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Old 05-30-2010, 06:04 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114 View Post
That's close to what I'll likely end up with.

Though I'd probably stick with my 6" Kindle for novels. And I'd just use whatever tablet I end up with for my academic PDF reading etc. It's possible I'd ditch the e-reader if I'm fine reading novels on the tablet as well.
I've been reading eBooks since 2000. Back then on Pocket PCs and Palm Pilots. I've been absolutely fine with the display size and quality.
I've read quite a few books on iPhone when traveling light.
So I find the discussion about iPad and others causing eyestrain a bit exaggerated.
In my opinion, there only are 2 main arguments against tablets or other "non-ePaper" readers:
- Battery usually only lasts for about 5 hours. Seems to be what I get on iPad as well. 5 hours should be enough for a single reading marathon. But when traveling for 3 days or something like that, battery durations of 20+ hours of ePaper devices can be quite advantageous.
- ePaper readers usually are extremely light. I'm pretty sure, my HP iPaq did weigh twice as much as Cybook Opus does today. And I can't imagine, holding iPad for hours with one hand (which easily can be done with nook, Kindle 2, iRex 800 or similar units).
If those 2 criterias don't bother you (maybe you won't use a reader when traveling, but exclusively in the evening on the couch?), in my opinion you can go for a single multi-purpose unit like iPad or a "standard" tablet PC.
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