# Want to downsize my electronics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-downsize-my-electronics/987763>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 29, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-downsize-my-electronics/987763 "2023-07-29T00:27:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-downsize-my-electronics/987763/1 "2023-07-29T00:27:10Z")

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I currently have an Macbook Pro, iPad and a Chromebook. I Macbook is my main computer, the Chromebook is for traveling because if it gets lost or stolen, it’s not a huge deal and my iPad has been for reading, videos, games and the like.

Not too long ago I needed a new phone and got one (Android) with a larger screen than I had previously. For the most part it has replaced my iPad.

The one thing I do need is the ability to make videos. An iPad would let me do that with iMovie since I am familiar with it. Though to be honest, at this point I’d prefer a Chromebook or other type of tablet primarily because of the cost. And as far as I can tell there no longer is a huge difference between having an Apple product or PC.

Has anyone else done this, and has it been a good or bad thing?

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-downsize-my-electronics/987763/2 "2023-07-29T05:31:20Z")

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Try Power Director on your Android phone. It isn’t as full-featured as a desktop video editor, but it might be enough for you.

> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cyberlink.powerdirector.DRA140225_01&hl=en_US&gl=US>
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> Movie maker & video editing app with AI effects and green scree...

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**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-downsize-my-electronics/987763/3 "2023-07-30T21:21:59Z")

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Thanks, I’ll give that a try.