What tablet do you use for reading?
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Waiting for the Microsoft Surface to come out. It will be totally worth it + usb port + i dont even care if its Windows 8.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vasc8UNl_0]First Look: Microsoft Surface Tablet Touch Cover - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzu3HM2CIo]Surface by Microsoft - YouTube[/ame]
Its one of the best merge of a laptops + tablets thats ever hit the market imo.
Coming out in about a month!!
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vasc8UNl_0]First Look: Microsoft Surface Tablet Touch Cover - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpzu3HM2CIo]Surface by Microsoft - YouTube[/ame]
Its one of the best merge of a laptops + tablets thats ever hit the market imo.
Coming out in about a month!!
This says it all. I my spring for a Nexus 7 in the future, but not for reading because e-ink really can't be beat imo.
I actually just broke my original Kindle, so I'm looking forward to that slight upgrade. Anyone gone for the ad-supported, $20 cheaper Kindle? I figure, as long as it doesn't interrupt me while I'm reading, it ain't that big of a deal. Might find some samples for the ol' swipe file while I'm at it.
Yes, I got the ad-supported one and I never have bothered to upgrade it. It only shows you ads on the screensaver page and a little ad at the bottom of the main menu. It's no big deal and it's certainly not worth paying $20 to see pictures of dead authors instead.
Just ordered this [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007OZO03M/ref=jl_kc2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=gateway-center-column&pf_rd_r=15KH3XNN4TTZ6CBG5RX0&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=330373367&pf_rd_i=468294"]Kindle Paperwhite - Touch Screen Ereader with Built-In Light[/ame]
The bad part is that it's not going to be shipped until 12 November.
Btw, in the US there's a 4 to 6 week waiting period for one, that's crazy.
The bad part is that it's not going to be shipped until 12 November.
Btw, in the US there's a 4 to 6 week waiting period for one, that's crazy.
Yeah, I bought the kindle that I think you're talking about for $69 from best buy today (this one - [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Ink-Display-Wi-Fi-Includes/dp/B007HCCNJU/ref=sr_tr_sr_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1350096360&sr=8-5&keywords=kindle]Kindle - Best-Selling Ereader - Only $69[/ame]). It doesn't look like ads are shown on actual book pages.
It is really easy to block the ads if you are not against doing that sort of thing.
E-ink can be beat though. having read a few hundred hours on both E-ink and an normal nexus 7 tablet, the trade off is really the debate between having a natural looking page to read on but that's ultimately a really shitty slow tablet, or a real tablet that doesn't suck dick and is nice to read on. I prefer a backlit beautiful display so I went with a tablet.
This isn't a biased opinion, I've read dozens of books on both and honestly the usability of a kindle is shit compared to a tablet. A nexus 7 is like $100 extra and is so much better.
Never. I've often wondered what the point of it was. I read books, not take notes in them. If I wanted to take notes (on "The Hunger Games", hurr) I've got a legal pad on my desk.
Still, I've managed to break it twice (dropped it on carpet both times and the screen went wacky), and both times Amazon replaced it for free.
Thinking about getting that $69 version. I like that it's smaller and doesn't have the keyboard.
E-ink still takes the cake for me. The lower end Kindles are for READING, at least that's why I own one. If I wanted a full-functioning tablet, I'd spring for something android, but honestly, my phone is big enough to bridge the gap for the most part.
I almost exclusively read non-fiction, so I read a lot of books at the same time since there's no story to forget. Switching between books on a Kindle is a nightmare compared to a real tablet.
