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Philippe D. · 09-15-2019, 01:23 PM

My feeling is that 10" displays (or around that) are fine for most PDFs, provided the software is a little bit smart about cropping the margins. Scrolling is fine with standard tablets that have the CPU power and display speed for it, but on e-ink devices, I avoid it as much as I can.

Overall, if I have just a few pages to read, an iPad (or likely, any similar device) is fine. If I have a PDF book or long article that I want to study, I'll go for an eink display, and my experience is that my Remarkable is fine for it, and I find it more comfortable than the iPad (of which I have the original format - not the "mini" nor the larger "pro").

For epubs (which, in my case, means novels), I much prefer a smaller device that will comfortably hold in a single hand. I have an Aura H20 at the moment, so a bit on the larger side of the ereader spectrum, but I might go for something smaller and lighter when I have to change, because for this portability is an important concern.

09-15-2019, 01:23 PM	#13
Philippe D. Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 3600000 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: France Device: Kobo Aura H2o; reMarkable; Onyx Max 2 Pro	My feeling is that 10" displays (or around that) are fine for most PDFs, provided the software is a little bit smart about cropping the margins. Scrolling is fine with standard tablets that have the CPU power and display speed for it, but on e-ink devices, I avoid it as much as I can. Overall, if I have just a few pages to read, an iPad (or likely, any similar device) is fine. If I have a PDF book or long article that I want to study, I'll go for an eink display, and my experience is that my Remarkable is fine for it, and I find it more comfortable than the iPad (of which I have the original format - not the "mini" nor the larger "pro"). For epubs (which, in my case, means novels), I much prefer a smaller device that will comfortably hold in a single hand. I have an Aura H20 at the moment, so a bit on the larger side of the ereader spectrum, but I might go for something smaller and lighter when I have to change, because for this portability is an important concern. Last edited by Philippe D.; 09-15-2019 at 01:27 PM.