I use my tablet quite a lot to browse the web. It's an old iPad 2. Everytime a new tablet comes out, I wonder if I should update but cannot find a reason. Is there anything new in this tablet that would benefit me?
All I really care for in a tablet is that it is:
1) Fanless (The iPad is fanless)
2) Lightweight (The iPad weights 600g)
Is there anything new in this tablet that would benefit me?
Do you ever want to use keyboard with your tablet? Can you see that advantage of a pen? Is there any windows software that you might want to run on your tablet? If no, then no.
Basically this isn't a tablet that is competing against the iPad, it's a tablet that's competing against the macbook/macbook air.
I use my laptop to do anything else then browsing the web. If a tablet would run Linux smoothly, I could see myself using it with an external keyboard. So I could put the tablet onto something so it's on eyelevel and put the keyboard on the desk. I guess that would work with a bluetooth keyboard?
However, as far as I know the surface line does not support Linux well.
I want to use all the software that is in the Debian repos. I don't want Microsoft to spy on me. And I don't want to be exposed to their security issues.
I'm in the same boat. I have an iPad 2 and it's starting to feel a bit sluggish (and only 16GB). When I look for something that fills the same need that the iPad does (casual browsing and entertainment), the only thing I keep finding that seems right is the new non-Pro iPad. I haven't been able to convince myself to make the transition to an Android tablet, because those seem to come and go so quickly and the iPad just feels nicer for casual use.
Everytime I pick up a Surface, I think to myself - this is too much for just casual use. Maybe if I wanted all that computing power and options in that form factor, but that's a different use case.
>I use my tablet quite a lot to browse the web. It's an old iPad 2. Is there anything new in this tablet that would benefit me?
If you're fine with an iPad 2, the new Surface is probably overkill.
As someone who just retired an iPad 4 (first retina I think?), new tablets will be much faster and lighter. I'm currently using a $200 Lenovo tablet, mostly as an ereader, and it's snappier than the old iPad (though the screen is worse). Also, Opera mini is great on these old devices.
To be fair an iPad 2 is quite slow and bulky compared to the current model. Maybe you don't know what you're missing, but I'd say there's no going back if you use a current iPad Pro, or just the recently updated non-Pro version.
Judging by your requirements you're looking for a tablet and compared to the surface an iPad still offers a way better tablet experience.
All I really care for in a tablet is that it is: