(SOS) Young Guys with the iPads...

[Robin Lumsden]

I'm lucky as I only need to commit to memory one thing -the blood order.I have every mm of all varieties stored in the greatest computer ever designed-the human brain. Anyway I'm far too tight to pay out for an i-phone or i-pad I'd rather use that money on militaria.Probably eventually I'll get given one for work when they upgrade our Blackberries.
Doesn't it all make it a little bit too 'lazy' with regards to research? So new collectors won't need to bother learning as much,just stick somoene else's hard work on to the i-pad and hey presto,an instant expert !

I agree with all of that.

And as for being tight, well .................... I'm a Scotsman.

[Robin Lumsden]

Thanks for catching the typo, I will edit my post.

If it had been printed in an old-fashioned book, you'd have had to wait for the second edition to correct it!

[sscrooge]

I phone here,,,

me too

[CM Alexander]

Doesn't it all make it a little bit too 'lazy' with regards to research? So new collectors won't need to bother learning as much,just stick somoene else's hard work on to the i-pad and hey presto,an instant expert !

What is the difference between doing this and carrying around books to shows? I saw many, many people using reference books authored by WAF members at this years SOS. If one is able to put the information of 30 reference books in one small device...what is the problem with that? How does that make one lazy and not willing to learn or do their own research?

[Simon O.]

not interested in an ipad. I have a small laptop that's better, more powerful and does more.

If i was to go for something like that, then something along the lines of the samsung galaxy tab and HTC is bringing out something the same size too.