1st post so sorry if this has been asked before. Could not find what I wanted in search.

My wife has an old MAC that is dying. Her primary usage is photos. surfing and email. Takes a lot of pics, loves to mess w them and then upload to Shutterfly.
I know you can upload pics to the iPad with the card adapter.
I also know the iPad has limited memory.
Can you transfer pics from the iPad to a portable hard drive? If so, is it via cable?

So I'm trying to find out (before I go to the store) what the iPad can do and if it will work for her or if I need to get her a MacBook Pro.
Thanks a lot.
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I would tend to go with a MacBook. With USB and SD card slot it can be easier to move pictures. And with a Displayport to HDMI cable, look at them on your TV. The iPad can do these things, but most people do not like to deal with this much of a learning curve. It may be great to get her an iPad later.

The iPad makes a good accessory for playing with photos, but I would not depend on it as my primary device for this case/use.

If photos are the main purpose of the device, I agree with Seadog, the Macbook Pro is a far better choice.

In addition to the above: no, it is not possible to connect an external hard drive to the (of the shelf) iPad.

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Thanks for the info.