3 Reasons Why the iPad Gradually Became My Main Computer

Darwin Cruz
5 min readOct 21, 2024
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I just switched to an iPad as my main computer for around six months now. The nature of my work entails mostly creating presentations and I have carefully played about the idea of having a tablet as my main device for quite some time. I know, iPad OS has a limitation compared to a real desktop-class operating system such as Mac, Windows, or even ChromeOS.

Working with a tablet as the main computer really has a lot of drawbacks but as well as benefits especially if your work, like me, mainstreams on presentation creation. Here are several reasons why an iPad worked for me:

1. Portability

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An iPad is a tablet-first device. Meaning, that touch is the primary input and it should have been clear on that when Steve Jobs first introduced an iPad. Most people today have made an iPad as a MacBook replacement which I think will just result to more frustration because the…

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Darwin Cruz
Darwin Cruz

Written by Darwin Cruz

A pastor and counselor who is very passionate about faith, mental health, tech, simplicity, mindfulness, productivity and intentional living.