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Originally Posted by pureaxis
I been deciding between the M96 and the i86, can anyone give an opinion regarding which is better for pdf reading? I'm a student and I have to deal with tons of scanned documents. Is the extra resolution worth it on the i86 vs. larger screen real estate?
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I'm not sure if I'll make it easier for you as I'm using both at the moment and I'm torn too.
Regarding scanned documents you may want to have a look at my
earlier post. Albeit, you don't have much choice, there is no alternative (apart from tablets) that will help you with this.
Back to M96 vs i86 question. If you don't annotate your documents and don't care about note taking with your device (with e.g.
Papyrus app) I think you should go with i86. It's not that you can't do it, it's that you will have to use your finger for that. Just bare in mind that 8" isn't massive and as EldRick hinted at the text will render nicely but is going to be small. The visible area is also going to be
slightly smaller than in M96.
If you plan to scribble and writing with your finger does not appeal to you then go for M96. The resolution is good enough for text, the device is large enough, the text will be bigger and you get a stylus. Also you get more screen and less bezel with M96:
In the picture above you can compare M96 on the left, i86 on the right, and the real thing above.