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So if you read more technical/reference type books than fiction, would everyone recommend the iPad?

• mlinsey 16y ago
  I would, yes. Especially over the vanilla Kindle. At least the Kindle DX would support full-size PDF's without panning. But I still think the delay in page-turn times on e-ink would give iPad the edge.
  • nzmsv 16y ago
    I was trying to decide between a Kindle DX and an iPad for reading PDFs. Ended up going with Kindle, and I'm loving it so far. The page turn delay has been much criticized, but it's actually faster than the older eink readers, even with the bigger screen. And the text looks beautiful. No comparison to LCD is even possible. When I got my Kindle, I thought there was a piece of paper stuck to the screen telling me to go plug it in. That was actually an image on the screen. But I'll concede that an iPad would have more functionality.
• mrkurt 16y ago
  The iPad is better for technical books, with giant flaw. The screen shuts itself off pretty quickly. It's annoying to have it turn itself off while you have a page up you want to reference. It does this even in its dock. It's not enough to drive me back to a real book + book stand yet, but it's definitely annoying.
  • Herring 16y ago
    Check your auto-lock in General settings.