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Originally Posted by kilohertz53
An 11" screen is too clunky to be easily portable, and the current 6" screens are too small for technical manuals and pdfs.
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To my mind, the A4 device wouldn't be something that I'd want to casually carry about -- that's what the 6" device is for. I see the larger one as more of a professional tool, like for your tech manuals. I'd use it in my office, or carry it in my briefcase, but not really wanting to mess with it for recreational purposes would inherently limit the amount of carrying around I'd want to do.
Tech manuals
are a bit different, of course, because they typically get carried
to the place where the work is to be done. But even the A4 device would at least be a
lot lighter than a stack of paper manuals, so even managing the larger size would be a massive improvement.
But perhaps the rigid A4 would be better for purely office settings (teachers, professors, doctors, lawyers, "business" offices and the like), and some sort of ... resizable device (dual screened like you describe, or rollable or foldable or something totally new we haven't seen yet) will emerge for the more mobile large format need. I don't see why it shouldn't
The displays
are currently quite pricey, but that shouldn't stay the case, and professional needs always accept higher prices than personal or hobby needs do. Witness my $20 home multimeter, compared to something like a
Fluke that goes for upwards of $300.