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iPad Pro 11” Nanotexture Pro is the ultimate e-reader

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miked112

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As someone who has been searching for the perfect content consumption device, I couldn’t be happier with the 11” with Nanotexture. iPad is the one device on which I can consume all the content I own\subscribe to across Apple, Kindle and multiple other content\streaming services. Unfortunately there has never been an ideal iPad for this purpose, especially for outdoor use, and so I’ve owned a variety of Kindles, Kobos and other e-readers\tablets over the years, none of which have met my needs.

Needless to say the Pro is not cheap, especially since you are forced to buy the 1tb to get Nano. But it is the only device that enables me to consume all my content - books, magazines, comics, video, music, podcasts - in any setting, indoor or outdoor, with perfect screen size and weight, and excellent performance and fidelity. For me as a daily commuter and frequent traveler who spends a lot of my downtime outdoors, it’s been worth every penny (the only question is going to be durability, especially of the display - hoping for a nice waterproof case or folio). With all the discussion about the limitations of iPad OS, I feel like it’s an undersold use case, perfectly tailored to the capabilities of the platform and Apple’s ecosystem.
 
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I have no doubt that the iPad Pro is excellent for this purpose, tablets often are very good for content consumption. Shame that one has to pay through the nose to get the less reflective display, but of course totally calculated move to maximise profits.
 
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ericwn said:
I have no doubt that the iPad Pro is excellent for this purpose, tablets often are very good for content consumption. Shame that one has to pay through the nose to get the less reflective display, but of course totally calculated move to maximise profits.
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I also suspect these are harder to make at scale and one way to limit mass demand is to revert for higher tiers only
 
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rkuo said:
I think there’s more to e-readers than just having matte displays.
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Absolutely. What’s great about this for me is, I have that incredible display on a device which enables me to access all my digital content using performant, well maintained apps. Couldn’t imagine going back to an e-ink reader.
 
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the future said:
True, but the 11“ nano is the first iPad that is small, light and readable-in-all-situations enough to make getting a dedicated e-reader unnecessary (if you have other use cases for a state-of-the-art tablet computer as well).
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That's true if buying new from Apple, yes. Other matte tablets exist, and of course it's possible to put a matte treatment on any iPad (understanding the tradeoffs involved).
 
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But Apple minimized those trade-offs. Have you seen one in person? It‘s just incredible.
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Yes, I understand that. However, it's also the price of another iPad just to upgrade to that level. If one is the type that has:

1. Plenty of extra money to spend
2. A willingness to spend it
3. An Inability to 'unsee' the differences between two displays

Then yes, the nano is definitely visibly better than a screen protector side by side.

In the real world, however, I've been quite happy with my matte screen protector on my M1 iPad. I use it in all kinds of conditions and it handles glare well and it certainly doesn't turn the display into garbage. These screen protectors have been big business on the iPad for a while now (just look at who is sponsoring all those YouTube videos!).

I suspect I'll find a way to pick up a nanotexture on the used market once the next iPad generation comes along tho. I'm a little obsessive about this stuff just like everyone else on this forum, but I like to think I can resist the FOMO a bit more.
 
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Nothing will beat an e-ink display for purely reading; even decade old e-ink tech is better for that than cutting edge display tech of any other type. The fundamental display technology is just so different and that really, well, makes a difference.

That said, other display types have improved a lot, and it’s good to hear that the nano-texture display also improves on that. Very useful for reading where interacting with the screen is also important (e.g. notes, short-form content from different sources, etc).

Edit: I can see why it appeals to you as a general purpose device display for frequent use outdoors though; it might not equal e-ink for literally just reading, but mixed with all your other uses I can see it looking very appealing.
 
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miked112 said:
Couldn’t imagine going back to an e-ink reader.
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Super different use cases, IMO. The very thing I love about my slow, basic old e-reader is that it is good for literally nothing else. Can't "look something up real quick", can't get that itch to pop over to this website or see if someone texted me back. Fact is, my attention span is pretty well shredded at this point (and I don't think I'm the only one lol) and picking up a monotasker like an e-ink reader makes it just a little harder for me to bail on reading something "hard".

Don't get me wrong, iPads are gorgeous and compelling, but frankly they're too gorgeous and compelling for me to use as a long form reading device, if that makes any sense.

(Also, I'm also a big fan of the e-reader's weeks long battery life and perfect legibility in bright sunlight.)
 
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It might be a good all-in-one device, but it definitely loses to Kindle in e-reading. It is hard to beat E-Ink in terms of eye comfort for long reading sessions.
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I totally understand that and have had a few of them already. I do not argue certain well established benefits, but in the context of the discussion we are looking at a device to cover all the mentioned use cases as good as possible. I am interested to hear the potential candidates to outclass the iPad Pro here.
 
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ericwn said:
I totally understand that and have had a few of them already. I do not argue certain well established benefits, but in the context of the discussion we are looking at a device to cover all the mentioned use cases as good as possible. I am interested to hear the potential candidates to outclass the iPad Pro here.
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you won't be sitting in the pool or on the beach with your nano textured iPad Pro lol
 
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