I have to agree - if you can get over any Apple aversion, the iPad is worth considering. My wife (a violin teacher) is very happy with the larger iPad Pro (an earlier generation to reduce extortionate cost) - for storing and reading musical scores. It saves on the agro of never being able to find a piece of music, which previously were often not put away in the right place, is very hard to find! Might be overkill for magazines though
On 30 Oct 2023, at 17:09, Hugh Frater wrote: > I hate to say it, but having been through a tablet a year since the form > factor became a thing, I’ve settled on the smaller iPad Pro. This being my > second iPad. > > They are excellent devices, with a long lifespan and excellent hardware. > > I always buy them used/refurbished, usually the previous generation. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 at 16:35, Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via dorset < > dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > >> Just a thought: I wonder if an E-ink tablet would be a good idea, though >> the contrast might be lacking a bit for text-on-colour sections. >> >> Hamish >> >> On 30 October 2023 13:14:02 GMT, Peter Merchant <petermerch...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >>> WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a >> 10" one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I >> recently bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to >> use. I recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger. >> Looking at my list, my tablet is Android 10 and my phone Android 13, and >> both are easy to use. >>> >>> I suggest that we meet for coffee somewhere and you can have a play >> before committing. I got our latest from Currys for about £89. Via Quidco! >>> >>> cheers, >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! Ideally it would >> be one that ran Linux of course, but the main specs needed are good >> resolution and plenty of contrast. >>>> >>>> The reason for this is my deteriorating eyesight. Generally speaking, >> I'm OK with distance vision, but reading small text on coloured backgrounds >> is becoming increasingly difficult. This means that my magazine >> subscriptions are largely wasted because I cannot read them. >>>> >>>> However, I do know that I can read PDFs of the magazines on my wife's >> iPad and on my desktop monitor, so getting a decent tablet is probably the >> most convenient solution. If possible, I don't want to spend a fortune, so >> Samsung Galaxy Tabs at circa £1000 are out, and in any case the performance >> of this type of device is probably way over the top for reading a >> magazine. However, I am prepared to pay for the kind of performance I >> need, hence this query. >>>> >>>> Thanks in anticipation. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 >>> Check to whom you are replying >>> Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk >>> New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk >> -- >> Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 >> Check to whom you are replying >> Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk >> New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk >> > -- > Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 > Check to whom you are replying > Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk > New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk -- Next meeting: Online, Jitsi, Tuesday, 2023-11-07 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
