Ask Slashdot: I Want To Read More. Should I Get an eBook Reader Or a Tablet?

gspec writes "I read less and less nowadays, but I realize I need to get back into my old reading habit. Would getting an ebook reader or a tablet help me to enjoy reading more? Would you recommend one over the other? A little relevant background about me: I probably can spare two hours a day to read. I do not travel a lot. I am not a fast reader; if I force myself, I could probably finish a standard length novel in a week. English is my second language, so a built-in dictionary would be nice. I enjoy Netflix, and I have bought many computer/technical eBooks from O'Reilly for reference. I have many technical reference PDFs. I have 300-400 bucks to spare for this. I'd like to hear opinions based on your knowledge and experience on reading using ebook readers/tablets."

Comments

Re:Wait for iPad 7" and make your choice

[Glock27]

Hah! That's quite a clueless statement. I know many highly technical folk, and almost all have at least one Apple product - including myself.

Macs in particular are really the sweet spot in computers today. Excellent hardware, Unix based OS, great bundled apps, run the most software of any computer, generally painless to support and access to first-tier commercial apps. What a refreshing change from Windows!