choosing between a HP touchpad and Apple iPad

I realize the iPad has a lot more apps than Touchpad and price wise for
a 16GB with Wi-Fi both are around 500, but which would be a better
choice for a user in his mid sixties who has glasses(so needs text size
to be 105 dots per inch or higher). The user has always used Windows
machines and applications(MS-Office). The prime use of the tablet
computer is as a note taking device in MS-Word documents, browsing the
Web, and doing some work on Excel and PowerPoint documents.


1. Would a iPad allow you to directly create
MS-Word, Excel documents which can be moved via a USB drive to your
desktop computer(running Windows) later or would you need some Windows
emulators for that?

2. I understand you can increase text size in iPad, but don't know
about HP's touchpad. Does the WebOS of Touchpad allow you to do that?

3. What would a user who has used Windows machines all his life be more
comfortable with? iPad or Touchpad?

4. If we get a iPad would we need to buy any additional apps for the
needs(editing MS-office documents, reading PDF files etc)? Same for
Touchpad. Which one would have a lower maintenance cost?

5. Can we load the MS-office we have for desktop on the iPad(using some
Windows emulator app) or on the Touchpad? Or, would the devices come
installed with their office suite of programs?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:29:59 -0400, g wrote:

I realize the iPad has a lot more apps than Touchpad and price wise for
a 16GB with Wi-Fi both are around 500, but which would be a better
choice for a user in his mid sixties who has glasses(so needs text size
to be 105 dots per inch or higher). The user has always used Windows
machines and applications(MS-Office). The prime use of the tablet
computer is as a note taking device in MS-Word documents, browsing the
Web, and doing some work on Excel and PowerPoint documents.


1. Would a iPad allow you to directly create MS-Word, Excel documents
which can be moved via a USB drive to your desktop computer(running
Windows) later or would you need some Windows emulators for that?

2. I understand you can increase text size in iPad, but don't know about
HP's touchpad. Does the WebOS of Touchpad allow you to do that?

3. What would a user who has used Windows machines all his life be more
comfortable with? iPad or Touchpad?

4. If we get a iPad would we need to buy any additional apps for the
needs(editing MS-office documents, reading PDF files etc)? Same for
Touchpad. Which one would have a lower maintenance cost?

5. Can we load the MS-office we have for desktop on the iPad(using some
Windows emulator app) or on the Touchpad? Or, would the devices come
installed with their office suite of programs?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

**** off and kill yourself.

HTH.


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g wrote:
I realize the iPad has a lot more apps than Touchpad and price wise for
a 16GB with Wi-Fi both are around 500, but which would be a better
choice for a user in his mid sixties who has glasses(so needs text size
to be 105 dots per inch or higher). The user has always used Windows
machines and applications(MS-Office). The prime use of the tablet
computer is as a note taking device in MS-Word documents, browsing the
Web, and doing some work on Excel and PowerPoint documents.


1. Would a iPad allow you to directly create
MS-Word, Excel documents which can be moved via a USB drive to your
desktop computer(running Windows) later or would you need some Windows
emulators for that?

2. I understand you can increase text size in iPad, but don't know
about HP's touchpad. Does the WebOS of Touchpad allow you to do that?

3. What would a user who has used Windows machines all his life be more
comfortable with? iPad or Touchpad?

4. If we get a iPad would we need to buy any additional apps for the
needs(editing MS-office documents, reading PDF files etc)? Same for
Touchpad. Which one would have a lower maintenance cost?

5. Can we load the MS-office we have for desktop on the iPad(using some
Windows emulator app) or on the Touchpad? Or, would the devices come
installed with their office suite of programs?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Let's move all the profile info, into one list:

"user in his mid sixties"
"glasses"
"always used Windows machines"
"MS-Office, MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, browsing the Web"

That sounds a lot like a laptop. And preferably, one with a
decent screen on it (ruling out about 2/3rds of available products).

At the very least, a keyboard will be needed, to get any
decent amount of work done.

If you read the advertising text for the Touchpad, it screams "toy"...
This is fine for your own home, but not for much else.

http://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/webo.../touchpad.html

And, what's an "iPad" ? Is that a music player of some sort ? :-)

A user who knows Windows, and is in mid sixties, is going to have
at least some clue, how to use the laptop. And where to get
software. With a basic familiarity with how it works, there
will be fewer support phone calls.

Paul

On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:29:59 -0400, g wrote:

I realize the iPad has a lot more apps than Touchpad and price wise for
a 16GB with Wi-Fi both are around 500, but which would be a better
choice for a user in his mid sixties who has glasses(so needs text size
to be 105 dots per inch or higher). The user has always used Windows
machines and applications(MS-Office). The prime use of the tablet
computer is as a note taking device in MS-Word documents, browsing the
Web, and doing some work on Excel and PowerPoint documents.


1. Would a iPad allow you to directly create MS-Word, Excel documents
which can be moved via a USB drive to your desktop computer(running
Windows) later or would you need some Windows emulators for that?

2. I understand you can increase text size in iPad, but don't know about
HP's touchpad. Does the WebOS of Touchpad allow you to do that?

3. What would a user who has used Windows machines all his life be more
comfortable with? iPad or Touchpad?

4. If we get a iPad would we need to buy any additional apps for the
needs(editing MS-office documents, reading PDF files etc)? Same for
Touchpad. Which one would have a lower maintenance cost?

5. Can we load the MS-office we have for desktop on the iPad(using some
Windows emulator app) or on the Touchpad? Or, would the devices come
installed with their office suite of programs?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

You seem to need a computer rather than an IPad.



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On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:35:31 +0000, Dan C wrote:

On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:29:59 -0400, g wrote:

I realize the iPad has a lot more apps than Touchpad and price wise for
a 16GB with Wi-Fi both are around 500, but which would be a better
choice for a user in his mid sixties who has glasses(so needs text size
to be 105 dots per inch or higher). The user has always used Windows
machines and applications(MS-Office). The prime use of the tablet
computer is as a note taking device in MS-Word documents, browsing the
Web, and doing some work on Excel and PowerPoint documents.


1. Would a iPad allow you to directly create MS-Word, Excel documents
which can be moved via a USB drive to your desktop computer(running
Windows) later or would you need some Windows emulators for that?

2. I understand you can increase text size in iPad, but don't know
about HP's touchpad. Does the WebOS of Touchpad allow you to do that?

3. What would a user who has used Windows machines all his life be more
comfortable with? iPad or Touchpad?

4. If we get a iPad would we need to buy any additional apps for the
needs(editing MS-office documents, reading PDF files etc)? Same for
Touchpad. Which one would have a lower maintenance cost?

5. Can we load the MS-office we have for desktop on the iPad(using some
Windows emulator app) or on the Touchpad? Or, would the devices come
installed with their office suite of programs?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

**** off and kill yourself.

HTH.

Spot em in a second.



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On 8/1/2011 10:05 PM, Paul wrote:
g wrote:
I realize the iPad has a lot more apps than Touchpad and price wise for
a 16GB with Wi-Fi both are around 500, but which would be a better
choice for a user in his mid sixties who has glasses(so needs text
size to be 105 dots per inch or higher). The user has always used
Windows machines and applications(MS-Office). The prime use of the
tablet computer is as a note taking device in MS-Word documents,
browsing the Web, and doing some work on Excel and PowerPoint documents.


1. Would a iPad allow you to directly create
MS-Word, Excel documents which can be moved via a USB drive to your
desktop computer(running Windows) later or would you need some Windows
emulators for that?

2. I understand you can increase text size in iPad, but don't know
about HP's touchpad. Does the WebOS of Touchpad allow you to do that?

3. What would a user who has used Windows machines all his life be more
comfortable with? iPad or Touchpad?

4. If we get a iPad would we need to buy any additional apps for the
needs(editing MS-office documents, reading PDF files etc)? Same for
Touchpad. Which one would have a lower maintenance cost?

5. Can we load the MS-office we have for desktop on the iPad(using
some Windows emulator app) or on the Touchpad? Or, would the devices
come installed with their office suite of programs?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Let's move all the profile info, into one list:

"user in his mid sixties"
"glasses"
"always used Windows machines"
"MS-Office, MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, browsing the Web"

That sounds a lot like a laptop. And preferably, one with a
decent screen on it (ruling out about 2/3rds of available products).

At the very least, a keyboard will be needed, to get any
decent amount of work done.

If you read the advertising text for the Touchpad, it screams "toy"...
This is fine for your own home, but not for much else.

http://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/webo.../touchpad.html

And, what's an "iPad" ? Is that a music player of some sort ? :-)

A user who knows Windows, and is in mid sixties, is going to have
at least some clue, how to use the laptop. And where to get
software. With a basic familiarity with how it works, there
will be fewer support phone calls.

Paul

Thanks for the suggestions. He has a laptop and netbook, but wanted
something smaller to take notes in a meeting. Saw one of his meeting
colleagues use an iPad 2 so wants to get it.

On 8/1/2011 10:33 PM, Meat Plow wrote:
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:29:59 -0400, g wrote:

I realize the iPad has a lot more apps than Touchpad and price wise for
a 16GB with Wi-Fi both are around 500, but which would be a better
choice for a user in his mid sixties who has glasses(so needs text size
to be 105 dots per inch or higher). The user has always used Windows
machines and applications(MS-Office). The prime use of the tablet
computer is as a note taking device in MS-Word documents, browsing the
Web, and doing some work on Excel and PowerPoint documents.


1. Would a iPad allow you to directly create MS-Word, Excel documents
which can be moved via a USB drive to your desktop computer(running
Windows) later or would you need some Windows emulators for that?

2. I understand you can increase text size in iPad, but don't know about
HP's touchpad. Does the WebOS of Touchpad allow you to do that?

3. What would a user who has used Windows machines all his life be more
comfortable with? iPad or Touchpad?

4. If we get a iPad would we need to buy any additional apps for the
needs(editing MS-office documents, reading PDF files etc)? Same for
Touchpad. Which one would have a lower maintenance cost?

5. Can we load the MS-office we have for desktop on the iPad(using some
Windows emulator app) or on the Touchpad? Or, would the devices come
installed with their office suite of programs?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

You seem to need a computer rather than an IPad.


Thanks, but the user already has a laptop and netbook, but wanted
something smaller to take notes in a meeting. Saw one of his meeting
colleagues use an iPad 2 so wants to get it.

g via :

I realize the iPad has a lot more apps than Touchpad and price wise for
a 16GB with Wi-Fi both are around 500, but which would be a better
choice for a user in his mid sixties who has glasses(so needs text size
to be 105 dots per inch or higher). The user has always used Windows
machines and applications(MS-Office). The prime use of the tablet
computer is as a note taking device in MS-Word documents, browsing the
Web, and doing some work on Excel and PowerPoint documents.


1. Would a iPad allow you to directly create
MS-Word, Excel documents which can be moved via a USB drive to your
desktop computer(running Windows) later or would you need some Windows
emulators for that?

2. I understand you can increase text size in iPad, but don't know
about HP's touchpad. Does the WebOS of Touchpad allow you to do that?

3. What would a user who has used Windows machines all his life be more
comfortable with? iPad or Touchpad?

4. If we get a iPad would we need to buy any additional apps for the
needs(editing MS-office documents, reading PDF files etc)? Same for
Touchpad. Which one would have a lower maintenance cost?

5. Can we load the MS-office we have for desktop on the iPad(using some
Windows emulator app) or on the Touchpad? Or, would the devices come
installed with their office suite of programs?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Get one of each. Use the one you like best the most.
Use the one you like least as a backup or for visitors.
Tell your visitors that the one you like least is the
one you like most and the one you like most is the one
you like least. Or just hide your favorite when they
come over. I keep an Etch-a-Sketch on my desk when I
have female vistors overnight. That way when they snoop
in my office while I'm asleep, they just think I'm
technologically behind the times a bit, and most well-
educated women like a guy who is not too bright but
very tall, slim, athletic and well-endowed, like me;
so I really don't need the superficial status symbols
to get girls because they are inately driven to try
to have children from my seed. But I get them to sign
an agreement [before we commence any copulation] on my
Etch-a-Sketch. They think they're soooo smart! Little
do they know that I am video-recording everything.

HTH.

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(So tell all your daughters and wives in case I date some of them.)

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g wrote:

Thanks, but the user already has a laptop and netbook, but wanted
something smaller to take notes in a meeting. Saw one of his meeting
colleagues use an iPad 2 so wants to get it.

Digital audio recorder.

HTH
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