What can a laptop do what a cell phone or iPad can't do I'm overwhelmed

Bo
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I'm a 15 year old girl and I want a laptop, but my father wants to know for what so we have agreed on a list but my father thinks that all my arguments are still too few if you have an idea what a laptop can do better than an iPad?!

St

Laptop is more powerful and stable

An

The main difference is the operating system. Laptops usually run Windows, so if your needs call for a Windows operating system, then a laptop is the right choice. If you are only in the Insta and Snapchat business anyway, an Android or iOS device is sufficient.

Su

What are your arguments so far?

Why do you want a laptop?

There are things that a laptop can do better than a handheld. But these are really very specific.

e.g. I would never program anything without a keyboard and a mouse because it is damned cumbersome to do it on a device that can only be operated with touch.

Otherwise, the general capabilities of both devices are very, very similar. They can basically both do the same thing. Only, as is often the case, is a little different. That's why you need specific application examples to see the differences.

St

He's right there, it always depends on what you want to do

An

In the meantime, this is no longer entirely valid, since current Android and iOS devices can also be operated with a keyboard and mouse. The only sticking point is actually the operating system.

Gr

A laptop is bigger than an iPad / cell phone.

A laptop has better input options because of the keyboard. This is especially useful when working with Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc.

Basically, I advise anyone against buying Apple products anyway, since Apple only pays for the name.

Bo

My arguments are:
Word and Excel are easier
Research
Edit videos
Minecraft
Teams
Powerpoint
practice typing
write e-mails

Bo

That's the problem if I get a laptop then it has to be from Apple, says my father apart from that, that's not quite true xD

Gr

What's wrong?

ca

You can use it to program and practice coding.

And then study IT at the end 🤡

Then 10k per month you can easily pay off your Benzer

Bo

That at apple you don't just pay for the name

Bo

Haha thank you🤡

Gr

How do you come to this assumption?

ca

It is possible.

If you are still young, you can learn it and then work in this professional field.

You get paid well there

Bo

We have only used Apple products all our lives, of course I would like something different from time to time, but there's nothing wrong with the quality

Su

Writing emails and doing research are not good arguments. MC is less good because it is also available on mobile phones etc. (at least on android. I don't know whether the bedrock is now on ios.)

Teams are also available on cell phones (at least on android) and are actually quite usable there.

Word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations are definitely easier on a laptop in my opinion. But the question here is: how often do you use these things? Is this a specific or potential need?

Serious video editing is also a good use case for a laptop. Whereby a laptop can be undersized here. For video editing and rendering you need quite a bit of performance.

But also here the question: Do you edit videos on a regular basis?

Su

You're right. But the screen size is another argument for this use case.

Bo

I want to learn it and I try to do it regularly and I have managed it several times

Bo

And I can write e-mails on both the iPad and the cell phone, I don't have any idea why 🤷🏻♀️

Gr

It has nothing to do with quality. It depends on the price-performance ratio. For the same price, you can get much better products from other brands for the same price than what you get from Apple.

Su

Then there's simply something wrongly set up in that case. Something like that should of course work.

Bo

That may be, unfortunately, I can no longer keep up here because my father doesn't allow me to produce anything other than Apple

Bo

Yes, I don't know why either

Su

No wonder that your father is so reluctant. You hardly get a macbook out of a thousand. OO

Gr

Well, if he pays you anyway, you don't care. Does your father just throw money out the window for overpriced products 🙂.

VG and have a nice day too

Bo

He doesn't resist, I can't help it if I have offered him hp and whatever I know

Bo

He hates other products that have to be from Apple for him😒

Gr

Yes. Then there's nothing you can do about it.

Bo

Yes, unfortunately, thank you for your efforts anyway☺️

Gr

No problem.

Bo

Well not he just got a divorce and I don't want to feel bad