Choosing a tablet: Which device is best for what purpose? – Part 2

Are you a keen reader and just want a handy and cost-effective alternative to paper-books?

Many people just want a better alternative to paper-books, something that is convenient and cost-effective. Tablets do offer both of these solutions, they are light-weight and extremely thin devices and e-books cost in fractions of the price that we pay for conventional books.

However, when it comes to book reading, there are two things to consider in a tablet, what will the device cost and will it be feasible to read in any condition? There are colour tablets available in the market within the price range of $200 to $300 but as compared to e-ink readers, they set you back in the tune of $100 to $150. An Amazon Kindle Touch is available for $99 and Kindle is even cheaper at $79, but it comes without touch screen.

Moreover, an LCD-based tablet is not a very convenient alternative to read in the sunlight. LEDs and LCDs are backlit and are prone to dim display outdoors. Moreover, these screens reflect glare in artificial and natural light, which is not even good for video watching, let alone book reading.

One drawback that e-ink readers had until a month ago was the inability to read in the dark. However, Barnes and Noble has released a new reader Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, that has its own outside source of light to make the screen readable in the dark. The tablet costs you extra $40 but with it there is no need to purchase paper-books.

Therefore, if you are only looking an inexpensive solution to reading books and magazines and email checking, e-ink tablets like Amazon Kindle Touch or Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch are the best choices.

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Posted by Usman Khalid on May 9 2012. Filed under Sci-Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.