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soondai · 09-03-2014, 11:38 AM

I think your best bet might be an iPad mini (1st generation). On sale from Best Buy for 200 right now. 4x3 ratio. 8 inches. It would make a big difference on PDFs in particular. These are tough to read on a skinnier 7 inch Android table.

I'm no apple fanboy, by the way. I have an old iPad 1 we use for videos. I read on a Nexus 7. Works fine for ePubs/kindle, but a little skinny for me. Does not work well for PDFs.

There are also 4x3 android tablets in the price range, just not big name ones.
Looks like the Acer Iconia 8 inch with the same dimensions runs $140 on Amazon with pretty good reviews.

09-03-2014, 11:38 AM	#2
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	I think your best bet might be an iPad mini (1st generation). On sale from Best Buy for 200 right now. 4x3 ratio. 8 inches. It would make a big difference on PDFs in particular. These are tough to read on a skinnier 7 inch Android table. I'm no apple fanboy, by the way. I have an old iPad 1 we use for videos. I read on a Nexus 7. Works fine for ePubs/kindle, but a little skinny for me. Does not work well for PDFs. There are also 4x3 android tablets in the price range, just not big name ones. Looks like the Acer Iconia 8 inch with the same dimensions runs $140 on Amazon with pretty good reviews.