Back to Mac

It’s always fascinating to read about someone’s journey in doing something just outside the norms. For a long time, I’ve known that most people can do most of their tasks on a device as “basic” as an iPad with no real friction. For what it’s worth, I could be one of those people. Sure, there are holdouts in the arena of Excel and other data-heavy tasks that still rely on well-honed power tools. For the most part, though, people would probably not notice a difference in using an iPad as a daily driver. Many people already live most of their lives on their phones. An iPad would probably be a step up for them.

This brave man switched primary machines for an iPad for eight-years! That’s some dedication. While I’m not in the market for switching to an iPad, it does go to show you how much the ecosystem around them has grown. With tooling like Affinity, Notability, Logic and Blackmagic, you can get quite a lot done as someone creating content. A far cry from the early days of being told that it’s just a content consumption device. I feel like this article is not just a refutation of needing a “full” laptop, but a refutation of the idea that we need so much hardware year over year to do the same basic tasks.