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(Toledo News Now) - Today's high school and college students are facing a dilemma on whether an iPad or laptop is better for school. One device may end up being more necessary overall.
Best Buy is struggling financially these days, as electronics shoppers make their purchases online, or at the Apple store. However, it is seeing an uptick in business this month from college students and parents of high school students coming in for computers.
But this year, the decision on what to buy is tougher than usual.
3 Choices For Many Families
Laptop....iPad....or nothing? That's the dilemma facing parents of high school and college students this back-to-school season.
If your school provides laptops, you can choose option 3: nothing. Most families will have to choose between a tablet or laptop computer.
"You want to make sure they have all the right tools," Best Buy's Moe Mohammed said.
Many teens will want an iPad for the coolness factor, and the fact that they are small and lightweight. But Mohammed says many newer laptops - especially the Macbook Air and some new Dells - are almost as light.
"Students who are used to buying the larger laptops - they don't have to fold it up and throw it in their backpack anymore. Just fold it, keep it in their hand and carry it," said Mohammed.
In a recent report, the Seattle Post Intelligencer says as much as your kid may want an iPad, a laptop is still a better choice for most students.
Laptops are better for notetaking and writing documents.
Laptops are less desirable to criminals.
Laptops are less likely to slip from your hands and drop.
You can get a loaded laptop for under $400, $100 less than an iPad.
The Bottom Line
Finally, the report says if you buy a student an iPad, they will love it, but will probably realize a month later they still need a laptop computer.
If you decide to buy an iPad, you may want to consider also purchasing a portable keyboard for around $50. It makes it much easier to type, plus makes an iPad almost a laptop.
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