{"id":6940,"date":"2017-07-26T15:22:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T15:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=6940"},"modified":"2017-07-10T15:25:57","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T15:25:57","slug":"linked-the-ipad-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/07\/26\/linked-the-ipad-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;The iPad Mystery&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mondaynote.com\/the-ipad-mystery-54efb0a7c224\">via MondayNote<\/a>: (A Medium Blog)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u00a0A beefier iPad Pro won\u2019t enjoy a sizable cost advantage. (For what it\u2019s worth, today\u2019s entry-level MacBook with 8GB RAM and 256GB of disk storage is priced at $1,249. A 12.9\u201d iPad Pro with 256 GB of storage, a Smart Keyboard and a Pencil will cost\u2026 $1247. And they weigh just about the same: 2 lbs.)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The iPad largely isn\u2019t a more economical way to compute than a MacBook. If you get the cheapest iPad, it\u2019s too slow for multi-tasking and if you spend enough to get multi-tasking, why not just get a free keyboard and trackpad and use a MacBook?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"via MondayNote: (A Medium Blog) \u00a0A beefier iPad Pro won\u2019t enjoy a sizable cost advantage. 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