I need to replace my 5 year old laptop this summer for the fall semester and I’ve decided that instead of a new computer I should just upgrade to a tablet. I’ve always loved the iPad mini for its size. It’d be extremely portable and I would honestly get a lot more use out of it other than just school work, but I’m nervous about having to type notes or papers with it for how small it is. I’ve considered the Air because it’d be easier to use it as a computer, I know I could write papers and type/write notes easily with an Apple Pencil. It would be a great school computer, but I don’t know if I would use it casually like the mini. I’d love to buy both but can’t afford that. Which one would be better?
I have an iPad Air 4th gen with an Apple Pencil and I really like it for taking notes. I’ve seen some people use the mini but for me I would say the screen is too small. If you can go to an Apple Store / Best Buy (or similar) to try it out you may want to do that? Whatever you end up buying, make sure you get it on the Apple Student store!