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[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Phones are for talking, navigating, and casual content consumption. Desktops (and laptops) are for actually getting things done. Both are useful, but the former is not a substitute for the latter.

Tablets are oversized phones that can't even phone. I don't see any use for them that isn't better served by something else. They'd actually be useful if they ran a desktop operating system, and some early ones did, but modern ones don't.

[–] ShittyKopper@lemmy.w.on-t.work 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tablets do have a singular purpose, being drawing.

Of course, most tablets that aren't specially built for it (or are from Apple) are terrible at it, but I definitely wouldn't want to draw on a phone or with a mouse.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I seem to recall there being purpose-built drawing tablets that are only drawing tablets, and act as a peripheral to a computer rather than a computer unto themselves. That sounds good on paper, since then you can still use the keyboard and mouse for everything other than drawing, but I've never used one, so I wouldn't know.

Also, there are laptops with touchscreens and full-range hinges. With that, you could do your drawing on an actual, fully-functional laptop. I haven't used one of those, either, though. I do have a laptop with a touchscreen, which could in theory be used for drawing, but it has a normal laptop hinge and can't be held like a tablet or paper notebook, so actually drawing on it is cumbersome at best.

[–] tanglisha@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I felt the same way until I took up drawing.

I've used both, and I'll take an iPad over a wakom tablet for drawing any day. Every time I got an os update the tablet would stop working. I couldn't really find a convenient spot for it on my desk. It was huge and made my keyboard awkward to use. Meanwhile, I can carry my iPad around with me and am not tethered to my desk for digital drawing.

I also have terrible vision, it's far easier for me to read (the internet) on an iPad than on my phone.

[–] HalJor@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My dermatologist uses a tablet. Seems way more useful than a phone (larger screen) or laptop (handheld, more portable). I use mine mainly for reading, mainly graphic novels, but also for Slack, Zoom calls, and general one-off productivity away from my office where my laptop lives.

[–] CumBroth@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

Tablets are good for reading comics as well as PDFs that don't fit very well on an e-reader's screen.