I use my desktop for skimming a paper to determine whether it is worth reading (on a 24" portrait screen). An iPad would also work nicely there. Both are also v

I use my desktop for skimming a paper to determine whether it is worth reading (on a 24" portrait screen). An iPad would also work nicely there. Both are also very convenient when searching for a specific term. But if I really want to read and understand a paper, I print it out because I'll be marking all kinds of of things, making notes on the margins, and constantly referring back and forth for definitions etc. I find all of this is much easier on paper. I find tablets and e-readers very convenient for reading things from front to back and for full-text search, but find myself resorting to paper copies for anything else.