The iPad is everything a Chromebook wishes it could be

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There’s been a lot of debate surrounding what role the iPad fits into. Is it a laptop replacement or a laptop alternative? Oh, and believe it or not — some people still think it’s just a blown-up iPhone.

Since its inception, iPadOS has catapulted the iPad into a different tier of devices. It now blurs the line between productivity and entertainment. Google’s ChromeOS currently occupies this category — and has for quite some time.

If you can replace your laptop with a Chromebook, you could likely replace your laptop with an iPad.

Rather than compare the iPad to a full laptop, putting the iPad vs. a Chromebook is a much more reasonable comparison. And, look, you read the title; I think iPad’s crush Chromebooks. So let’s compare them and see why.

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Google’s ChromeOS has a list of benefits over a traditional laptop that is too long for this post. To narrow it down, let’s focus on the following:

• Low cost with a long lifespan of software support
• Lightweight operating system with long battery life
• Desktop browsing with access to Android and…