My main laptop is 15” MBP 2016. I have previously worked on 13” MBP 2017 for a 
small period of time. Despite the fact that the difference in weights is small 
on papers, you feel a great difference in holding/carrying each.

HTH,

Regards,

Mohamed E. Fayed 


> On Dec 9, 2020, at 4:26 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> 
> I think you’re right. And I deliberately don’t put my work email on it, so I 
> know I’ll never be interrupted by work stuff. Like Joe, I think I like having 
> a secondary iOs device, and reserving it exclusively for personal ie.e. 
> Nonwork use.
> Cheers,
> Donna
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Dec 9, 2020, at 8:19 AM, Muhammad Fayed <m10fa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Regarding liking to type emails, You may compare typing on iPhone, iPad and 
>> Mac. I think you consider typing on iPad more immersive and enjoyable.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Mohamed E. Fayed
>> 
>>> On Dec 9, 2020, at 4:09 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Well, at least you have a concrete, separate use for yours. I really don’t. 
>>> The one thing I can name is that I tend to prefer doing things that involve 
>>> more typing—such as writing emails like this—on my iPad (hence my interest 
>>> in the Mantis.) My brain just doesn’t formulate complex written responses 
>>> when I’m dictating. I’m fine with short things like brief emails or FB 
>>> posts, but if I tried to dictate a message like this, I’d end up sounding 
>>> like an idiot. 😀
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 9, 2020, at 7:53 AM, joseph hodge <josephlho...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Man I’ve made so many mistakes when it comes to iPads. I like having a 
>>>> secondary IOS device. I bought the pro but really feel its got so many 
>>>> drawbacks. I blame marketing for this, because they do make it out to be a 
>>>> replacement for a laptop which I just find farce. I mean 300 dollars for a 
>>>> keyboard and trackpad is a bit steep for me, but I do get that it could 
>>>> work for some.
>>>> 
>>>> Where I settled up is on a iPad mini it gives me a secondary device 
>>>> without breaking the bank. I bought it before the SE came out but man for 
>>>> a secondary device you can snag those pretty cheap. One way I use my iPad 
>>>> with my Mac is if I want to record something I will use QuickTime and 
>>>> Audio Hijack and record the audio from the iPad to keep. I record a lot of 
>>>> sports so I love the fact on the Mac that I can record browsers 
>>>> independently and the iPad and QuickTime gives me another source/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 9, 2020, at 8:35 AM, Brandon Olivares <thepianist2...@gmail.com> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Interesting. Curious what you like about your iPad so much? I’ve often 
>>>>> had the same thought, that there’s not much point to an iPad for the 
>>>>> blind. I have a MacBook Pro, an iPhone, and an Apple Watch, but never 
>>>>> felt the need for an iPad.
>>>>> 
>>>>> But hey, if you enjoy it, and feel joy in the thought of upgrading it, 
>>>>> then go for it. Who says it has to have a good reason or to be absolutely 
>>>>> “rational”?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Brandon
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Dec 9, 2020, at 8:32 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>>>>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This is something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. In a perfect 
>>>>>> world, I would buy both a new Mac and a new iPad, but that would stretch 
>>>>>> my funds a little more than I want to stretch them. So I’ve been trying 
>>>>>> to sort out which device I want to upgrade this year, and which one 
>>>>>> next. That has gotten me thinking about why I like my iPad. I do like 
>>>>>> it, there’s no question about that. But as a device, it really doesn’t 
>>>>>> make much sense. I agree with Joe, that an iPad is basically just a big 
>>>>>> iPhone. And, since I can’t see the screen, there’s really no reason for 
>>>>>> me to have an iPad in the first place. But even knowing that, I like my 
>>>>>> iPad, and am very intrigued with the idea of getting a newer, faster 
>>>>>> one. But I can’t really come up with a good reason why. Everything Joe 
>>>>>> said in his video is right. The Mac is a much better proeductivity 
>>>>>> device, and the iPhone is really all the screen I need. And, it’s faster 
>>>>>> than my iPad. So what is it about the iPad that makes me like it? Notice 
>>>>>> I’m sitting here drinking my coffee and typing this email on it, not on 
>>>>>> my Mac and not on my iPhone.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This is more of a rhetorical post than anything else, but it’s something 
>>>>>> that has really come to fascinate me. If anyone else wants to chime in, 
>>>>>> I’d love to hear people’s thoughts.
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Donna
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
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