iPad for typing notes?

sbi5ar · 28 Sep 2011 at 18:46

Jay794 said:
iPad 3 should be out by Christmas.

Not a chance! Don't be daft!

Phate · 28 Sep 2011 at 20:41

I typed a large thread this morning on mine.

I find it very very comfy to type on.

"andy" · 28 Sep 2011 at 20:44

get a capacitive stylus and write notes like your writing them on paper ?

close to normal note writing but none of the hassle of having mountains of paperwork to lose/damage

Faustus · 28 Sep 2011 at 23:45

iPad 3 should be out by Christmas.

I take it you mean Christmas 2012 as the iPad3 is not rumoured for release until early next year.

Turbo-G · 29 Sep 2011 at 00:57

I actually find the iPad keyboard in landscape fantastic to use, and can type quite quick on it too!

If I was still at Uni, I'd have gone for an iPad as a note taking device also using 'Pages' or similar.

sarge78 · 29 Sep 2011 at 01:14

Would I be chastised for suggesting the Samsung galaxy note?

Edit: the newer 10" netbooks have decent keyboards. (what about the new macbook airs?)

pingu666 · 29 Sep 2011 at 06:24

you need a physical keyboard tbh, egrominicly a tablet is horrible for typing

rpn · 29 Sep 2011 at 08:06

OP

That's a lot of money to spend just to take notes!

How about pen and paper (you know what they are!) cheaper too.

oli356 · 29 Sep 2011 at 08:16

"andy" said:
get a capacitive stylus and write notes like your writing them on paper ?

close to normal note writing but none of the hassle of having mountains of paperwork to lose/damage

I have a stylus couldn't imagine doing that though, would just be better with a pen and paper. You can't 'rest' your hand anywhere because of the touchscreen, big problem I had.

dav3evans · 29 Sep 2011 at 10:57

oli356 said:
I have a stylus couldn't imagine doing that though, would just be better with a pen and paper. You can't 'rest' your hand anywhere because of the touchscreen, big problem I had.

Same here, I go to A LOT of training seminars and product launches for work, I have a stylus which is great for sketching ideas out etc... but you just can't write quickly because of the way the nibs are all squishy and rubbery.

I switched to landscape keyboard and it was fine, a lot easier. You can also get apps that have a built in record function so you can record what the lecturer is saying and type notes that go along with it.