I’m genuinely intrigued by the potential use cases for this Linux tablet.
In my opinion:
- It’s too large to fit comfortably in a pocket, necessitating some form of bag for transport;
- It’s too large to hold comfortably on the sofa, such as when reading an ebook;
- It seems underpowered for its size;
- The keyboard quality appears subpar for a device of this size (I haven’t tried it, but we all know how these keyboards typically feel);
- It won’t replace a smartphone and therefore won’t take over its casual entertainment tasks;
For casual tech activities, I have a Pinephone with a keyboard. Despite the phone’s lack of power and the keyboard’s quality, its portability and form factor are hard to beat.
It’s too large to hold comfortably on the sofa, such as when reading an ebook;
lol I use a 13.3 inch boox max and the size is beautiful for reading.
I mean you ARE reading Stormlight Archive. If the screen wasn’t that big you’d end up with a repetitive stress injury from flipping all the pages.
It’s the 3 book set on kindle so Goodeads* has it at 3800 pages. Unfortunately it doesn’t give page numbers in book, which I find super annoying. I’ve been working on it since 4th of July weekend, but because most of the time I have to read is audiobooks while doing other stuff, progress takes forever.
The beauty of the large device is less about fiction, though. I also prefer it there, but being able to fit 2 pages of textbooks/programming books that rely on more structured formatting is where it really shines. (I do regret taking the heavy discount on the Max instead of paying for the sidelit Lumi, though. Needing lighting can be annoying at times.)
On topic, it really is perfectly comfortable to hold. While I do rest it in my lap a lot and set it up with a stand on a table occasionally, I have no issue with holding it either. It takes the second hand to turn pages if you hold it one handed but the actual holding it feels fine, and definitely better than a textbook in your lap.
*I want to move but nothing else works for me.
