I'd never dream of
using a tablet for heavy reading.
Not exact matches
That said, it still shares many of the downsides if you primarily intend to
use it
for reading: these
tablets are more expensive, bigger, thicker,
heavier, and more complicated than e-ink readers, and they have less - readable LCD screens and much worse battery life.
For instance, the
tablets used by the ancient Egyptians suffered from poor mobility as they were too
heavy to be carried around, made of a solid block of stone as they are while
tablet from the Mayan civilization is depicted to have a self destruct feature built into it that won't exist post 2012.
This isn't a
tablet that you'd bring with you into the forest
for a week with no charger, but it packs enough juice to last a few days with moderate to
heavy use, and much longer if you're smart about how well you program the STAMINA mode.
«Device owners in the U.K. logged
heavy usage
for tablets (80 %) and smart phones (78),» a Nielsen blog announcing the results noted, while Italians and Germans were least likely, with 29 % in both countries reporting that they never
used a
tablet while watching TV.
The Surface RT is on the
heavier side as
tablets go and its widescreen aspect ratio means that,
for the most part, it's best
used with both hands.
It's a little
heavy for prolonged one - handed
use, but 10.1 in
tablets don't get a good deal lighter than this.
So this
tablet may feel too
heavy to
use in one hand comfortably - 662g makes it around twice that of an iPad Air 2 - but the Venue 10 Pro 5056's weight does make it feel sturdy
for an all - plastic
tablet.
Ultimately an HP Pavillion DM1Z
for $ 450 is probably the
heaviest competition
for iPad or any
tablet but if you are going to have a
tablet that you want to
use for any kind of productivity then this and the rest of the Honeycomb devices are going to take over once the apps start flowing and the price wars begin.
On the other hand, the bulbous cylindrical design makes this slate noticeably
heavier than other
tablets, making it better suited
for home
use than on the go.
Otherwise, the
tablet is too big and too
heavy (753 gms) to
use for any considerable duration.
On a mobile phone this is a nice feature, but
for a
tablet device, you're more likely to
use it
for more
heavy - weight surfing from your sofa in lieu of
using a laptop.
In second place ended the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2, which is an excellent
tablet for use on the sofa with the device placed in your lap (it's a bit too
heavy when supported only by your hands).
I would probably hardly
use it if not
for this feature, since I have other
tablets, and I find this KF, surprisingly, just a bit too
heavy for reading in bed.
As cool and innovative as the Eee Pad Slider is, this
tablet probably isn't
for you if your tastes run to svelte and stylish, or if you want to
use it your
tablet as an e-reader (2.1 pounds is way too
heavy for that).
Those of you who are more
heavy browser user and like to
use multiple tabs / windows in the same time, you may want to opt
for a 1 GB (or higher)
tablet.
A 10 ″
tablet (not necessarily an iPad although it probably does have a better aspect ratio
for mags) would be the way to go
for heavy magazine
use.
not too
heavy or bulky
for comfortable everyday
use, despite the fact that it's nearly 50 % thicker than the new iPad 2 (13 mm
for the EEE, 9 mm
for the new Apple
tablet)
The only problem is the
tablet, which is too large and too
heavy for most people to
use comfortably
for any length of time, and suffers from poor battery life.
The upshot is that either device should see you through a daily commute and as
use isn't likely to be as
heavy as on a phone you'll probably be able to get through more than a day with both slates, but if you do have a whole lot of time to kill and only a
tablet for company the iPad mini is a better bet.
There's no wraparound hinge, and the 3510 is too
heavy for tablet use in any case.
So this
tablet may feel too
heavy to
use in one hand comfortably - 662g makes it around twice that of an iPad Air 2 - but the Venue 10 Pro 5056's weight does make it feel sturdy
for an all - plastic
tablet.
If we can keep weight below a certain threshold — light enough to occasionally
use with one hand, but not so
heavy that it no longer feels like an iPad - like
tablet even with two — what is the best display size
for a
tablet?
Simply put, the Radius is too
heavy for tablet use, too unbalanced as a notebook, and ultimately too expensive.