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dmaul1114 · 09-29-2009, 08:42 PM

I'm on record repeatedly as wanting a tablet device. I agree with some of the disadvantages outlined above--but those really only matter for people who are reading hours a day, carrying their e-reader everywhere they go etc.

Weight, eye strain, battery life etc. aren't as big of an issue for me since I seldom read for more than an hour or two, and mostly either in the office or at home.

I'd keep my K1 around for leisure reading, but I'd love a 9 or 10" tablet (think a large iPhone) with a good stylus for taking notes, annotating books/articles (crucial for someone like me who works in academia), etc. as well as full featured web browsing, e-mail, pda functions, games, videos etc.

I don't really need a laptop or netbook with me (already have one), I'd much prefer something a bit smaller and ligher and easier to hold to read and take notes with stylus which a 9 or 10" tablet would be once the technology would be there.

So it's not really a replacement for a laptop or e-reader but just a new device I'd carry around in place of my Kindle, laptop, PDA, etc. while my Kindle and Laptop mainly stay at home.

And if it worked great for reading and annotating, it could get me to make the e-switch for academic books, journal articles etc which I'm still sticking with paper as annotating on e-readers sucks vs. just writing on paper versions. Make it super easy to write on the e-versions on a tablet and I'd be a happy camper.

09-29-2009, 08:42 PM	#7
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	I'm on record repeatedly as wanting a tablet device. I agree with some of the disadvantages outlined above--but those really only matter for people who are reading hours a day, carrying their e-reader everywhere they go etc. Weight, eye strain, battery life etc. aren't as big of an issue for me since I seldom read for more than an hour or two, and mostly either in the office or at home. I'd keep my K1 around for leisure reading, but I'd love a 9 or 10" tablet (think a large iPhone) with a good stylus for taking notes, annotating books/articles (crucial for someone like me who works in academia), etc. as well as full featured web browsing, e-mail, pda functions, games, videos etc. I don't really need a laptop or netbook with me (already have one), I'd much prefer something a bit smaller and ligher and easier to hold to read and take notes with stylus which a 9 or 10" tablet would be once the technology would be there. So it's not really a replacement for a laptop or e-reader but just a new device I'd carry around in place of my Kindle, laptop, PDA, etc. while my Kindle and Laptop mainly stay at home. And if it worked great for reading and annotating, it could get me to make the e-switch for academic books, journal articles etc which I'm still sticking with paper as annotating on e-readers sucks vs. just writing on paper versions. Make it super easy to write on the e-versions on a tablet and I'd be a happy camper.