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Originally Posted by leebase
Horses for courses.
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Exactly.
At the end of the day, both have merits. Until front-lit eInk readers came along, tablets were (IMHO, of course) better for low light reading. EInk still wins in very bright situations. Screen size and colour makes a difference for some reading, but not for others (I prefer my iPad for reading technical documents/books, but my PW for other reading).
The "backlight causes eye-strain" argument is, IMHO, bogus - it's all photons hitting your retina. The issues here can be solved by an appropriate backlight brightness.
My personal main reason for preferring my PW for general reading is the single-function nature of the device - I'm not constantly being tempted by other activities, checking my email etc. I'm just reading.
/JB