Thread: My iPad mini has basically replaced my PW2
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Old 06-09-2014, 10:37 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by jocampo View Post
I couldn't believe it, but I see myself more and more using my retina Mini more than my PW2. Initially, I was doing it for the PDFs only, but I find myself using it more and more. My wife just noticed it and made the comment to me.

I've not taken beach vacations in a while :-) and my longest trip is when I visited my mom in Colombia, so the PW is getting some dust.

I think that the main reason is the outstanding contrast on the retina Mini and the less than stellar resolution on the new PW.

Is this happening to someone else that bought the retina Mini and own a eink device?
Exactly the opposite for me!
I've stopped using eInk devices about 18 months ago for roundabout 6 months.
Back then, my experience was similar to yours: My numerous tablets are good enough for reading, plus I can do so much more on them.
But: Since eInk devices offer light, I've bought 3 of them: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Nook GlowLight and Kobo Aura HD.
I still prefer the weight and battery duration of eInk devices over tablets. And when in bed (I'm reading about 3 hours every night in bed), I don't need the extra functionality of tablets. I'm not playing games, watching movies, listen to music and such at night.
But I don't have any problems at all with reading on tablets.
Tomorrow, on a brief business trip, I'll take with me: iPad mini Retina, Dell Venue 8 Pro, Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and Kindle Paperwhite 2.
iPad mini Retina as my main gadget.
Dell Venue 8 Pro as my mobile machine for business.
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 because I've installed quite a few apps in the last few days and want to test them.
Kindle Paperwhite 2 as my main reading device.
I'm traveling a lot. From 1 day trips to 10 days. Usually I don't have a problem taking a few devices with me. Most of the times it's 2 tablets and 1 reader.
Whether I take iPad mini Retina with me or add Kindle Paperwhite 2 doesn't make much of a difference. Even if I don't have a suitcase with me, but only a briefcase, those highly mobile devices don't take much space and easily can be transported.
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