Can you be an entrepreneur from an Ipad?

I know that the iPad is quite slick looking but it's really nowhere near as effective as a good old laptop for internet marketing. Trust me I have both and typing a 1000 word on an iPad is going to take a LOT longer than a laptop.

Yes i will agree with Puta, typing in Ipad is really time consuming, i too have both ipad and laptop, but ipad can be used for entertainment, reading, and internet surfing purposes, it is not a good tool for internet marketing. It will waste your time, and will make you lazy.

I have a bluetooth keyboard that's built into the case of my iPad and I can type on that just fine. I can type on it with about 90% of the efficiency I can on a regular keyboard I would say. I think the iPad can certainly be used for most of the tasks you need, especially the types of things you'd be doing at a coffee shop.

If you're trying to figure out whether to get a macbook or ipad thats a tough call. One is a lot more expensive than the other, but one can do more. I think it depends which is more important to you.

I have a bluetooth keyboard for mine and it works great. I type *really* fast and it keeps up with me using Pages just fine.

There's tons of stuff you can't do with it but if you just want to write articles and take notes on it I think you'll like it.

Eh, I'd prefer functionality over what the cool/stylish thing of the moment is. The novelty of the iPad would wear off pretty quickly for me. I'd stick with a laptop, personally.

Laptop, definitely. Tablets will never completely replace laptops.

Well, it might be helpful for you in that case fin. I forgot that you tend to work lying down in bed. I'd still wonder how effective writing would be without a keyboard though, and if you go for a bluetooth set, don't you pretty much have a laptop anyways.

You can do a lot of stuff with an iPad and it's very neat and quick to use for things like Craigslist, email, and yes, typing.

You miss out on a ton of things you can't even think of right now compared to a computer though. You'll probably struggle with images, moving things around, downloading files and running them and doing exactly what you want with them.

Go with the Air!

In all fairness the ipad is a superb tool but for writing articles and blogs id try and stay to a computer or laptop. In my experience i end up button bashing and having typos all over the place. lol. Although can you link a keyboard to it?

I'd say go with the air, obviously at the end of the day it is whatever makes you most comfortable and efficient.

I asked myself the same question and didn't like the functionality of iPad. They're definitely cool; but it's not the same as creating content on the standard laptop.

Maybe this will change in a few years from now...

The iPad is a content-consumption device, not a content-creation device, at least not for a daily basis.

I run my entire business off a Macbook Air 13" and I love it.

i can do everything i need to do from my ipad. Of course for daily 9-5 type of work I am not sure why you would really want to work from anything other than a normal cpu or laptop. But there are aps to do all the server stuff you want, there are browsers that have flash, you can access your home pc remotely with some aps....

There just really isn't much I can't do from my ipad, but there is lots of stuff that I do more efficiently on a laptop.

Well, from my experience, not at a 100%, actually I use the iPad to run most of my online businesses, but when it comes down to more technical stuff like editing, codign etc... it's not very useful, but for tracking, sending emails, etc... it's quite useful, there are several apps, I recommend tho. if you need to upload content via FTP and make small edits to your sites use "Gusto" then also use "Evernote", "Wordpress" (obviously) , twitter, facebook, etc.

i think you can manage quite a few things using an ipad like submitting posts, articles, craigslist etc but if trying to do design it might be tricky, i use dreamweaver and wouldn't even attempt on an ipad, wouldn't even know if it supports it. I do like the ipads lighter to carry around but its each to their own i guess.

Fin,

I had the exact same dilemma. The fact that I'm typing this on a MacBook Air tells you something.

The iPad was tempting because I would have gotten the 4G version, so no worries about WiFi when out and about. But there were too many drawbacks. If you look at iPad ads, the person using it is holding it with one hand and tapping with the other. Awkward.

My husband has both the original iPad and the iPad 2. (What can I say, I'm unoriginal at buying Christmas gifts.) He usually uses one or the other in bed, propped against his knees, watching aviation videos.

The way Safari works on the iPad makes me crazy. You open a new window and by default you're in the search bar. WTF? I want to enter a URL, not search for something. If there's a way to change this we've never been able to figure it out.

As someone else mentioned, the big limitation with the original iPad was that it really only consumes content, not creates it. Apple tried to change that and you can buy add-on apps to make it behave more like a laptop, but apps just mean more overhead.

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P.S. One thing about the MacBook Air. You know the way it tapers to a knife-edge? Very sleek but don't drop it on your bare foot. That edge is sharp enough to cut skin. Ask me how I know. :-(

I think the Ipad would be great if you ever do any presentations. You can walk and talk, and have all of your data/samples handy if you have local clients.

it can be done, what would make the ideal computer if my mac screen could detatch and become a 13 inch ipad that would make it ideal computer!

You could possibly run the customer service part of things from your iPad. It's what i do with my iPhone.

Get an IPAD if you already have a laptop. It is sooo convenient and light!
I usually use my iPad for researching the content for my article.

But for the final draft, I use my laptop.

You can do pretty much everything on an IPAD, except technical stuff.
If you have problems with the onscreen keyboard, you can always get a detachable keyboard (but honestly, after a while, you kinda get used to it ). That might give it a PC feel to it. Lol.

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MacBook Pro is great, especially if you plan on making videos in the future.

If you go iPad + macbook pro you have the crazy easy air sync. You could bounce a file your working on over to your iPad head to the coffee shop, and then bounce it back when you get home. If you are looking for a laptop case for the iPad this one is pretty sick CruxCase – CruxLOADED - CruxCase (not affiliate link).

I use both iPad and laptop.

If you travel a lot, iPad with keyboard case will be very helpful.

There are iPad Apps for Wordpress that make it easier to create wordpress blog post besides accessing the wordpress admin using browser. Here is the link : WordPress for iOS

The iPad battery will last for more than 5 hours for normal working. Reading gmail with iPad is way more better than using my windows laptop.

why not to go for ultrabook?

I'm facing the exact same dilemna, I need a mobile device and I figure that since I have an iphone I should get the ipad. Though thats probably good marketing on Apple's part. I want to be able to show clients presentations while doing light work about. i dont expect to do any heavy lifting mobile but thats where the doubt creeps in.. what if I need to..

Technology is not nearly as important in Internet Marketing as we make it to be; however, if your
business is writing articles and technology is directly influencing your performance you might want
to make sure you are not hindered in any way.

You could get something like a Windows 8 Pro Surface tablet -- it comes with a full version of Windows 8 and a keyboard, if I'm not mistaken, but you can also use it as a tablet.

I think it can do a lot of things, maybe wordpress work can get sticky but for video it's also great.

I like the video camera on the new ipad - 1080 p, big screen for monitoring what you
shoot and good for editing - check out the avid studio app.

Great thread! My husband and I just bought an iPad we'll be sharing it. We are going away for a extended weekend trip, and have decided to take it and our iPhones instead of a laptop. I figured it will be a good test to see how it works on the road.

I still can't see doing extended typing on it without a keyboard. We are checking out an area to possibly move to, and plan to use the iPad to video, map routes, take notes, etc. Plus do some of our normal work.

The iPad is a great machine. It's perfect to browse the web, play games, read ebook, etc. and that's what it's designed to do. Mine has helped me more than once when I was in a crunch and had to do take care of some work on the road. That said, I think it would be a nightmare if anyone tried to use it as a long term substitute for a PC or laptop.

I think if your primary method of making money online is writing articles then the Macbook air is better for you.It's much easier and quicker to type and I think looks more professional