Korean Job Discussion Forums

[tcblack01]

Hey everyone,
So I am heading off to Korea in a month to teach english, leaving my desktop behind. I'm looking to buy either a laptop or iPad. I am not necessarily concerned with the debate on whether an ipad is necessary if you already have a laptop. I am wondering instead if there is any reason that I would not be able to do all my work on a tablet. Instead of the "I HATE IPADS" or "I LOVE IPADS" rhetoric, I would prefer any useful advice on their limitations when it comes to teaching English over there.
Thanks!

[eamo]

Everybody has a different daily routine and computing requirements......so there's no set answer.

[Captain Corea]

On my iPad I ...

Create word/PDF documents
Create spreadsheets
Create presentations
Create photo slideshows
Show videos
Play audio files
Access the Internet

And those are just for work. That being said, I have a desktop at home and would be hard pressed to imagine running my iPad for a year without updating or syncing it.

[ryanbrezzi]

Yeah it seems you would want something to store documents and videos, etc. on. The iPad could be limited in it's storage capacity compared to a laptop.

[ryanbrezzi]

It's more like a working interface but not to replace laptops.

[spanky1off]

1 option could be to go second hand..try it for a few months then either keep if u like or sell on if its not doing the job u wanted. i imagine u would hardly lose anything in value in just a couple of months. unless ipad 3 just happened to be released the day after

[vermouth]

I feel like it really depends on how you use your computer.

If you do a lot of content creation with your computer, from typing, working with media, programming whatever--then you're better off having a device that has a proper keyboard.

If you tend to do more consumption, then an Ipad is probably fine for you.

[vermouth]