Apple have just released the iPad mini. I have an iPhone 4
and a 2012 iMac already. When I bought the iMac I wanted a big screen for
working at a desk. The cost of the larger Macbook was prohibitive. However I
access the internet largely on my iPhone, even when at home because the iMac is
in the spare room. I write my notes on the phone, I carry my phone everywhere,
I record rehearsals on the phone. The only thing I don’t really do on my phone
is make calls.
What my iPhone needs is a bigger screen.
A couple of years
ago I noticed an interesting trend amongst film and visual artists. They had
Macbook pro laptops and old Nokia dual band phones.
I have no pretence to needing pro equipment. What I need is
something to use garageband, the internet, and write on that can go in a small
bag or jacket pocket. I don;t make films like I thought I might but I do make
music and write. I rarely use my phone for calls... would an old bulletproof
phone work? Can I justify the iPad mini instead of an iPhone.
