I want a maxiPad!

Barty · 07-13-2012, 03:52 PM

Rumors have it apple will come out with a mini iPad. Seems everyone is converging on 7". But this is the wrong direction. I want a bigger tablet, with a screen about the size of a comic TPB, around 6.6"x10.2" or 12" diagonal.

Comics look great on my iPad 3, in terms of colors and resolution, but I still wish the screen were BIGGER, so I can read a whole page comfortably, no zooming or navigating by panel. It'll be heavy and more expensive, but darn it, I want one. Of course it'll be better if it had a reflective screen, but color eink is still a long way away from being decent.

I guess it's a niche product. But there must be quite a few people out there who need to read full page PDFs, no?

heySkippy · 07-13-2012, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Barty

I want a bigger tablet, with a screen about the size of a comic TPB, around 6.6"x10.2" or 12" diagonal.

I would love a retina class display 12" iPad! They could call it a maxiPad and I'd still buy one.

Catlady · 07-13-2012, 06:05 PM

Maxi pad is an entirely different sort of product ...

Hellmark · 07-13-2012, 06:47 PM

I really don't know why they settled on 10". I'm in the same boat as you, where I'd want a device that shows A4 and similar sized documents at full size. 10" is big enough where the extra size is annoying, as well getting bugged by things not being full scale on documents. I have a bunch of white papers and manuals that are A4 and 8.5"x11", with like 6 and 8pt fonts. Any scaling down makes it too small to read, and when the page is filled with text, scrolling up and down and left and right, dashing all over the place on each page is frustrating.

I dunno, I have a 4" screen on my phone, which seems to be a nice sweet spot for pocketable hand held devices, 6-7" is where I want a hand held device for general purpose things, and for a larger device, I want 12" or so.

afv011 · 07-13-2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Barty

Rumors have it apple will come out with a mini iPad. Seems everyone is converging on 7". But this is the wrong direction. I want a bigger tablet, with a screen about the size of a comic TPB, around 6.6"x10.2" or 12" diagonal.

Comics look great on my iPad 3, in terms of colors and resolution, but I still wish the screen were BIGGER, so I can read a whole page comfortably, no zooming or navigating by panel. It'll be heavy and more expensive, but darn it, I want one. Of course it'll be better if it had a reflective screen, but color eink is still a long way away from being decent.

I guess it's a niche product. But there must be quite a few people out there who need to read full page PDFs, no?

There is such thing.

FizzyWater · 07-13-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

Maxi pad is an entirely different sort of product ...

I'm afraid that's where my mind went too!

Quexos · 07-13-2012, 07:41 PM

Are you referring to the kind of product that the girlfriend sometimes asks you to get for her and you do so to please her but deep inside you wish she had not asked you cause even though you think you can handle most situations, this one makes you rather uncomfortable ?

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Originally Posted by Catlady

Maxi pad is an entirely different sort of product ...

ucfgrad93 · 07-13-2012, 08:33 PM

You might want to check out Toshiba's 13" tablet.

Barty · 07-13-2012, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

You might want to check out Toshiba's 13" tablet.

Resolution is really low, though. 1600x900. I'm pretty spoiled by the iPad 3 hires.

Ravensknight · 07-13-2012, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Quexos

Are you referring to the kind of product that the girlfriend sometimes asks you to get for her and you do so to please her but deep inside you wish she had not asked you cause even though you think you can handle most situations, this one makes you rather uncomfortable ?

I KNEW the Poster was referring to a large iPad, but my mind went down this road as well.

I have told my wife that SHE will have to buy the feminine hygiene products in our house. I just can't do it...

DarkScribe · 07-14-2012, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

Maxi pad is an entirely different sort of product ...

Yes, the one he is talking about doesn't let you go swimming, play tennis or safely wear white like the one you're talking about.

Fluribus · 07-14-2012, 06:14 PM

Contact Kotex. If there is enough demand, I'm sure they'll do it.

cms · 07-15-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by heySkippy

I would love a retina class display 12" iPad! They could call it a maxiPad and I'd still buy one.

I would love to have a retina class dual screen 14" tablet for textbook reading - the "iBook" kingsize edition. Whoever killed the Kno tablet should be...

http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/t...dents-2010063/

Sil_liS · 07-15-2012, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Barty

Resolution is really low, though. 1600x900. I'm pretty spoiled by the iPad 3 hires.

Higher resolution means more power consumption. Add that to the bigger screen and you get a battery drainer. If the manufacturer puts in a bigger battery it will just make the device heavier, hotter (and not in a good way), bulkier and, let's not forget, it will take longer to recharge.

charlesatan · 07-15-2012, 10:37 PM

Personally, don't want another different tablet size for the iOS. Harder to develop properly-sized Apps for it. I'm content though with the current iPad size/resolution, which I do use to read PDFs.

07-13-2012, 03:52 PM	#1
Barty doofus Posts: 2,543 Karma: 13089041 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Voyage	I want a maxiPad! Rumors have it apple will come out with a mini iPad. Seems everyone is converging on 7". But this is the wrong direction. I want a bigger tablet, with a screen about the size of a comic TPB, around 6.6"x10.2" or 12" diagonal. Comics look great on my iPad 3, in terms of colors and resolution, but I still wish the screen were BIGGER, so I can read a whole page comfortably, no zooming or navigating by panel. It'll be heavy and more expensive, but darn it, I want one. Of course it'll be better if it had a reflective screen, but color eink is still a long way away from being decent. I guess it's a niche product. But there must be quite a few people out there who need to read full page PDFs, no?

07-13-2012, 06:05 PM	#3
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,407 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Maxi pad is an entirely different sort of product ...

07-13-2012, 06:47 PM	#4
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,591 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	I really don't know why they settled on 10". I'm in the same boat as you, where I'd want a device that shows A4 and similar sized documents at full size. 10" is big enough where the extra size is annoying, as well getting bugged by things not being full scale on documents. I have a bunch of white papers and manuals that are A4 and 8.5"x11", with like 6 and 8pt fonts. Any scaling down makes it too small to read, and when the page is filled with text, scrolling up and down and left and right, dashing all over the place on each page is frustrating. I dunno, I have a 4" screen on my phone, which seems to be a nice sweet spot for pocketable hand held devices, 6-7" is where I want a hand held device for general purpose things, and for a larger device, I want 12" or so.

07-13-2012, 08:33 PM	#8
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,370 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	You might want to check out Toshiba's 13" tablet.

07-14-2012, 06:14 PM	#12
Fluribus Guru Posts: 891 Karma: 8893661 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Kindle	Contact Kotex. If there is enough demand, I'm sure they'll do it.

07-15-2012, 10:37 PM	#15
charlesatan Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 3799024 Join Date: May 2012 Device: iPad	Personally, don't want another different tablet size for the iOS. Harder to develop properly-sized Apps for it. I'm content though with the current iPad size/resolution, which I do use to read PDFs.