Anyone else dislikes tablets - all tablets? - Page 2

jocampo · 07-03-2014, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

There are some interesting hybrid devices appearing on the market now. I've just bought an Onyx T68 Lynx, which is an Android tablet with an eInk screen, so you can install your favourite reading apps rather than relying on what's built in. It works pretty well.

Interesting.

Can you open Kindle app? Does it run on landscape? I checked on Amazon and it's 200 bucks, not bad. If it runs Kindle app in landscape mode I may get one.

DiapDealer · 07-03-2014, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by crossi

How do you keep from selecting when you want to scroll or change text size? And can you fix the text size so you don't have to readjust it for each new page?

Can't say that I ever had those problems with my Fire HD... or the Nexus 7 that I've migrated to. *shrug*

HarryT · 07-03-2014, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jocampo

Interesting.

Can you open Kindle app? Does it run on landscape? I checked on Amazon and it's 200 bucks, not bad. If it runs Kindle app in landscape mode I may get one.

Yes, the Kindle App runs just fine. So do ePub readers like Moon+, so you have the best of both worlds.

Katsunami · 07-03-2014, 01:53 PM

As soon as I have to type anything, I start to hate them.

The only things I use mine for is reading websites and PDF's; the two things I bought it for. Therefore, it won't ever be upgraded until it falls apart.

Jessica Lares · 07-03-2014, 01:59 PM

Sounds like you need to get to know your Kindle Fire better.

Gestures can be troublesome when you're new to them.

When you're doing the zoom gesture, make sure that your fingers aren't hitting the screen at separate times. Otherwise it's just registering them as taps, which is why it's selecting the text instead of doing what you want it to be doing.

Cosimo · 07-03-2014, 02:10 PM

I use mine constantly, carrying it from room to room, along with my Aura HD.

speakingtohe · 07-03-2014, 03:18 PM

I use my tablet about 10 times a year, and it is handy to have it on these occasions. I bought it because it was pretty cheap and even though I seldom use it I don't regret having it. Just not may favorite device. My sister loves hers though which I bought for her at the same time.

Helen

jocampo · 07-03-2014, 03:48 PM

I'm a big Amazon customer but I don't like Kindle tablets. However, the iPad Air is great to me. It's light enough to read for long period of times (I use it for PDFs mainly) and has a very solid ecosystem; there are apps for anything and everything. And the fact that hardware and software are made by the same company, helps me in case of any issues.

bfisher · 07-03-2014, 04:08 PM

I find my Samsung Tab 3 8" to be great for reading newspapers - but it sucks for typing, even for very short emails. It did take a bit of a learning curve to get used to the gestures.

RHWright · 07-03-2014, 04:44 PM

I love my Nexus 7, pretty much using it as an ereader, and occasionally turning on Wi-Fi for checking mail, video, or Facebook.

Comixology app looks great on it, as do my standard reading apps: NOOK, Kindle, Aldiko. If I need to do serious websurfing, I have a laptop.

Keep few games on it, so that's not much of a distraction. With Wi-Fi off and mostly using reading apps, I get pretty decent battery life.

Sweetpea · 07-04-2014, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Snow Sciles

I don't care for them either. My mum has an ipad and I found it underwhelming. We were both surprised by its weight. It's too heavy. Other than emails and some movies, it's barely used. I prefer my laptop and Nook.

I'd rather carry my 8" Asus around than my 17" laptop. 380 grams always wins over 3500 grams (and that's without the charger)...

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Originally Posted by crossi

How do you keep from selecting when you want to scroll or change text size? And can you fix the text size so you don't have to readjust it for each new page? I find I spend half my time undoing inadvertant page changes while web browsing.

I never had that problem. I mostly have the opposite, I want to select text but the devices changes font size or pages...

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Originally Posted by Cosimo

I use mine constantly, carrying it from room to room, along with my Aura HD.

Me too! (pfew, I'm not the only one

)

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Originally Posted by Katsunami

As soon as I have to type anything, I start to hate them.

The only things I use mine for is reading websites and PDF's; the two things I bought it for. Therefore, it won't ever be upgraded until it falls apart.

I don't hate it if I have to type. But I wouldn't think of typing whole books on screen, and I got one with a pen so I can write instead of type

Jack Torrance · 07-04-2014, 02:26 AM

Personally I think my iPad is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Granted it can't replace my desktop but for 95% of things I get online for it does and it's much easier and faster to use. Probably for 95% of things I use a computer for its easier and faster than my desktop.

As far as typing goes, yes a full size keyboard and mouse is better than a touchscreen and or an add on keyboard but it gat the job done. As much as I have tried to learn to type I've never picked up the talent so the small keyboard is t much slower than a full size one, my typing still sucks. Though I am in the process of writing a book on my iPad I couldn't do it with just the touch screen.

It's more the Apple infrastructure than being a tablet but it's so nice that anything I type on my phone, iPad or icloud on my PC the changes appear on all three devices.

While I can use it for reading, and I do, if I am going to read a novel I will read it on my DX, even though it's the same weight or heavier than the iPad. I prefer the e ink for longer reading and I prefer a button for page turns.

I'm not sure I get the issue with "gestures". The pinch and expand, scoring up, down and sideways just seem like second nature after all this time and I don't even think about it any more.

While I don't used desktop as much a tablet or laptop won't replace it due to the raw computing power of a quad core processor and separate video card. Along with multiple hard drives with 4tb of storage. Yes a high end laptop could compete with it (maybe) it's just not cost effective IMHO for me.

If I broke or my iPad wore out I would want to replace it right away.

My .02.

Graham · 07-04-2014, 04:17 AM

I used my 10" tablet every day until I got my Samsung Chromebook, at which point all my portable web browsing and forum use switched over - and 18 months later has never gone back. I still use the 10" tablet for Comixology, but the shine hasn't worn off the Chromebook, and if I'm travelling it's the Chromebook I take with me.

Our Nexus 7 does get a lot of use though, particularly as a Kindle and Nook reader and as a remote control for Chromecast.

Graham

booklover6 · 07-04-2014, 07:20 AM

I tried to get my husband interested in a tablet. He never did. So finally I bought him his own Chromebook, which he can use when the kids are hogging his desk top. I use it to (when they are hogging mine) and it's really, really nice. (If I could run Calibre on it, I would get my own and use it for everything).

Three of my 4 children love tablets, they each have their own, plus they can use the Fire HD'13 and the Nook HD+. I think we have 8 tablets. So yes, I like them. My 3 personal tablets all run kitkat. I think my favorite is the Fire HD'12 running n2a Kitkat. It's really nice, now. The Nexus 7 is nice, of course, but incredibly narrow.

But for reading fiction, (since this is mobileread!) I use my e-ink readers 99% of the time. I just love them.

Rizla · 07-04-2014, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

There are some interesting hybrid devices appearing on the market now. I've just bought an Onyx T68 Lynx, which is an Android tablet with an eInk screen, so you can install your favourite reading apps rather than relying on what's built in. It works pretty well.

I think it's better described as a e-reader with extra features.

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07-03-2014, 01:53 PM	#19
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	As soon as I have to type anything, I start to hate them. The only things I use mine for is reading websites and PDF's; the two things I bought it for. Therefore, it won't ever be upgraded until it falls apart.

07-03-2014, 01:59 PM	#20
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Sounds like you need to get to know your Kindle Fire better. Gestures can be troublesome when you're new to them. When you're doing the zoom gesture, make sure that your fingers aren't hitting the screen at separate times. Otherwise it's just registering them as taps, which is why it's selecting the text instead of doing what you want it to be doing.

07-03-2014, 02:10 PM	#21
Cosimo Groupie Posts: 160 Karma: 3337854 Join Date: Jun 2014 Device: Kobo Glo HD	I use mine constantly, carrying it from room to room, along with my Aura HD.

07-03-2014, 03:18 PM	#22
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	I use my tablet about 10 times a year, and it is handy to have it on these occasions. I bought it because it was pretty cheap and even though I seldom use it I don't regret having it. Just not may favorite device. My sister loves hers though which I bought for her at the same time. Helen

07-03-2014, 03:48 PM	#23
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	I'm a big Amazon customer but I don't like Kindle tablets. However, the iPad Air is great to me. It's light enough to read for long period of times (I use it for PDFs mainly) and has a very solid ecosystem; there are apps for anything and everything. And the fact that hardware and software are made by the same company, helps me in case of any issues.

07-03-2014, 04:08 PM	#24
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	I find my Samsung Tab 3 8" to be great for reading newspapers - but it sucks for typing, even for very short emails. It did take a bit of a learning curve to get used to the gestures.

07-03-2014, 04:44 PM	#25
RHWright Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 2617122 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: North Carolina Device: NOOK ST, Nexus 7	I love my Nexus 7, pretty much using it as an ereader, and occasionally turning on Wi-Fi for checking mail, video, or Facebook. Comixology app looks great on it, as do my standard reading apps: NOOK, Kindle, Aldiko. If I need to do serious websurfing, I have a laptop. Keep few games on it, so that's not much of a distraction. With Wi-Fi off and mostly using reading apps, I get pretty decent battery life.

07-04-2014, 02:26 AM	#27
Jack Torrance “Here’s Johnny Posts: 186 Karma: 3863056 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Overlook Hotel Colorado Device: Kindle DXG - 9.7 iPad - iPhone 12PM - Macbook Pro	Personally I think my iPad is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Granted it can't replace my desktop but for 95% of things I get online for it does and it's much easier and faster to use. Probably for 95% of things I use a computer for its easier and faster than my desktop. As far as typing goes, yes a full size keyboard and mouse is better than a touchscreen and or an add on keyboard but it gat the job done. As much as I have tried to learn to type I've never picked up the talent so the small keyboard is t much slower than a full size one, my typing still sucks. Though I am in the process of writing a book on my iPad I couldn't do it with just the touch screen. It's more the Apple infrastructure than being a tablet but it's so nice that anything I type on my phone, iPad or icloud on my PC the changes appear on all three devices. While I can use it for reading, and I do, if I am going to read a novel I will read it on my DX, even though it's the same weight or heavier than the iPad. I prefer the e ink for longer reading and I prefer a button for page turns. I'm not sure I get the issue with "gestures". The pinch and expand, scoring up, down and sideways just seem like second nature after all this time and I don't even think about it any more. While I don't used desktop as much a tablet or laptop won't replace it due to the raw computing power of a quad core processor and separate video card. Along with multiple hard drives with 4tb of storage. Yes a high end laptop could compete with it (maybe) it's just not cost effective IMHO for me. If I broke or my iPad wore out I would want to replace it right away. My .02.

07-04-2014, 04:17 AM	#28
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,742 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	I used my 10" tablet every day until I got my Samsung Chromebook, at which point all my portable web browsing and forum use switched over - and 18 months later has never gone back. I still use the 10" tablet for Comixology, but the shine hasn't worn off the Chromebook, and if I'm travelling it's the Chromebook I take with me. Our Nexus 7 does get a lot of use though, particularly as a Kindle and Nook reader and as a remote control for Chromecast. Graham

07-04-2014, 07:20 AM	#29
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	I tried to get my husband interested in a tablet. He never did. So finally I bought him his own Chromebook, which he can use when the kids are hogging his desk top. I use it to (when they are hogging mine) and it's really, really nice. (If I could run Calibre on it, I would get my own and use it for everything). Three of my 4 children love tablets, they each have their own, plus they can use the Fire HD'13 and the Nook HD+. I think we have 8 tablets. So yes, I like them. My 3 personal tablets all run kitkat. I think my favorite is the Fire HD'12 running n2a Kitkat. It's really nice, now. The Nexus 7 is nice, of course, but incredibly narrow. But for reading fiction, (since this is mobileread!) I use my e-ink readers 99% of the time. I just love them.

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