10 Reasons Not to Buy an iPad for Students

1 laptops overheat
2 laptops need constant mainteance. Like cleaning cookies, defraging, updating and are way more likely to get a virus considing the sites kids are on now a days.
3 I pads are cheap. They come with a lithium battery, Ips touch screen and an ssd hardrive. They are easier to use without a mouse and the battery life is way better than any laptop.
4 They are LESS likely to break. Buy a good case for it and you can drop it down a flight of stairs without worry, a laptop is a gamble from five feet. The heavier it is the harder it falls.
5 you can sell a ipad, cheap laptops don't have much resale value.
6 they won't want a kindle.
7 Mac quality programs without the 1500+Mac laptop cost.
8 Portable ios operating system and an ssd, guarantees it will not overheat and will boot up fast. Laptop operating systems are made for desktops not laptops and because of this they are slow and unresponsive compared to an I pad.
9 look up all the people on the net who sold their MAC laptops after getting an I pad. If a 1500-2000$ laptop can't compare to an I pad why would a 500 dollar laptop?
10 because everybody need a desktop. A laptop can't replace one and neither can an I pad. Once your kid has both they won't want a laptop.
11 laptops are easier to steal, you can conceal an I pad alot easier and they can fit in standard backpacks, laptops are way harder to hide and more likely to get targeted. A thief will recognize a laptop bag
BTW I've used both an I pad and fixed numerous HIGH end laptops and have never felt the need to own one. I despise mouse pads and hate having to spend so much time updating windows every time you want to use a laptop. A laptop also needs to be shutdown while commuting, while an I pad can be used easily anywhere.

My nephew just asked my about one today. I said exactly same thing; it's not for Students. Get a cheap notebook if you need something for class/school work so bad. Ipad is purely for entertainment and showing off. Those are things you do when you make your own money.

i say get them a laptop and if they want an ipad also tell your kids to get a job and get it themself.. Thats what kids need more of today responsibility and not having everything handed over to them

There's still nothing wrong with using pencil and paper. I'm only 25 and I only used pencil and paper to take notes in college. Not saying there's anything wrong with laptops or ipads, but people need to learn to earn these advantages for themselves and not just be given them. And that's what they are, advantages, not nessecities for success. I got A's in all my classes using "primitive" methods.

Parents: ARE YOU LISTENING? Resist the temptation. The points in this video and report are really valid. Also, it will teach your children a valuable lesson that is lost today: "You do not have to buy something simply because its popular!".

WHY NOT TRY THE WORD NO OR BETTER YET BUY IT YOUR SELF

I would rather buy a Mac laptop than an iPad any day. Period.

According to my teacher and professor friends, most students use iPads and laptops for checking Email and playing games. It's a big distraction in the classroom.

Also there's no external hard-drive, no dvd driver, no USB port. It's basically an oversized iPod with internet.

How about using paper and pencils? A laptop is a necessity.

Let's face facts. If you are able to buy your kid an iPad, then they already have a laptop. If you can aford it, then great for you. As for me, I would wait and let them buy their own iPad when they get a little older and show they can take care of the laptop first. We all want to get our kids more than we had while growing up.

I completely agree, I wish there were more articles like this when I was looking into buying a laptop/tablet for college. I commute to college so I thought it would be really easy for me to just take the iPad there and type up notes or papers then transer them to my desktop computer when I got home. Man was I wrong, especially when I saw everybody with their Macbook Pros and other fancy laptops writing their papers SO much easier. Yes, the iPad is a fantastic, portable device, but it is not ideal for a college student and it is only nice for browsing the internet or social networking. INVEST IN A LAPTOP INSTEAD.

Common sense. You can't type for long on an iPad, so it's useless for school work.

They are great. my son just spent six weeks with me, he didnt do anything but stare at that #$%$ screen. He is a zombie. I took it away and he went into a depression and stopped talking to me. It is an addiction.

I could see them using an iPad in class as a digital textbook if it let them use a pen to write notes on it. But that's a stretch. Digial textbooks are the way things are going, and you can usually buy them cheaper than real textbooks. But, yeah, there's no secondary market for digital textbooks. But, you only get like $20 for a $150 real textbook, so who gives a crap. Your kid will just need a laptop. And, while they won't follow this advice, I highly recommend they leave the darn thing in the dorm room unless they have time between classes to actually use it to work on papers and research. It's annoying taking notes on it. It's annoying having to set it up and put it back into the bag before/after class. It's annoying watching the battery wear down. It's tempting to use it for non-class-related crap (web surfing, etc). It's a distraction. Just show up to class, shut up, pay attention, and take notes. Only take notes on what's important. Too many students totally waste class time by hearing important things, making note of them, then promptly forgetting them since they think "well, I'll just study my notes later". NO. Pay attention in class, retain what you hear, and only use your notes as a backup device. You will save time studying and cramming later if you focus on the class while you're in it and pay attention. When you're sitting there typing notes into a laptop, you basically are training yourself to be a secretary taking dictation. You're not in college to become a secretary that transcribes crap like a robot. You're there to learn. Get rid of distractions. I got a netbook to use for note-taking in classes, and it was a complete waste of time. I fell back on notebooks and pencils, b/c they were easier. Plus, I didn't have to worry about dropping my bag or getting it stolen and kissing $300 goodbye. However, like I said, I'd love to have a portable device for digital textbooks. Carrying around tons of textbooks is a huge trudge, esp if you have science classes which require buku books and lab books. A digital device that lets you highlight and write notes on the actual display would be ideal.

apple has been quietly taking away all of the capabilities computers used to have and making you pay for them... on my pc I can transfer data to AND from my digital music player, I never needed an update to use said digital music player to store other data (personal files) and I didn't have to pay money (again) for content I already owned or had a copy of.... AND my digital music player has removable memory and batteries, and didn't cost a fortune.... i'm pretty sure I won, and i'm pretty sure your apple product will be outdated next year (making you WANT to spend another $300+ to gain essentially nothing over the previous version) lol

As a young adult, I have to say, I never had any of the latest gadgets, and I have turned out alright so far, just with a more mature view of life than most people my age.
When everyone else had iPods, I had a Walkman that once belonged to my stepdad. I had a secondhand record player and a tape player, along with a CD player I bought with my money.
When everyone else had Hollister and Aeropostale clothes, I was wearing hand-me-downs from the neighbours and things I found for cheap at thrift shops.
When everyone else was typing their reports with computers, I was writing mine with pen and paper.
When everyone else was texting, I was reading a book.
I didn't know how to use an email account really well until about a year ago.
I didn't know you could comment on Yahoo! news until a few months ago.
I still don't have a Facebook, and I don't want one. I made good grades in school (usually kept a 3.65 G.P.A. or better) and I did it without a lot of modern-day gadgets.
Kids don't need iPads, they need good teachers and a good education.

10 reasons not to buy an iPad.... how about give me 1 good reason TO buy an IPad... I don't get this whole tablet fad.

I was in my accounting class taking notes BY HAND, and the person next to me had the textbook on his ipad, while surfing the net with his macbook pro, while also taking pictures of the professpr's notes on the whiteboard with his iphone 0.0!! Seriously man! And I still aced the class, so those things really are not necessary >_

I can just hear Cartman: "But Mo-o-o-o-o-o-om."