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use computers to consume content in a multitude of situations, including those times when they're not at a desk. And some people just want to check and respond to their email messages. Most of us, however, are all of these people at different times. It can be argued that a smarter way of looking at the laptop Are you up to date on the latest legal tech trends? We can fill you in on exciting news and events. versus iPad choice is to identify the problem or need — which can include the task and the location — and then find the right tool to solve it. If you are on an airplane, then the iPad will almost always be the superior choice (why does the person in front of you always recline their seat the moment you get out a laptop?). If you have to write anything of substantial length and can do so from a desk or table, you will probably prefer a laptop. If all you want to do is read your email messages, either device will work fine. The point is to let the job determine the tool, not the other way around. One of the challenges of using an iPad can be the lack of sophisticated applications available. Yes, there are apps for almost everything, but those apps lack the depth of features that lawyers sometimes need. As more firms offer virtual desktop software, and as that software becomes more mature, iPads will provide the robust application suite that the desktop or laptop computer can provide. These technologies should improve in the future and resolve some of the irritations that lawyers report. Advanced software, however, does not address the limitations of not having a physical keyboard. An End to Laptop Advantages So if, for now, both devices work fine under the right circumstances, All you need to do is subscribe! http://tinyurl.com/rbronews what will that mean in 2020? Some predict that Apple will still have 60 percent of the tablet market; I'd argue they are not taking into account the list of revolutionary technologies that many predict will be commonplace by then. Technologies that, if they come to fruition, will change the very nature of the laptops versus iPads debate. If we look at the attributes of a laptop, there are clear advantages over the tablet: memory, a larger screen and better input devices. There are two changes that are predicted to impact the memory advantage of the laptop. • The Cloud: This is predicted to significantly decrease the importance of local storage in years to come. • Flash Memory: Advances should allow for flash memory sizes from three to 10TB by 2020. Either of these advances will eliminate this particular laptop RBRO Solutions Our knowledge, your imagination. Powerful software. www.rbrosolutions.com advantage.But the real reason laptops are easier to use when creating content is the input devices. By 2020, this might not matter at all. According to researchers at Intel labs, the device of the future will be controlled by brainwaves, not by hand movements. In the article "Intel: Chips in Brains Will Control Computers by 2020," Dean Pomerleau stated: "We're trying to prove you can do interesting things with brain waves. Eventually 68 Peer to Peer