Ipad or Macbook air more questions

I have an ipad and a iMac G5- intel core duo as host computer. We use airport extreme at home .
I am considering the purchase of a new ipad 2 or a Macbook air
My needs are mobility around the house as well as travel, place to up load photos during travel.
We are retired and travel a good bit.
My questions are Here:
My questions for tomorrow night are:
1. Will backup continue to be dependent on being tethered to the home computer? Will all software upgrades continue to be dependent to go through the host computer? If I have 2i pads where is the separate content (not photos) stored on the host computer.
2. how would it work with cloud backup storage? any chance for time machine on the ipad?
3. security issues unique to the ipad while using in public wifi areas?
4. What is the possibility for the ipad to be scalable as technology changes. Are there functional differences in the apps for a Mac computer and the app store product for an ipad?
5. Is there a disk utility on the ipad for usual housekeeping such as checking permissions and running a disk utility?

swifty8 wrote:
1. Will backup continue to be dependent on being tethered to the home computer? Will all software upgrades continue to be dependent to go through the host computer? If I have 2i pads where is the separate content (not photos) stored on the host computer.
The iPad will probably continue to need a host computer. But, anything could happen. Each iPad is recognized as unique by iTunes. Each one would have separate syncing preferences and back up.
2. how would it work with cloud backup storage? any chance for time machine on the ipad?
You'd need to see if the cloud storage option you're interested in has an iPad app. Dropbox, for instance does. However, cloud storage is not a subsititute for syncing your iPad to your computer. You can't really backup the iPad that way through something like Dropbox. Whether or not Apple ever enables something like Time Machine for the iPad, only Apple knows and they haven't said.
3. security issues unique to the ipad while using in public wifi areas?
None that I know of.
4. What is the possibility for the ipad to be scalable as technology changes. Are there functional differences in the apps for a Mac computer and the app store product for an ipad?
A Mac and an iPad use completely different OSs. The apps available for both reflect the differences in OS and hardware. You're going to have to look at the features of the apps in which your interested.
5. Is there a disk utility on the ipad for usual housekeeping such as checking permissions and running a disk utility?
Not necessary.

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