If someone had never owned a tablet before, I'm sure they would be delighted with Google's Nexus 7. Unfortunately, the author already has an original iPad, so t

If someone had never owned a tablet before, I'm sure they would be delighted with Google's Nexus 7. Unfortunately, the author already has an original iPad, so there's a good chance he will be disappointed with it solely because 7" tablets are in many cases, too small to be useful. I've owned a Kindle Fire, an iPad 3, and an Asus EEE Slate. What I've learned from these devices is that reading a PDF, browsing the web, or using any sort of productivity program is a rather unpleasant experience on a 7" device. The browsing and reading experience on the 12" EEE Slate was wonderful, but the device's weight (over 2 lbs) makes it less than ideal. While the iPad can't compete with the EEE slate in terms of productivity, the retina screen and the lower weight of the device end up making it by far the best way to read PDFs. While IOS was nice, I'd wager that any 9"+ android tablet that's running Android 4 or higher would provide a similar experience. I just don't think that anything with a smaller screen is ever going to be sufficient.