Thread: iPad How I ended up NOT buying the iPad
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Old 04-20-2010, 05:18 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by iserian View Post
Sonist - To be honest after the first couple of days I was having doubts that I would be able to use this as my primary e-reader due to the eye strain. The Monday after it was released I had a two day air travel trip and was using the Ipad (mostly to address on-lookers questions) quite a bit and with out using much of the zoom features. I had considerable eye strain at the end of the day.

BUT - after that trip I took a day or so off and then picked up the Ipad again and my eye strain has for the most part gone away. I say most part because I still have some if there is a glare that can not be avoided. The screen is very glossy and it really becomes obvious when you take it with you around the city (In the apple store the glare was not as evident to me).

I just posted a topic about how many Novels/Pages read on Ipad and I will be nearing the 8K range shortly. I find that I carry one of my Ipad's with me pretty much everywhere I go -- I have the Verizon Mifi - perhaps that's part of it knowing that I will always have access.

In reading your initial post I agree/agreed with most of your points. IMO the killer app for this is the E-Reader - not anything else. I do not find browsing the web particularly enjoyable on the Ipad (I'd like a slightly larger screen for that - but it is growing on me now that I'm using zoom etc...)

For someone who likes new gadgets (I thought I read that you do...) I don't see how you can pass one of these up at $499

Fair points

I was very tempted, until I played with it. I love the concept for reading, and if the screen was an inch larger (for PDFs) I would have bought it.

I still may get it, if nothing else good comes to market.

But I do want to see what Google/HTC bring out, as well as the Adam (I am a little skeptical about the visual quality of the Pixel Q screen, but would like to see it).

I have computer access pretty much all day and night, so really reading is the main reason. But I am hoping for something which is better, soon.

If not, I may not resist....
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