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Originally Posted by Katsunami
The tablet I'm considering for reading at home is the Samsung Tab A 10.5 inch, 2018 version. (Even though I dislike Samsung as a brand... it's the only tablet that has been recently released, and has Android 8.1.)
It comes in at 529 grams, 26cm wide, 16.1cm high, and 0.8cm thick.
Let's say that this is A LOT smaller and lighter than something like my illustrated LotR:
IIRC, it weighs in at 1600 grams, and according to Amazon sizes it should be 34cm wide, 26cm high, and 3.4cm thick when opened in the middle.
Compare:
Tablet: 529 grams. 26 x 16 x 0.8
Book: 1600 grams. 34 x 26 x 3.4
Y U complain about tablet size?  |
Well, I've never been a fan of hardcovers and almost never bought them, except non-fiction books with large color photos. Hardcovers are hellishly uncomfortable to read, imho.
So yep, a tablet weighing 500 grams or even 300 grams is way too heavy.