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Originally Posted by drachasor
Taking that out of the equation, this is what I have asked numerous people who have expressed interest in the iPad: What are you getting it to DO?
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Well I'm not getting an iPad unless apps and a third party stylus add the features I need.
But why I want a tablet device is to read and mark up PDFs of research articles, academic books, textbooks I'm reading to prepare lectures etc.
Something like the Que or the bigger screen iRex I guess, but without a slow, laggy e-ink screen that sucks for mark up and has page turns to slow for flipping through articles/books.
Plus with an nice screen like the iPads I'd get more use out of the device since I could surf the net, watch video, play games, use various apps etc., which I'd probably end up doing that type of stuff more than reading on it anyway.
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*I saw someone say they've never read for 10 hours in a day -- which shocks me. POINT.
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I'm pretty sure I've never read for anywhere near 10 hours in a day--and have posted that so it may have been me. Reading isn't a big hobby of mine, well behind movies, TV, sports, video games, beer, fine dining, outdoor stuff like hiking and fishing etc.
I probably read work related stuff 1-2 hours 2 or 3 days a week. Leisure reading--counting reading news papers online, leisure reading on my Kindle before sleeping etc. is probably 30-60 minutes on the average day.