Tablet OS systems are limited here.īasically, I share a lot of the same conclusions Ali Abdaal comes down to in this video comparing the Macbook (laptop) to the iPad (tablet)… Spending a lot of time working online in med school, I need access to custom software and things like Chrome extensions. File transfer can get complicatedĮspecially when downloading PDFs and videos from around the web and wanting to move them across different devices (complicated when on different ecosystems). It’s hard to work with spreadsheetsĮspecially when trying to quickly copy and paste lines of text into cells and create something like this). Why Tablets Aren’t Good For Med School 1. Otherwise, all work and study get done on the laptop.
The iPad only really comes out when I’m traveling (not regularly) and want to read a book or watch a movie. Looking back, now $500 worse off, it does feel like a bit of a mistake. A workflow that involves no notetaking whatsoever. The problem is it just doesn’t suit my workflow. The screen, the OS, the pencil it all works seamlessly. Needless to say, the iPad doesn’t get used.ĭon’t get me wrong, it’s an amazing device. And I upgraded from a 2012 Macbook Air (it died) to an ASUS Zenbook laptop earlier this year. I bought a 2018 iPad and Apple Pencil in the summer of my second year in med school. But the truth is that I actually have both (so yeah, that’s an option too). If I had only one choice? I’d go for a laptop. Laptops edge tablets in terms of versatility.
Med students can pretty much do everything they need on either device.Ĭhoosing one over the other comes down to personal preference. The functionality of laptops and tablets, at least in 2022, is basically the same. 9 Final Thoughts Laptop Or Tablet For Medical School?