which I have here has got three USB ports and an SD card slot. Plus there is no limit to what you can plug in here.

Pen drives portable hard drives, USB lights, fans coasters, anything which has got a USB or any other compatible port works perfectly fine with the laptops which brings me to the other important accessory, which we all need a printer. Even if it's not for office. Work you'd probably require a printer at some point for probably printing a flight ticket or a cinema ticket or posters. Like me, thankfully, both the iPad and the laptop work fine here the iPad will mostly support wireless printers, but the cost for wireless printers nowadays is hardly any more than the standard printers. So, ideally, even if you get a laptop I recommend buying a wireless printer as it is very convenient, we've reached the final point and that is to be mobile.

There is no competing with the iPad in this category. The iPad was built for being portable and such a small form factor makes it easy to carry around. Even the laptops are considered portable back when its granddaddy, the power PCs, were popular, and even if you spend over 2,000 pounds to get one of those ultra-thin notebooks, they still do weigh about 1.2 kilos come back to the 456 grams of the iPad Air and for the price which we are considering here, which is under 500 pounds. You are looking at a laptop which weighs at least over 1.5 kilos fewer points to consider for the laptop you need to subscribe to an anti-virus software, and this range is anywhere between 10 pounds to the 50 pounds per month with the iPad. You really don't have to worry about this as the iPad locks you down from installing anything that is not approved.

Why are the App Store? This is a bit restrictive, but, in my opinion, is perfect, as it keeps all the junk out of the device for the laptop. You also need to buy a mouse, but they're relatively cheap and with the iPad as well. You at least need a case and a screen protector. Again. Furthermore, you should find a decent one for about 10 pounds.

Each I made a video about all the accessories which the iPad needs and I will link it down below as well. If you wish to check that out. So in conclusion, where do we stand? Ideally, I would still recommend you buy both devices. But if you have to choose one, then here's the deal. If portability is your main priority, along with ease of use and long battery life, at the same time, you're willing to live with the restrictions of iOS operating system, then the iPad is the way to go.

But if you like, versatility need a proper work, oriented device with bigger storage and better integration with third-party accessories, then the laptop is the way to go. Both these devices have their limitations and the best way to choose one is to consider what you would use most on your device and then see if you can put up with its restrictions and if you can stretch the budget and go for both of them, then you'll definitely not go wrong. You will have the best of both worlds and the configurations which I mentioned should last, at least for the next five to six years. So that's it for now guys hope this video helps you in making the right decision. Please do comment down below and let me know also, please show your support by subscribing to my channel and as always thanks a lot for staying until the end.

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