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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
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.
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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.