I am planning an 18+ month globetrot, which will probably consist of a couple of 3 or 4-month stays in the UK, as well as wandering the rest of the world.
My plan is to travel carry-on with a suitcase/duffle/backpack of about 45L and a daypack of about 25L.
My question is about electronics -- specifically tablets and laptops. I have an iPad which I use quite a bit for financial aps, e-books, and NetFlix downloads, as well as web-surfing. I have used bank and CC aps on the iPad but prefer doing banking (and trip planning) on a laptop.
Could I get by without a laptop for 18 months? Yes, grudgingly, but .... I do my taxes with TurboTax, and you can't do that on an iPad. And they are a bit too complicated to do online.
So, it seems either carry the iPad (~1.25lbs) and my Dell XPS13 laptop (~4lbs with charger, etc) everywhere. That's quite a bit when one is trying to stay under 12kg.
Or, I suppose I could substitute a Microsoft Surface Pro which allegedly works in both tablet and laptop modes, but I have no experience with them and am concerned that it is a hybrid of the worst of both worlds.
What do other long term travellers do?
My plan is to travel carry-on with a suitcase/duffle/backpack of about 45L and a daypack of about 25L.
My question is about electronics -- specifically tablets and laptops. I have an iPad which I use quite a bit for financial aps, e-books, and NetFlix downloads, as well as web-surfing. I have used bank and CC aps on the iPad but prefer doing banking (and trip planning) on a laptop.
Could I get by without a laptop for 18 months? Yes, grudgingly, but .... I do my taxes with TurboTax, and you can't do that on an iPad. And they are a bit too complicated to do online.
So, it seems either carry the iPad (~1.25lbs) and my Dell XPS13 laptop (~4lbs with charger, etc) everywhere. That's quite a bit when one is trying to stay under 12kg.
Or, I suppose I could substitute a Microsoft Surface Pro which allegedly works in both tablet and laptop modes, but I have no experience with them and am concerned that it is a hybrid of the worst of both worlds.
What do other long term travellers do?