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I'm not trying to say it's the wrong size or anything. I have a friend who lives in a warm climate, wears cargo shorts year-round and couldn't care less about
by roc 14y ago
I'm not trying to say it's the wrong size or anything.
I have a friend who lives in a warm climate, wears cargo shorts year-round and couldn't care less about anything other than long-form reading on the thing. And he won't shut up about how awesome his Nook Color fits his life. I get it, for him. Or for a hypothetical mad-reader who has a purse or pouch they carry everywhere.
I just hear a lot of chatter about how the 7" size is desirable coming from people who don't/can't already wear clothing that makes sense of the form-factor. [1] Or don't have that long-form reading focus. [2]
And I don't get that. I figure there has to be something to it. Which is why I still talk about it. I'm just not seeing it.
[1] e.g. they don't live in a climate or work environment where they can sport cargo pants/shorts all the time, or they don't already wear a jacket everywhere with pockets big enough, etc. And there, "it fits some pockets" sounds more hypothetical and comes off like they've just turned "you have to carry a bag that you don't already" into "you have to carry conforming_clothing, that you don't already".
[2] Personally, that's the only time I wish my iPad was more comfortable to one-hand. It doesn't come up often. But during long reading sessions, while I'm rotating postures and grips, I miss the one-hand grips that are available with a paperback, magazine, or 7" tablet. But I'm not so short on comfortable grips that it matters much. That said, I never found the weight of an iPad to be a problem either. So maybe that's just me.
- notatoad 14y agoIf the only real good use case for the 7" tablet is long-form reading, why not get an e-ink device? better to read on, weighs less, thinner, cheaper, better battery. My kindle 3 perfectly complements my smartphone and 10" tablet.
- icebraining 14y agoBecause many of us can afford a single $200 tablet, but not an E-Ink reader plus a 10" tablet?
- roc 14y agoShort version? Instapaper, PDF and CBR/CBZ. There tend to be workarounds for some of these depending on the eInk tablet, but none do all three well. (Frankly, none that I've seen do any of them well. It's more a question of whether they do them acceptably-enough to bother.)
- lmm 14y agoI spent all last weekend looking for a bag to carry my transformer in. There seem to be two standard sizes for bags that it falls between; you get the full-sized satchel/briefcase, or the small taller-than-it-is-wide size. (Do a google search for manbag and you'll see the two options I'm talking about). The latter is a perfect fit for my 7" netbook or my kindle, but infuriatingly slightly too small for the transformer, while the former feels like a cavernous void when my transformer's the only thing in it. I guess the logic is "if the guy's buying a larger-than-A4 bag it's because he wants to carry three folders full of papers", but I'm amazed no-one's selling something that's just a minimum-sized case and shoulder strap for a tablet. So for me the bags amplify the difference between a 10" and a 7". Usually I just carry the satchel everywhere, but I'd feel like a jerk taking it to a restaurant or a gig; the small bag fits on my shoulder without thinking about it and looks good enough that I'm happy to wear it anywhere. I feel like it should be possible to make a 10" tablet this practical - it's not much heavier - but I think the bag industry hasn't caught up yet.