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Originally Posted by Roseweave
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?
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I think anxroid is not as good as ipad for serious audio. I read up about guitar effect apps for andfoid. It seems android hardware is just not as good for it as ipad.
I wouldnt get a tablet to read on. If you are in the UK or the USA you can get a nook st and a nook tablet very cheaply. I have a 9 inch tablet. It is too heavy for reading but big enough for comfortable browsing.