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paaThaka · 09-15-2010, 07:47 AM

Best if of course very subjective, but I have read A LOT on my laptop.

Two things that for me are absolutely crucial for normal laptop orientation reading are:

- very high resolution (1920 x 1080 is a lifesaver and 1270x800 is barely tolerable)
- matte screen (gloss is pain in even under normal office lighting, not to mention in daylight)

For example the Sony F-series are decent as they can be bought with HD resolution and with matte displays:

http://www.cnet.com.au/sony-vaio-f-series-339305617.htm

Expensive? Unfortunately.

But the form factor for reading on a laptop is not very ideal for me as I prefer a portrait type display and not a landscape for most of my reading. Normal laptops just don't have this.

Then it's possible to go to a tabletpc, but they have much too low screen resolution and, imho, are too heavy to be handled like a book on your lap.

09-15-2010, 07:47 AM	#17
paaThaka Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 499216 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	Best if of course very subjective, but I have read A LOT on my laptop. Two things that for me are absolutely crucial for normal laptop orientation reading are: - very high resolution (1920 x 1080 is a lifesaver and 1270x800 is barely tolerable) - matte screen (gloss is pain in even under normal office lighting, not to mention in daylight) For example the Sony F-series are decent as they can be bought with HD resolution and with matte displays: http://www.cnet.com.au/sony-vaio-f-series-339305617.htm Expensive? Unfortunately. But the form factor for reading on a laptop is not very ideal for me as I prefer a portrait type display and not a landscape for most of my reading. Normal laptops just don't have this. Then it's possible to go to a tabletpc, but they have much too low screen resolution and, imho, are too heavy to be handled like a book on your lap.