I've been trying out a bit of a different setup and finding some interesting results so far.
I switched from an iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy Note to try and achieve a few things:
- I liked owning an iPad but didn't like carrying it with me in addition to my laptop.
- I liked consuming information on my iPad. I wanted to continue consuming information on a device.
- I liked trying to make my iPad my sole device for communication (Facebook, twitter, email, IM, Skype.) If I could do it on my iPad I could block out those distractions on my laptop. I live not running any notification stuff on my laptop when coding. I really like being able to come to my communication device and find that there.
- the iPhone seemed to small to use as an information consumption device, iPad too big to carry to do the same. If I wanted a physical keyboard on my iPad I could get a MacBook air (which I did and its working great for that purpose)
- my iPad became strangely redundant in my use case after getting an Air because I wanted a light device to carry around. Ended up selling it.
- The Note fits in my pocket. It's thinner and lighter than an iPhone from everyone who's compared the weight
- The Galaxy Note seems huge as a phone but small as a serviceable tablet. The high screen res makes it very usable. I've been varying just the note and my air and its almost starring to feel like I'm where I should be.
So, maybe you're looking for an Ultrabook and a 'Phablet'.
I'm going to ride this out until the iPhone 5 is available to re-evaluate then.
I switched from an iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy Note to try and achieve a few things:
- I liked owning an iPad but didn't like carrying it with me in addition to my laptop.
- I liked consuming information on my iPad. I wanted to continue consuming information on a device.
- I liked trying to make my iPad my sole device for communication (Facebook, twitter, email, IM, Skype.) If I could do it on my iPad I could block out those distractions on my laptop. I live not running any notification stuff on my laptop when coding. I really like being able to come to my communication device and find that there.
- the iPhone seemed to small to use as an information consumption device, iPad too big to carry to do the same. If I wanted a physical keyboard on my iPad I could get a MacBook air (which I did and its working great for that purpose)
- my iPad became strangely redundant in my use case after getting an Air because I wanted a light device to carry around. Ended up selling it.
- The Note fits in my pocket. It's thinner and lighter than an iPhone from everyone who's compared the weight
- The Galaxy Note seems huge as a phone but small as a serviceable tablet. The high screen res makes it very usable. I've been varying just the note and my air and its almost starring to feel like I'm where I should be.
So, maybe you're looking for an Ultrabook and a 'Phablet'.
I'm going to ride this out until the iPhone 5 is available to re-evaluate then.