I'm sorry, but I refuse to believe that reading small text on a backlit screen improves eyesight, regardless of the resolution the text is displayed at...I mean they spend years at a time staring at printed text that's not tied to any resolution, and isn't shining a bright light directly at your face
guy.. jesus christ. im talkin about text size. Im not sayin its good for your eyes to read off a retina screen in of itself. Im talkin about merely font size on anything, not just a screen: given the choice to read small font vs large font - ESPECIALLY in regards to pixelization/blur on a screen, which its already common knowledge that retina screens significantly reduce eye strain, but regardless of this - i'm sayin readin smaller FONT (at a distance where you dont strain) in comparison to larger is better for eyesight.
Taking breaks may help backlite issue as it pertains to eyesight, but theres also been research showing that looking at a screen calibrated at 6500k during the day can be good. You can start at
F.lux as a point of reference, which by the way, i recommend
every single person reading this to download the program for their computer(s) (google it).
Yet somehow a retina LCD display improves your eyes. It might...might help with focus, but I doubt it's actually good for you.
never ****** said it was actually good for you. Though this is still unproven. The issue is being found to be less the lighting, more the amount of near-work vs distance-work (in terms of sight).
And the added weight? What does the Mini weigh? A little over half a pound? It's surely heavier than the touch, but I doubt it even comes close to weighing as much as your average Stephen King hardcover....which people have been reading for years.
Cool. Doesn't change the fact at all that the touch is much better for the health of your hands; hence why e-readers have all been designed with lightweight-ergonomics in mind. Given that smaller font seems ideal for eyesight, this completes my assertion that it is a "better" reader.
And since when did book-readers not complain of fatigue? ISNT THIS partly why e-readers were invented?
Even NBA players will do push ups with their fists rather than their palms + added support from trainers, to preserve the health of their hands. This is analogous to mini vs touch as a reader and you failed to address the core of my point.
The lighter touch might be better for the health of your hands overall, but I bet the difference is so small, it's barely make a measurable difference even over a span of years.
Assumptions. Still doesn't change the touch's clear advantage in this area as a reader.
And even if it's overall better for you, I don't think it'd be nearly as comfortable to use. Yeah, I can read webpages and books on my iPhone. I'd rather much read them on my iPad. Why? Larger screen. It's the "immersion" experience. I can, in fact, navigate through webpages easier with it. I have more room to maneuver, larger links, more space between text, bigger targets to hit with my finger.
This is your one legit point, and again, its debatable. You lose portability for "ease of use/pleasantness" (but u do not gain the advantages of a full-size iPad).
These are the only trade offs... Except one realy does not know how heavy a device really is holding it up for pro-longed use in comparison to another, until they use both. What i do know is the touch is lighter (5th=extraordinarily light), and smaller font likely better.
I have gotten tired reading from both books and iphones, and its not like im a weakling. Also things like arthritis, RSI, etc; these are the same health issues that have been important to be aware of in computer/any environments, and also matter to many.
Now I can't account for all tastes, nor can I say the Mini is the perfect for everyone in the world, but overall, it is a more comfortable device to use.
After all, if it weren't, why would Apple waste their time releasing the iPad?
I see this as solely a move to attempt to continue dominating a market, not because they feel they're actually providing the best computer possible. This has often been used erroneously in the past, but this time i think its true: Jobs would realy have not allowed this.
He made it clear himself when he was around, and Apple is mainly tryin to usurp M$ by making a big splash.
But if fat society rejects it (I guess because it ain't got a Hemi innit), then why bother with it at all? Why make a smaller iPad? Why not make a 15 inch one? Your logic isn't making sense here.
Anyway...I await your response.
how dense are you? I'm talkin about the comparisons in this (as someone earlier here put it, ignorant - and maybe i should have just heeded his warning) often-ridiculous thread between the touch and the minis usages, AND price points. I was unearthing a common undertone or theme within it on the "bigger is better" (fandroids?) zombieness, and how such a vapid notion can be so falsely predominant in consumers or marketing, inkling its way into actual culture.
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