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crAss · 09-04-2020, 04:39 AM

Hi all!

I think I am at a point I need a new device and I cannot wait for color e-ink above 10 inches.

For my literature reading needs, the 6 inch readers I have had since 2009 (first a cybook gen 3 and since 2015 the cybook muse frontlight) are great and I will get a new one only when the muse fails for any reason, but not before.

As far as current hardware is concerned, I have a 12 inch travel laptop and when at my desk I use a 32 inch screen with the desktop computer. I also got a 10.1 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A.

I find myself spending a lot of time reading technical A4 pdfs, always in the 32 inch monitor, which is ok since it is for work and I would need to still sit in my office and so it is no big deal. It would be good though to have something simulating a printed document in my hands (i.e. this is a luxury I would not say no to, but not a real need).

But I also like to read magazines like the Economist and National Geographic in pdf form. For these I cannot find a comfortable solution. The 6 inch ebook reader is awful. The android tablet has a very long screen suited for movies watching and not A4 pdfs. This coupled with the 10 inches in 1:1 viewing make it not so nice.

The laptop is the one I currently use most, but it is not meant to rotate the screen so I am all the time going up and down and the bulk of the keyboard does not make it easy to relax while reading magazines either on the couch or bed.

I simply want a device I can have a single full page readable in front of me in color. At the same time it would be nice not to spend more than 500-600 euros for that. The best device I have found on my own so far is the MS Surface Pro at 12.3 inches but that is too expensive above 700 euros and it would make sense only if I upgrade my laptop and view it as such - but the laptop is really good, no need to change it yet (3 years old, 4 cores, 4 GB of ram, 256GB ssd, less than 1 kg and about 8 hours of autonomy).

I believe this forum is the best for such a question. Is there a device I can get in the 250-500 euros range preferably, or I need to go above and in reality get the MS Surface?

PS. No apple devices please, they are comparable in size/functionality/cost with the MS devices and I prefer the MS ecosystem. Any android or even proprietary is also ok.

09-04-2020, 04:39 AM	#1
crAss Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 20 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens, Greece Device: Cybook Gen3	Device for reading A4 color non-reflowable pdfs Hi all! I think I am at a point I need a new device and I cannot wait for color e-ink above 10 inches. For my literature reading needs, the 6 inch readers I have had since 2009 (first a cybook gen 3 and since 2015 the cybook muse frontlight) are great and I will get a new one only when the muse fails for any reason, but not before. As far as current hardware is concerned, I have a 12 inch travel laptop and when at my desk I use a 32 inch screen with the desktop computer. I also got a 10.1 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A. I find myself spending a lot of time reading technical A4 pdfs, always in the 32 inch monitor, which is ok since it is for work and I would need to still sit in my office and so it is no big deal. It would be good though to have something simulating a printed document in my hands (i.e. this is a luxury I would not say no to, but not a real need). But I also like to read magazines like the Economist and National Geographic in pdf form. For these I cannot find a comfortable solution. The 6 inch ebook reader is awful. The android tablet has a very long screen suited for movies watching and not A4 pdfs. This coupled with the 10 inches in 1:1 viewing make it not so nice. The laptop is the one I currently use most, but it is not meant to rotate the screen so I am all the time going up and down and the bulk of the keyboard does not make it easy to relax while reading magazines either on the couch or bed. I simply want a device I can have a single full page readable in front of me in color. At the same time it would be nice not to spend more than 500-600 euros for that. The best device I have found on my own so far is the MS Surface Pro at 12.3 inches but that is too expensive above 700 euros and it would make sense only if I upgrade my laptop and view it as such - but the laptop is really good, no need to change it yet (3 years old, 4 cores, 4 GB of ram, 256GB ssd, less than 1 kg and about 8 hours of autonomy). I believe this forum is the best for such a question. Is there a device I can get in the 250-500 euros range preferably, or I need to go above and in reality get the MS Surface? PS. No apple devices please, they are comparable in size/functionality/cost with the MS devices and I prefer the MS ecosystem. Any android or even proprietary is also ok.