My spouse was given one for a present and doesn't use it.
I refuse to read books on a machine...I read BOOKS!
I have a laptop.
My iPhone is usually locked/shut off.
I watch T.V. and discs on a T.V.!
There is absolutely NOTHING that I need an iPad for.
I'm not saying that others may find a use for it, though I can't imagine what, should they have a computer, laptop, and iPhone.
I like the iPad for those long international flights. I see a lot of tablets in use on planes (I fly often). Much easier than digging out a laptop, and larger screen for movies/games than a phone provides.
However, I almost never use it at home. :^)
I think that people get comfortable with a gadget and then it works for them. I use a macbook exclusively, no smart phone, no ipad, not even my kindle anymore, easier to just read on the computer. But I have a laptop table that angles into my couch so its convenient that way. We don’t use live TV but watch movies and some shows via Amazon prime.
I gave up buying physical books and movies at least 5 years ago. They take up so much space and get yellow. We used to have to ship home books on vacation because we would run out & buy more than we could carry home in our suitcases.
Now I can have hundreds along in just a kindle & I can adjust the type size and lighting. I find it a bit less convenient to scan back to look for something earlier in the book that I want to revisit but it’s doable and I don’t do it often. I love that I can get the next book in a series wirelessly right when I finish the one before.
Giving away my books to the vets has freed my bookshelves for jigsaw puzzles. I was unsuccessful adding an ipad mini because it wouldn’t do anything for me that the laptop doesn’t but for my nieces & nephews it’s huge. They can play games, listen to books and read them. They can face time with family and store pictures. It’s a great size for little hands.
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