We‘ll just have to agree to having very different experiences, then. To me, the screen of my 12,9“ M1 Pro that I have yet to sell looks broken now as I am used to the serene nano experience.
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iPad Pro 11” Nanotexture Pro is the ultimate e-reader
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We‘ll just have to agree to having very different experiences, then. To me, the screen of my 12,9“ M1 Pro that I have yet to sell looks broken now as I am used to the serene nano experience.
Well, I don’t know what you expected, but as far as hardware goes - this was quite a jump. You said “I hope the next one feels like an improved device” - if this isn’t it, I wonder what would be.
Of course there is "more to e-readers than just having matte displays." IMO the point here is matte versus non-matte, unless you opine that the iPad Pro is sub par in some other parameter (e.g. size) that you consider important to e-readers. If so please advise.
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Man, I wish we could kill off this annoying word the tech industry invented, alongside ‘colorways’.
To some of us really sensitive to glare, broken is noit hyperbole
I wish they’d make a 9” version of the Pro, with the same aspect ratio. Slightly bigger than the current mini, with slightly smaller bezels to keep the size close. That’s the dream tablet/ereader for me 💖
You can replace it with „weird“, „wrong“, „inferior“ or „old“, if you like. For me personally it‘s as big a step forward as going from non-retina to retina. YMMV.
Also, this.
As a pure reader, I agree. As a full-on tablet (but not laptop replacement), I think the current 11 is the perfect size.
Would love to see Apple take a stab at making a premium ereader with a beautiful, simple and clean UI. With the newer high refresh rate eink displays I think it could be great
I’d love this to—they never will, it conflicts with their iPad aspirations, though I agree it would be great.
End of the day, I want an iPad mini pro with OLED and a nano screen, and THAT would be the best e-reader. Until then I have a regular mini for pdfs and other stuff, and Kindles for ebooks in terms of reading. The new iPad is thin as hell and thus a bit smaller and easier to use casually, like in bed, but still can’t dethrone an iPad mini or a Kindle…form factors count for a lot.
I remember when I’d keep 3-4 manga volumes and a couple of novels in my backpack for my daily 4 hour bus commute. Now I have instant access to hundreds of volumes on the iPad.
Buy instantly though, OK for ebooks, not so much for 500MB+ comic volumes. Internet can be very iffy while on the road.
I tried to use an 11" iPad Pro as an ereader for months. It works and it works well on the software side, both with first party apps and third party ereaders. For comic books and PDFs it's fantastic for the color reproduction and scalability.
For pure text, nothing beats e-ink. There is absolutely no eye strain on an e-ink screen, even when using the lighting. It's just an entirely different experience that allows me to forget I'm looking at a screen and just see the words and engage with my imagination. The battery life is also so far beyond the iPad that I can just read and read and read and not worry that I need to top off the device.
The iPad is absolutely more versatile than any e-ink device, but I would say it's hardly the ultimate e-reader in terms of the actual experience of reading ebooks.
For pure text, nothing beats e-ink. There is absolutely no eye strain on an e-ink screen, even when using the lighting. It's just an entirely different experience that allows me to forget I'm looking at a screen and just see the words and engage with my imagination. The battery life is also so far beyond the iPad that I can just read and read and read and not worry that I need to top off the device.
The iPad is absolutely more versatile than any e-ink device, but I would say it's hardly the ultimate e-reader in terms of the actual experience of reading ebooks.
Sorry, but outdoor in direct sun, nothing beats e-ink short of a "real book"
(especially on cost and not worrying about something happening to it)
(especially on cost and not worrying about something happening to it)
The nano-texture screen has a similar effect, actually. The absence of any glare makes it feel like there is no glass between your eyes and the content at all.
Yeah, I wonder how they got along 30 years ago without e-readers and iPads. 😄
Depends on the use case. But, we’re talking about hardware. You specifically mentioned hardware upgrades as being barely noticeable.
It doesn't take away the eye strain though, that's a function of the screen technology.
Nothing “old” or “wrong” about the glossy tandem OLED. By that logic, the drop in contrast of the nano texture could be called “old”, as it’s literally lower than previous two generations.
But that would also be false. You have an amazing, best in class screen either way. Some will prefer nano, some glossy (personally, I really like nano as well).
How did you manage with broken screens all these years… and all those broken, you know, phones.
What about us sensitive to contrast and shaprness?
