Recently dropped my laptop, accidentally and the screens mashed. So would I be better going for a new laptop or try the I-pad 2?
Your views would be appreciated.

It all depends on what you want to do, I bought an iPad 2 and absolutely love it, but it does not have flash player,runs on safari and no usb ports so it can be a bit limiting. If you need to use for producing reports or loads of typing then a laptop would be better than using the iPad keyboard.
I very rarely use our laptop now because I am normally just browsing the net, when I do any college work I use the laptop, but i much prefer the ipad
Infact I a typing this on it know.
Herald
Ps iPads don't like to be dropped either

I just need it for browsing ,playing on-line poker etc I`ve still got a stand alone pc for all the bigger things.

Ouch i need flash player for the poker!

Does that mean it's strip poker?

Get your coat..........

Apple for whatever reason does not support flashplayer, think its a legal thing.

Well that`s put a nail in that coffin but thanks for the info Herald.

Seeing as my laptop is screenless so to speak, what cables do I need to connect it to my HDTV?

There's plenty of online poker apps for the iPad, with Zynga Poker being one of the best - it's the same one as on Facebook, lets you play against people from Facebook too. You may want to investigate your options.

I'd say that unless you do a lot of typing, then the iPad would be a great fit. The apps / games you can get in the app store (inc. plenty of free ones) will more than make up for the loss of flash.

I have an iPad and it feels far more relaxing to use for leisure purposes, general browsing, etc. than a laptop or PC does, and the touch input is very natural to use.

I predominantly use Sky Poker and William Hills both of which need flash player.
I might just contact sky poker and see if they support the i pad.

It seems William Hill have a mobile version you can use on the iPad - there's a review here ipad-casino.eu/william-hill-mobile-casino/

It seems William Hill have a mobile version you can use on the iPad - there's a review here ipad-casino.eu/william-hill-mobile-casino/

Quote ="Michael_Ward"It seems William Hill have a mobile version you can use on the iPad - there's a review here ipad-casino.eu/william-hill-mobile-casino/'" Cheers for that , so thats one site sorted, although Sky are n`t responding via live chat.

Quote ="Michael_Ward"It seems William Hill have a mobile version you can use on the iPad - there's a review here ipad-casino.eu/william-hill-mobile-casino/'" Cheers for that , so thats one site sorted, although Sky are n`t responding via live chat.

Seems Skybet don`t support the i pad............must be a Murdoch thing.

i have the samsung galaxy tab and that as flashplayer so you can play on sky poker and 888 poker

It might have flash, but flash apps aren't designed to be used on a touch screen and because of that it's generally a horrendous experience.

I recommend against using flash on a touchscreen gizmo even if it can support it.

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Seen this sucker in action, and will be getting one soon. Android is the future - backed up by open source software community. May not mean much to most people but basically means Android caught up, and arguably overtook apple in a very short space of time.

I had a tablet with android for a short time before I bit the bullet and bought an iPad , even though the android system was ok it was and is a long way from being better than the apple system.
The biggest problem I found was the lack of support for android apps, yes it is getting better but it's way off what it needs to be to compete.
Just my thoughts.

You are right there Herald and Android is catching up, rapidly. What will be interesting is when it closes the gap to where the market is nearly equal, will Apple have the next step up in the locker to race ahead again without Steve Jobbs there?

The latest Android phones are now in line with the Tablets, and use Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich

). Believe me its there now.

A mate has a Galaxy S3 and he rates it better than his Iphone4. Bit big for me though.

Battery on the galaxy overheats very easily and crashes alot

Correct, I wouldn't go back to a galaxy, apple all the way for me

Apple for me too, 2 of the lads at work always bang on about how good their samsungs are but always but when they open more than 1 app they crash

Young glow has just got himself an iphone4, hope it swims better than his last two Blackberries.