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ypocaramel · 11-23-2010, 01:38 AM

imo 7" isn't really the ideal form factor for textbooks, I'm guessing for med you'll have a ton of diagrams and charts and whatever and you'll be constantly zooming in and out, which is really a pain when studying seriously. Heck the kno dedicated textbook reader is 14" or dual 14" :O 7-inch screens are ok if it's mostly text or cliff notes, but in my experience if there's a ton of diagrams and charts it gets hectic fast.

Also, see if the textbooks are actually available on that platform, I wouldn't know.

Also, if you're a med student there might be useful medicial database and apps on iOS or Android. Most important thing is to go where the content is.

11-23-2010, 01:38 AM	#59
ypocaramel Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hong Kong Device: Sony Reader PRS-700, Barnes and Noble NOOKcolor)	imo 7" isn't really the ideal form factor for textbooks, I'm guessing for med you'll have a ton of diagrams and charts and whatever and you'll be constantly zooming in and out, which is really a pain when studying seriously. Heck the kno dedicated textbook reader is 14" or dual 14" :O 7-inch screens are ok if it's mostly text or cliff notes, but in my experience if there's a ton of diagrams and charts it gets hectic fast. Also, see if the textbooks are actually available on that platform, I wouldn't know. Also, if you're a med student there might be useful medicial database and apps on iOS or Android. Most important thing is to go where the content is. Last edited by ypocaramel; 11-23-2010 at 01:41 AM.