Need your advice/Tablet-Reader purchase

betelguese · 03-16-2015, 11:16 AM

Hi all, I need a big portable screen that I can walk around my house comfortably, with screen size greater or equal to 15in. I will use it primarily to read ebooks in various formats (epub, mobi, pdf, djvu). It must connect via wire or Wifi to my NAS where I store my ebooks. What would you recommend? Thanks

WillAdams · 03-16-2015, 11:39 AM

There aren't many things in that size category --- the Sony Tab 20, but I think it's discontinued....

DaleDe · 03-16-2015, 12:21 PM

13.3" is the largest I have seen and that is usually a 2-in-1 with a removable keyboard. If you insist on 15" I think you will need a laptop or Tablet PC.

Dale

DaleDe · 03-16-2015, 12:28 PM

At CES there was a 15.6" http://www.cnet.com/news/sharp-goes-...ws-8-1-tablet/

Dale

betelguese · 03-16-2015, 02:41 PM

Thanks everyone, this is what I found so far:

1) HP Spectrex360

2) Dell XPS 18

3) Panasonic Toughpad

4) Wacom Tablet

All of these are really expensive to be used just as ebook readers, but it's the only option available right now over 13.3 inch

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

At CES there was a 15.6" http://www.cnet.com/news/sharp-goes-...ws-8-1-tablet/

Dale

That's really nice, unfortunately it's not released yet for sale.

DaleDe · 03-16-2015, 06:09 PM

I believe the Wacom Tablet you referenced above is actually a USB input device, not a computer. As I mentioned in my post the others are not pure tablets. They are touch screen computers (often called Tablet PCs).

Dale

davidfor · 03-16-2015, 10:42 PM

Maybe something like ASUS Transformer Book Flip TP500LN. Again, it is overkill as a ereader, but it would do what you want. I had a look at one on the weekend while buying a new laptop for my wife. It seemed reasonably well built and I'd consider one for myself if it had a full HD screen.

betelguese · 03-16-2015, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleDe

I believe the Wacom Tablet you referenced above is actually a USB input device, not a computer. As I mentioned in my post the others are not pure tablets. They are touch screen computers (often called Tablet PCs).

Dale

Yes, but I think it can wirelessly connect to the PC and act as a mobile monitor.

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

Maybe something like ASUS Transformer Book Flip TP500LN. Again, it is overkill as a ereader, but it would do what you want. I had a look at one on the weekend while buying a new laptop for my wife. It seemed reasonably well built and I'd consider one for myself if it had a full HD screen.

Yes, looks nice, but not having FullHD is a drawback. I think that I'll end up buying a cheap Intel NUC box, attach it to a 23in monitor and use that as a fixed "reading station".

tuskin · 03-17-2015, 11:57 AM

Now there's tablets for you - 27" or 19,5". And think of the exercise you'll get lugging these around.
Well, in fact Lenovo calls this table PCs, not tablet PCs.

tuskin

DaleDe · 03-17-2015, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by betelguese

Yes, but I think it can wirelessly connect to the PC and act as a mobile monitor.

It looks more like a wireless digital digitizer to me that hooks through the USB port via a dongle. Where did you see that it can serve as a monitor?

Dale

WillAdams · 03-17-2015, 03:06 PM

The Wacom you want which can serve as a monitor is the Wacom Cintiq:

http://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/...s/cintiq-22-hd

They've got a new companion / mobile version as well: http://cintiqcompanion.wacom.com/CintiqCompanion/en/

betelguese · 03-17-2015, 03:59 PM

Thanks, Wacom's drawback is INtel's 3rd Gen CPU, not very power efficient, plus only 13.3" display, and even more of a factor, very expensive, as it is a tablet customized for graphic design.

ebusinesstutor · 03-19-2015, 11:09 PM

Surface Pro 3 is 12". Not the 15+ " you were looking for, but a lot lighter than some of the other options you are looking at.

03-16-2015, 11:16 AM	#1
betelguese Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	Need your advice/Tablet-Reader purchase Hi all, I need a big portable screen that I can walk around my house comfortably, with screen size greater or equal to 15in. I will use it primarily to read ebooks in various formats (epub, mobi, pdf, djvu). It must connect via wire or Wifi to my NAS where I store my ebooks. What would you recommend? Thanks

03-16-2015, 12:21 PM	#3
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	13.3" is the largest I have seen and that is usually a 2-in-1 with a removable keyboard. If you insist on 15" I think you will need a laptop or Tablet PC. Dale Last edited by DaleDe; 03-16-2015 at 12:24 PM.

03-16-2015, 06:09 PM	#6
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	I believe the Wacom Tablet you referenced above is actually a USB input device, not a computer. As I mentioned in my post the others are not pure tablets. They are touch screen computers (often called Tablet PCs). Dale Last edited by DaleDe; 03-16-2015 at 06:12 PM.

03-17-2015, 11:57 AM	#9
tuskin Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 3486210 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Jyväskylä, Finland Device: Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, Surface 3	Lenovo Horizon 2 or 2s Now there's tablets for you - 27" or 19,5". And think of the exercise you'll get lugging these around. Well, in fact Lenovo calls this table PCs, not tablet PCs. tuskin

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03-16-2015, 11:39 AM	#2
WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,258 Karma: 3439432 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	There aren't many things in that size category --- the Sony Tab 20, but I think it's discontinued....

03-16-2015, 12:28 PM	#4
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	At CES there was a 15.6" http://www.cnet.com/news/sharp-goes-...ws-8-1-tablet/ Dale

03-16-2015, 10:42 PM	#7
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Maybe something like ASUS Transformer Book Flip TP500LN. Again, it is overkill as a ereader, but it would do what you want. I had a look at one on the weekend while buying a new laptop for my wife. It seemed reasonably well built and I'd consider one for myself if it had a full HD screen.

03-17-2015, 03:06 PM	#11
WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,258 Karma: 3439432 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	The Wacom you want which can serve as a monitor is the Wacom Cintiq: http://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/...s/cintiq-22-hd They've got a new companion / mobile version as well: http://cintiqcompanion.wacom.com/CintiqCompanion/en/

03-17-2015, 03:59 PM	#12
betelguese Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	Thanks, Wacom's drawback is INtel's 3rd Gen CPU, not very power efficient, plus only 13.3" display, and even more of a factor, very expensive, as it is a tablet customized for graphic design.

03-19-2015, 11:09 PM	#13
ebusinesstutor Star Gawker Posts: 526 Karma: 6944314 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Spruce Grove, AB Canada Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Surface Pro 3 is 12". Not the 15+ " you were looking for, but a lot lighter than some of the other options you are looking at.

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