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Originally Posted by maddz
If there was a 32GB option, I'd order it like a shot. I've been holding off on a 32BG Forma because of wrist concerns - tendonitis in both likely to be aggravated by the larger form factor and it's too expensive to buy without extensive trying. However, as the bloke is replacing his iPad (and I need to replace mine because of it's age) I may take on his old iPad and use it for my rpg PDFs.
I've been trying to meet up with a member to try out his Forma but so far not managed it, but if John Lewis Oxford Street has them I might try and get over there in a lunch break when my knee isn't playing up. Our local John Lewis doesn't have them in store.
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I hope you'll be able to find a Forma to try. Not to be an enabler
, but it feels amazingly light for its size. It's also really easy to hold because of the design -- it isn't slippery and it balances well in the hand so you don't have to hold it in a cramp-inducing death grip for fear of it escaping. It's the only ereader I have that I can hold for long periods of time without propping it up on a stand or pillow (and it helps that I can switch hands once in a while). It isn't perfect -- the power switch is a bit sludgy and the screen isn't quite as nice as the one on my Nook Glowlight Plus -- but I'm really happy with it.
I don't have tendonitis but with age my hands have become somewhat weak and shaky. I ordered an Oasis 2 when it came out but I returned it because I found it actually painful to hold (heavy, slippery, awkwardly shaped, with sharp edges). I've had no problems with the Forma. At home I keep it in a sleeve and when I go out I have a third party case that's made of some sort of flexible rubbery material so it's really easy to remove.
I'm probably going to order a white Libra too because I'm an ereader junkie but the one disappointment I have with the specs is that it weighs almost exactly the same as the Forma -- 192 grams to 197. It will take up a bit less space in my purse which is good but since my purses seem to weigh a ton already I would have appreciated a further weight reduction just for that reason.