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Originally Posted by Sonist
And for PDFs, 10.5"+ is a must.
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Have you tried the iPad?
After using it I'd still prefer another inch or two in screen size. But I wouldn't call it a must anymore.
I could get by with 9.7 on the iPad (and other tablets if they can match the UI).
Even with a couple 8.5x11" double column scholarly journal articles I checked out, it wasn't bad. Just turn it to landscape, do the pinch zoom to get rid of the margins, and it's super readable.
I thought the scrolling would drive me nuts, but it's so smooth and fast on the ipad that it's not bad at all--vs say the slow e-ink on the Kindle DX.
I'd still prefer a slightly bigger screen for sure, but I could deal with the 9.7 inches if nothing comes out with a bigger screen that matches or surpasses the iPad's UI, battery life, form factor etc. for sure.
But also probably 90% or more of PDFs I read are journals that use smaller, single column pages. Just a few in my field use A4 sized double column formats. So it's less of a need for me than others.