Macbook Air and iPad 2?

Probably a really stupid question ... can a Macbook Air be used as the main host computer for an iPad 2?!?
Please advise! THX!

MACchairman wrote:
.. can a Macbook Air be used as the main host computer for an iPad 2?!?
Yes. It has a USB 2.0 port.

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