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> "The new tablet is just 4.7 mm (0.19 in) thick, thinner than the iPad Pro and Sony’s competing Digital Paper tablets, both of which are 5.9 mm." At that thic
by ThrowawayR2 7y ago
> "The new tablet is just 4.7 mm (0.19 in) thick, thinner than the iPad Pro and Sony’s competing Digital Paper tablets, both of which are 5.9 mm."
At that thickness, I'd be worried about sturdiness and, in particular, bending, à la the problems with the iPhone 6.
I can stick an iPad Mini or similar tablet into a jacket pocket or backpack and jog a couple of miles to a bus stop daily without concern. Will we be able to do the same with this, I wonder?
- matsemann 7y agoThe problems with the phone is that it's often carried in pants pockets. I don't think something of this size will have the same kind of forces applied to it.
- ThrowawayR2 7y agoThis is much larger than a phone which increases the effects of small bends. I managed to break one of the early large-format ebook readers with a glass display in a jacket pocket, for example. I happen to have Sony's competing 13" e-paper tablet already and I'd be nervous about putting it into a backpack without something non-bendable next to it to prevent flexing.
- leggomylibro 7y agoActually, I think that things which get thrown into bags on a regular basis face more stresses than a phone in your pocket. It could be jostling around with corners of large books, laptops, cables, random containers, etc. It can also have more space to accelerate when you swing your bag around, whereas a phone is held firmly your leg when you run/jump/etc. Durability in a bag is what separates great electronics manufacturers from decent ones. If I buy something and it doesn't survive bag life for several months, which is quite common, then I write off the manufacturer as a creator of fragile throw-away devices. But I've never had a phone have any sort of problem from pocket stresses.
- rchaud 7y agoI imagine most people will buy a case for this, as this tablet does not come cheap. When I take my tablet (in a case) out and about, it goes into a laptop sleeve before it goes into a bag. For me, it's not bending I'm worried about, but scratches.
- chacha2 7y agoDoes it then matter how thin it is if it'll be protected in a bulky case?
- lallysingh 7y agoIt sets the minimum size of the case.
- ape4 7y agoJust attach it to a physical clipboard as you'd do with real paper (joke attempt)
- blue_shirt 7y agoWhile you joke, I actually used that method on a modified clipboard to hold mine in a zip up folio. I'm super happy with the way it is positioned now because I have it held in place with a clipboard. https://imgur.com/a/thrkIww https://imgur.com/a/thrkIww