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Originally Posted by Martin Smith

I've just bought myself a HP touch smart as a dual purpose laptop and A4 PDF reader. Is there any better software than Adobe Reader for this purpose? I currently find when I have the screen in portrait mode that locating and clicking the arrow to move to the next page is more cumbersome than I would like, the alternative mechanism of flick gestures seems far too difficult to control and ends up skipping over a number of pages.

Anything better about?

I owe one and it is a very good device for reading in A4 (comics and full color and complex PDF like Scientific American or Circuit Cellar). I use Acrobat Reader for PDFs and the pointer changing the button behavior to left click and putting the hand into Acrobat. I "take" the page and browse it even not touching the screen.

Same with CBR Comics.

It's FAST, very FAST. Starts in a nutshell. However battery duration is not 9 hours as promised, it is more about 3-4 hours reading at ¼ bright with wifi connected (it seems no power saving if you disconnect it).

And the screen is the best laptop screen I’ve ever seen. It’s completely clean despite the fact it has two touch systems over it. However it has a lot of glares that makes practically impossible to read at sunlight or in a porche.