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Originally Posted by Caleb666
Here are a few general question:
* How bothersome is the glare?
* How tiresome is it to read for long periods of time (over an hour)?
* How long, on average, does the battery last, if you mostly have WiFi off, and use it mostly for reading?
* If you have an eInk reader: Do you still prefer reading on the iPad rather than on the eInk reader?
Thanks!
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The glare is about as bothersome as the glare on a laptop screen, if that comparison helps you any.
It is surprisingly not too tiresome to read for long periods of time. Some apps offer the ability to reverse the text colours, so you can read white text on a black background, which is really nice to read off of.
My battery lasts for about 10-12 hours of use with the wi-fi on, I would say. With the wi-fi off I imagine that you could get 15 hrs or so with the battery.
I prefer reading fiction on my e-ink reader, and I use my ipad mostly for PDFs (I do read the odd fiction book on it, though). The PDF functionality is fantastic - I can highlight text in different colours and make margin notes, all without the lag of eink. I had originally planned on getting a large-screen e-ink device for reading PDFs, but I am very happy with my purchase of the iPad. For reading novels and such, I do stick to my Sony, as it is super portable and the eink screen is more comfortable to read on then the LCD screen, but the LCD screen is not nearly as bad as I had thought it would be to read from.
I hope this helps.