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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey
My instinct is a tablet simply because they have much better pdf support.
In the case of an Android device (like the Tab or a rooted Nook Color) or an ipad, you can get support for the digital manga formats also via 3rd party apps.
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I guess it depends on what kind of apps people intend to use beyond reading manga. If all you want to is to read manga, does it matter? Even if you want say to listen to some music while you read, there's still a lot of e-ink ebook readers out there that can do that.
Now if you want to play games, watch videos, or you happen to read more color manga (yes it does exist), use it for showing off pics, etc, then its a different matter.
Outside those apps and if you'd like to see those occasional color manga pages in color, the only reasons I could see someone who just wants to read manga benefiting from the usually higher price-tag and lower battery-life of tablets is if you want a back light, the somewhat better handling of some formats, notably PDF for those who don't want to use converters, and load times.
Basically each class of device has its own advantages and disadvantages and one isn't universally better at for something a specific as "just reading manga". You have to take things in context.