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Have you tried Kindle (or other e-reader) instead of iPad? Works very well for me.
by walteweiss 3y ago
Have you tried Kindle (or other e-reader) instead of iPad? Works very well for me.
- _s 3y agoA kindle is excellent to read eBooks, and that's about it. An iPad (or tablet form factor) is excellent for consuming content on the internet, which includes eBooks amongst movies, reels, articles, blogs, news etc. I've got a paper white and while the browser on it is decent, and you can email yourself PDF's to view on there - it's still a subpar experience for anything that isn't formatted to display as an eBook on an e-ink display. Don't get me wrong, I love reading on my kindle and it's far easier on the eyes, but it doesn't do what an iPad does in the same way reading a book on the iPad is more tiresome than on a kindle.
- lying4fun 3y agoI bought a used iPad 7 for ~$200 the other day, main reason being reading textbooks at a retail store where I work. What I found surprisngly enjoyable is what the parent mentions - reading HN threads, twitter, blogs. Even watching youtube is a different experience. All of those activities just feel easier and more relaxed than they do on my 14” Thinkpad or iPhone 12. Have you tried reading content on the web on the kindle, as the ones I mention above?
- walteweiss 3y agoOh no, I very agree that the Kindle’s experience just subpar. Although I like it for just very this reason, it helps me to distract less, as it’s so bad for anything but reading that book I have in my Kindle at the moment.
- NiloCK 3y agoI owned and loved a KindleDX for a while, but it broke falling off a nightstand. That said: a tablet wins out where I need to sit down with the docs of some technical monstrosity for a dedicated hour.