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Hellmark · 10-12-2009, 11:35 AM

Right now, for using PDFs, PCs are better, but for just reading, not really. Only computer I ever liked reading on, was my tablet PC when I had it in slate mode (with buttons on the side for page up and down). Even still, I switched to a PDA, then a dedicated reader, because it wasn't good enough for the reading I did. Non fiction really is the only area that PC's are still better, but that's merely due to nonfiction not always lending itself well to reflow, and many still using PDFs still at 8.5"x11".

10-12-2009, 11:35 AM	#86
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	Right now, for using PDFs, PCs are better, but for just reading, not really. Only computer I ever liked reading on, was my tablet PC when I had it in slate mode (with buttons on the side for page up and down). Even still, I switched to a PDA, then a dedicated reader, because it wasn't good enough for the reading I did. Non fiction really is the only area that PC's are still better, but that's merely due to nonfiction not always lending itself well to reflow, and many still using PDFs still at 8.5"x11".