Depends. I think a Chromebook is ergonomically a better choice–the keyboard, while worse in quality, gets points just because it has travel can actually function on my lap. Plus you can slap Linux on it and get a nice lightweight machine that can actually do quite a bit. But for most people I think an iPad is a better choice, and personally I feel the same for myself–anything really advanced is better off on my Mac rather than on a crummy 11" (or really nice 10.5") screen.