iPad vs Ultra-portable notebook vs Netbook: Which is best for Blogging?

As a writer, you always expect to have something handy, something that allows you to write on the go. I researched, and researched, for nearly 3 months to find out what works best for blogging? A Netbook, an Ultra-portable Notebook or an iPad, and here is what I found!

Netbooks

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Netbooks, as the name suggests, are precisely internet books, designed for browsing on the go. A Netbook runs on a not-so-fast (sometimes frustratingly slow!) processor that eventually hampers your multitasking works such as opening multiple tabs, viewing high graphic webpages etc., with a few advantages such as good battery life and portability.

Netbooks work just fine for some basic tasks like editing documents, creating PowerPoint presentations, and, of course, internet browsing…burp!…don’t expect beyond this!

Ultra-portable Notebooks

When I say Ultra-portable notebook, I don’t mean the ones that can be turned 360°, to be called a Tablet, but it includes Notebooks which, as the name suggests, are Ultra-portable, has an impressive battery life and, most important, runs a high-end processor, making it a perfect travel companion. The only problem with Ultra-portable notebooks is they are Pricey!

iPads!

Now coming to the iPad, what makes the iPad a perfect device for writing or blogging?

iPad 9.7” and above have a good-sized onscreen keyboard which when acquainted works well for writing. My only intention behind buying an iPad was more of reading and intermittent writing, but after buying it, I got more into writing with no second thought of buying a physical keyboard to ease my writing work as I still enjoy the on-screen typing.

iOS9 on iPad featured split-screen functionality which allows you to browse and write at the same time. Not all apps work in split-screen, but I just love the feature as it allows me to Google and write simultaneously.

The split-screen feature got another groundbreaking push through iOS11 which added the drag-and-drop function for images over split-screen. Though this function doesn’t work with some apps like Quora, it is fully functional with Google Docs.

iPad features in support of writing…

• iPads (the iPad Air and later) weigh not more than a pound. So, whenever and wherever thought strikes you can just take out your iPad, find a corner and start working on it.
• iPads are absolutely great in terms of battery life. A fully charged iPad will easily last up to 9-10 hrs of web browsing.
• Make sure: If you’re planning to write directly on a blogger, you cannot. Google hasn’t released any blogging app on the iPad platform, so you’ll have to write in an app like Note, Apple’s very own app for note taking, or in any other app available in the App Store such as Pages, Google Docs or Microsoft Word which can be downloaded for free.