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ilovejedd · 07-11-2012, 02:18 PM

Plenty of comic apps available on both Android and iOS that can read cbr/rar, cbz/zip and even cb7/7z natively. No need to convert or anything. For Android, I like to use Perfect Viewer. For iOS, I'm very happy with ComicGlass.

As for device, the iPad 3 with retina is great as far as the display goes. The 4:3 aspect ratio lends itself well to American comics. Alas, the cheapest option ($499) won't be able to hold a lot of comics. Heck, even on the 64GB iPad, I constantly have to juggle content. On the Android front, the Transformer Infinity is my first pick.

Unfortunately, both these devices are a bit above your price range. The iPad 2 isn't a bad option but given the lack of memory expansion, an Android tablet with SD card slot would work much better, I think. Perhaps the Asus Transformer TF300?

07-11-2012, 02:18 PM	#2
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,110 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Plenty of comic apps available on both Android and iOS that can read cbr/rar, cbz/zip and even cb7/7z natively. No need to convert or anything. For Android, I like to use Perfect Viewer. For iOS, I'm very happy with ComicGlass. As for device, the iPad 3 with retina is great as far as the display goes. The 4:3 aspect ratio lends itself well to American comics. Alas, the cheapest option ($499) won't be able to hold a lot of comics. Heck, even on the 64GB iPad, I constantly have to juggle content. On the Android front, the Transformer Infinity is my first pick. Unfortunately, both these devices are a bit above your price range. The iPad 2 isn't a bad option but given the lack of memory expansion, an Android tablet with SD card slot would work much better, I think. Perhaps the Asus Transformer TF300?