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Roseweave · 11-20-2013, 06:13 PM

I have a bunch of new considerations so I'm really torn here.

On one level, 7 inch tablets are great because they're a similar size to 6 inch readers but with a little extra on top for watching movies and the like. They're super portable and useful like that. At the same time, 7 inches is a small screen for doing certain types of work. I know from the experience of using an EEE PC that 9 inches is generally enough for a device to focus as a true replacement for a laptop in certain scenarios.

The downside being 9 inch devices are heavier and might not be as suitable for reading on. In fact when I was checking some out in the shop, the size almost seemed daunting, and of the tablets over 8 inches almost seemed artificially enlarged in a way. iPads seemed more right to be because of the 3:4 aspect ratio.

But I feel like the 9 inchers are growing on me now and that I might get a fair amount of use out of them, getting more out of it than just replacing my broken Nook. I'm not a big fan of android and would prefer a portable device that can run legacy windows software but at this stage android is so widely supported it's probably not going to be much of an issue.

If I can use the tablet as an MIDI controller too I might be able to get rid of my Launchpad. Does Android still have Audio Latency issues? How is Touch Latency on the Nooks?

11-20-2013, 06:13 PM	#1
Roseweave Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Nook Glowlight, Nook HD	7 inch vs. 9 inch, Nook HD vs. HD+ and similar I have a bunch of new considerations so I'm really torn here. On one level, 7 inch tablets are great because they're a similar size to 6 inch readers but with a little extra on top for watching movies and the like. They're super portable and useful like that. At the same time, 7 inches is a small screen for doing certain types of work. I know from the experience of using an EEE PC that 9 inches is generally enough for a device to focus as a true replacement for a laptop in certain scenarios. The downside being 9 inch devices are heavier and might not be as suitable for reading on. In fact when I was checking some out in the shop, the size almost seemed daunting, and of the tablets over 8 inches almost seemed artificially enlarged in a way. iPads seemed more right to be because of the 3:4 aspect ratio. But I feel like the 9 inchers are growing on me now and that I might get a fair amount of use out of them, getting more out of it than just replacing my broken Nook. I'm not a big fan of android and would prefer a portable device that can run legacy windows software but at this stage android is so widely supported it's probably not going to be much of an issue. If I can use the tablet as an MIDI controller too I might be able to get rid of my Launchpad. Does Android still have Audio Latency issues? How is Touch Latency on the Nooks?