Thread: iPad Ipad is not an ereader, the display is not for reading
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Old 04-08-2010, 10:14 PM   #138
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Originally Posted by CCDMan View Post
Ipad sounds good and I have one ordered, but it is, by all accounts, way to heavy to hold with one hand and needs to be "propped" on something for lengthy reading.
That's true of most hard cover or large format books... which are they type of ebooks I would read with the iPad or an iPad like device.

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Originally Posted by dmaul1114 View Post
The Notion Ink tablet with it's pixel QI screen probably comes the closest to what you list there, but it recently got delayed.
Once again... why do we always feel non-released machines will be better and solve all the problems. The jury will be out until end users get them in their hands.

BTW: No device is going to be perfect and meet all your needs. This is why of the two vehicles we have, one is a mini van and one is a sedan. They both excel at different jobs.

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