Taking the iPad Plunge

'Twon't be a problem with 16GB. I'm using 32, but most of that is HD video from the Apple WWDC! L4 really doesn't take much, depending only on how many resources you download and keep local.

when one says the ipad is only a 'reader' for Logos when away from an internet connection, they mean it only serves to read through your content instead of the usual ability while connected online to use the searching and interactive features.  but the ipad is still immensilly different than the kindle.  the kindle is literally only a reader.  it has one function it does well, i.e. flip pages slowiy on an e-ink screen.

the ipad is a mobile computer. even if the logos app is only a 'reader' while offline, that is still quite the feature considering you have acess to most of your content.  but the ipad does so much more than just reading.  it is literally a computing platform.  you have applications that give you so much more functionality than just a reader.  so its not like getting an ipad and getting a kindle will be the same experience just because currently the logos app only serves the purpose of a 'reader' when not on the internet.  the ipad does millions of other things.  the kindle does pretty much no other things.

lets say you sit down at starbucks on some free wi-fi to study a moment.  for example, when finished reading in the logos app, you might switch over to Evernote, your note management app to jot down a few thoughts, and quotes, and organize them into your note folders titled 'quotes' and 'study thoughts.'  then you might run over to check your calendar for tonite.  realizing you have more time free this afternoon than you thought, you would switch over to your Dropbox app to refer to your pdfs and word documents (all wireless synced automatically from your home computer) stored in a study folder you collected from the last few weeks pertaining to the topic in mind.  you might then write a quick email to a friend whom you want to contact concerning the topic.  you then open up your word processor on your ipad (pages is great) to type out some longer notes on the study ideas.  you then open the itunes store, find that class you remember seeing online from a particular seminary on itunes university (lets say Westminster theological seminary), navigate to it and start to listen to the lecture concerning union with Christ.  or maybe you run over to your videos app to watch or listen to sermons you downloaded.  you then take a break, open another app to check on the deliver staus of a package you mailed to your sister, play a round 'angry birds' and then open your recipe app to plan for dinner.

quite amazing. it all happens on a 10 inch window in your hands, like some sort of magical book. 

if you can save the extra, get the ipad.

-chris

the iPad's no different than a Kindle with the exception that there's no Logos app for the Kindle. Is that a fair statement?

I would say this is not a fair statement. The key is offline. If you are connected to the internet through WiFi you will be able to conduct searches, passage guides, exegetical guides, etc. of the majority of your library (I have about 2400 books in my Logos library. Roughly 1600 of them are available on the Ipad) I Say this owning an Ipod touch, not an Ipad. However the application's functionality is pretty much the same between both, as far as I understand it.

I believe I have read that the refresh rate is slow on e-ink displays like the a kindle has, which makes them limited for "computer" type applications.  

As a Kindle user, I would disagree that refresh rate on e-ink is the problem.  Not at all.   e-ink is the better reading tool by far.  Reading Logos resources on the Kindle is fine IF you have a wifi Kindle or a great 3g connection.  Otherwise, it is too slow because you cannot download Logos resources on to the Kindle.  That means that it must get every few pages from the net.  That is where the refresh rate is a problem.  If you could store Logos resources on the Kindle, then Kindle would be by far the best way to do extensive reading - like cover to cover - of Logos books.  Alas, it isn't so. 

For that reason, the iPad is way to go.

E ink being a better reading experience is subjective. I can't stand it, give me my iPad any day. When lying in bed all I have to do is triple click the home button and it goes instantly to white letters on a black page, making it easier for my wife to sleep, the Kindle can't do that, oh wait I guess it doesn't matter since you can't read a kindle in the dark anyway. Just my 2 cents.

Considering an iPad instead of a Kindle, but very much a novice concerning Apple products...

Can I use LogMeIn to connect through my iPad to my PC???

I'm sorry if this question disturbs the ether surrounding Apple/PC polarities[:P], but I have a PC at home and no intention of changing that, but need the portability and functionality of the iPad away from home...

Esther

I have the 32G.  I rarely use the 3G mode since it seems I'm always around hotspots, but it is nice to have as a backup.  I use both the Kindle and the iPad since all my Kindle books (those I can't buy on Logos) sync to my iPad and my iPhone, so I have the best of both worlds. I enjoy reading on the Kindle more than I do the iPad, especially outdoors.

I use the L4 Passage Guide often on my iPad (and iPhone). While it doesn't have all of my books, it does have enough to allow me to get a handle on a passage. Just wish it had highlighting and notes.

I use TeamViewer for free and have access to my desktop on my PC. I can use the fully functional Logos on my iPad, oh, and did I mention it's free?

Just dropped by to say "Thank you!" for the tip on TeamViewer. It does the job. Got the iPad a few days ago and it sure runs smooth!!

God bless

{charley}