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Originally Posted by vugtitan
I have noticed that opening a pdf file on my pc is quite resource intensive.
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I've experienced what you are describing. Usually, I had a number of pdf files open in Reader, as well as a great many other running applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, IE, and Developer Studio. Win XP seems to have a choke point in terms of caching and file swapping. Win 7 is only slightly better.
Not all PDF's are laid out so they render efficiently. The more over-the-top "burdens" the authoring source put into the creation, the harder it is to display the document. Any power user who has spent time coverting pdf's to other formats can tell you there are far too many
unclean layouts out there.
I'll report back in a few days about how bogged down a Kindle (Model DXG) can get when it has to deal with very large pdf files. Example: The Complete Guide to Dream Kitchens, which weighs in at 155 MB! However, I expect that problem tech papers will give the Kindle the most grief.