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pompa Tue 26-Apr-16 21:04:15

I cannot find anything about being able to use a wifi mouse with the iPad Pro. There is a pencil, but that does not work like a mouse and would not help.

Can you post the link to the video you saw please.

pompa Tue 26-Apr-16 20:44:51

I'll investigate further

Anniebach Tue 26-Apr-16 20:34:22

pompa, I looked on uTube and there are clips showing the use of a wifi mouse - I think that's what it was called !

pompa Tue 26-Apr-16 20:18:25

I have looked at the spec for the Pro series, apart from better performance, most things seem similar. You still can't use a mouse.

pompa Tue 26-Apr-16 20:10:24

You can ask, but I have no experience of the iPad Pro.

Anniebach Tue 26-Apr-16 13:20:10

.pompa, may I ask your opinion on the iPad Pro?

Anniebach Tue 26-Apr-16 13:09:51

Oh thump, my Physio has said I am damaging my hand by using the iPad . Perhaps I should try the notebook I recently bought and try to like it

pompa Tue 26-Apr-16 13:01:14

Currys are correct, the iPad does not have a cursor, so there is nothing for a mouse to control. The mouse that Apple sell is for the Mac computer, not iPad.

Anniebach Tue 26-Apr-16 12:49:59

pompa, I just cannot decide,I am more comfy with my iPad, hate windows 10 but need a key board and mouse . Curry's said I can't use a mouse but Apple Store sell them, what a confusing world

pompa Tue 26-Apr-16 12:35:34

You need to decide what you want to use it for and which are your highest priorities.
If your need it for portability, battery life, simplicity, email and web browsing the iPad is hard to beat.
If you need a keyboard and want applications like word processing, spreadsheets or other windows based applications, the MS machine would be better. I have tried running windows applications on my wife's iPad, but I don't warm to it.

When the time comes to replace my laptop, I suspect I would still go for a laptop as I would want a good keyboard, built in dvd/cd, USB ports and full windows compatibility. I currently have a touch screen laptop, bit would not bother again as I rarely use that option.

Anniebach Tue 26-Apr-16 11:37:52

Does anyone have one please, I have to decide between the Microsoft or a new iPad