I recently got married and at the time of writing am about a week into my honeymoon and while I have brought both my IPad and my Laptop I find myself more often than I expected reaching for my IPad. In this post I will be going over some of the reason why I believe that is the case.
Easy to use on a Hotel Bed
With the Magic Keyboard the IPad becomes an increadibly easy device to use while sitting in bed after a long day of exploring. While often times the IPads small and light form factor can cause issues when I want to be productive, this can actually cause me to just do the tasks I need to get done for the next day then get back to spending time with my wife instead of falling down one of hundreds have rabbit holes I would normally go down.
Excellent Battery Life
Even with Tailscale running so that I can watch Super Natural while in the train station the battery has lasted most if not all day without needing to be charged.
Easy to use on trains and plains
Due to how the Magic Keyboard folds it makes the IPad far more useable on economy Train and Plain folding trays. I would go as far as to say that it actually makes it usable while on these means of transportation. I was able to easily work on this post while watching Super Natuaral and feel like I was being just as productive using my IPad as I would have been if I was using my Laptop at a traditional desk
Airplay
With how easy it is to connect airpods to my IPad my wife and I can easily pass hours in the train stations watching some of our favourite shows such as Supernatural while waiting for our train
Conclusion
In closing while I did still use my laptop a fair bit my IPad was an invaluable tool to allow me to get some work done as well as allow my wife and I to watch TV when there wasn’t an actually TV available, which when essentally backpacking across Europe happens a fair bit.