Ipad

Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 23, 2011 at 02:38 AM

quant wrote:
>x70 starts at ?430, so reasonable price and can offer much more than ipad can. The only problem might be that you won?t be ?in? :)

I’m no Apple fan boy and I don’t need to impress anyone. But I’ve researched the tablet and e-book situation quite thoroughly in recent weeks, and what I hear is that Windows 7 tablets that are currently around tend to struggle with the OS, are sluggish, with loud fans kicking in etc. Also, it seems that Win 7 was not designed for tablets, as the iPad’s OS was, thus making navigation or certain functions awkward. As for the Android machines, I hear that many of them have all kinds of limitations depending on how the OS was configured and which version it is, with people having problem accessing Android Market etc. (plus there is a lack of a dedicated PDF annotation software).

So I’m drawn to the iPad, as I’m very happy with the way my iPod Touch can handle PDFs with GoodReader. Also, for an e-reader, screen size matters, the bigger the better. iPad has almost 10’‘, while viliv x70 is only 7”. But thanks for the suggestion anyway. I know this is supposed to be the year of the tablet, so I might terribly regret if I jump into the iPad 1 bandwagon too soon. But it is emerging for me as the top candidate for a PDF e-book reader at the moment…