The ATA Chronicle - May/June 2022 - 34

RESOURCE REVIEW By Josh Goldsmith
Surface pen are extremely
useful accessories.
My hands-down favorite
tablet is the iPad. It's
polished, easy to use, and
offers countless high-quality
apps. And the Apple Pencil
and Smart Keyboard pair
seamlessly with your iPad
and offer an all-around
stellar experience.
Let's review some key
factors to consider when
choosing your iPad.
The Right Size
Which iPad Is Best
for Interpreting?
In this column, I'll answer a question I encounter at least once a month:
" Which tablet is best for interpreting? " After sharing why I'm a big iPad
fan, I'll give you a rundown of all the options on the market. Here's the
good news. You don't have to spend a fortune to get an excellent iPad to
use for interpreting!
Choose Your Platform
W
34 The ATA Chronicle | May/June 2022
hen choosing a
tablet, you're
probably
wondering whether to opt
for an iPad, Android, or
Windows device.
Android tablets come in
many shapes and sizes from
various manufacturers but
lack powerful tablet-specific
applications. (In my opinion,
Samsung is probably your
best bet.)
Microsoft's first " tablet
PCs " never really took off,
but the current touchoptimized
Surface devices
are pretty swell. They'll run
Windows apps (which is
great if you also translate
with a computer-assisted
translation tool), and the
built-in kickstand, optional
fold-away keyboard, and
Apple currently offers four
models: the 8.3 " iPad Mini
(starting price: $499), the
10.2 " standard iPad ($329+),
the 10.9 " iPad Air ($599+),
and the 12.9 " top-of-theline
iPad Pro ($1,099+).
Simply put, the iPad Pro
is about the size of a large
sheet of paper, while the iPad
and iPad Air are closer to a
notepad you would use for
consecutive interpreting, and
the iPad Mini is even smaller.
In my opinion, the Mini
is fine for consecutive,
on-the-go interpreting
but simply too small as an
interpreting all-rounder.
It's just big enough for
note-taking and can be held
comfortably with one hand
(maybe using a case with a
hand loop). But as soon as
you want to split your screen
to simultaneously see your
notes, glossary, fact sheet,
or reference documents, the
Mini will likely be too small.
The large iPad Pro, on the
other hand, comes with a
huge screen, but it's really
intended to be used at a
desk and will be too big for
a cramped mobile booth. So,
Note: Apple updates its tablet range once a year. All prices reflect the Apple retail price in USD at the time of this writing.
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