IPad or Macbook Air for a student?

Hello all. I am a student who recently began my degree in the Norwegian equivalent of College. I was thinking of getting an Apple device primarily for lectures, but also for recreational purposes. Right now I have an iPhone 5, and a fairly powerful laptop, but a short- lived battery and the size of the laptop is a bit of an issue for lectures and packing. I also have a pretty large music library, and i stream a lot of movies/shows, as well as music.
My main purposes for the purchase will be note- taking and document managing, streaming/surfing and iTunes. I also want something with which I can entertain myself on travels and such. Let's assume I will get the next generation of whatever device, as I understand they are both around the corner.
Personally, I'm leaning towards an iPad with at least 32GB memory and a keyboard, considering I have a good Windows laptop. The price is also a little more manageable. The lack of HDMI output is a drawback though.
On a side note: how is managing documents on an apple device and synchronizing with a Windows device done? Any programs/apps I should know about?
Thanks in advance.

Your iPad questions.
Use the Lightning Digital AV Adapte -- Lighting to HDMI
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD826ZM/A/lightning-digital-av-adapter
There are lots of ways of moving files.
A simple and popular way to copy files and share files amoung your devices.
https://www.dropbox.com/
Using iTures to transfer files:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4094?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
how is managing documents on an apple device
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