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Originally Posted by meeera
Depending on the individual eyes, of course!
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I wouldn't say so. Objectively speaking, human eyes (
anyone's eyes) are always strained more when reading small print than when reading large print. What's individual, is whether (or to what degree) you feel the eye-strain or not. Even if you
don't feel any eye-strain, that doesn't mean you're not imposing more pressure on your eye-sight than might be considered optimal. Given that our health, our eyesight, is among the most precious possessions anyone could have, I'd say it might be a good idea to exert as little pressure on your eye-sight as possible. You know: the less you keep (perhaps unconsciously) overtaxing your eyesight, the longer it may serve you well. Your eyes aren't like car tires -- you can't simply swap them for new ones. There is only so far that glasses or lenses can go in correcting failing eyesight.
Given all the reasons above, I would recommend any heavy reader of e-books to go for a larger screen (and larger font sizes) whenever possible (without this interfering with a device's portability), and also everyone in 2013 should get a Retina-class device. I strongly feel that iPad 1, 2 or the old iPad mini are no longer suitable for heavy readers of e-books in 2013. It's just no longer 2010 or 2011 today.
My conclusion from the above is, that I need both a full-sized tablet (iPad 3 here) for regular reading, and a mini tablet (2013 Nexus 7 here) for on-the-go occasions (if they are more extended occasions than those that can be impromptu served by an iPhone). I may also buy the iPad mini Retina later on, although the overblown price and iOS 7 are strong deterrents. My main point is that I wouldn't choose a mini tablet as my
primary reading device. Everyone else's mileage may vary, of course.
