Hacker News Reader

It seems too small to me. Even being very negative about Apple, once I played with an iPad I was quite hooked. It is of perfect size for reading, browsing and what interests me most, social gathering around it, be it gaming or reading with 2-3 people.

Pretty much the only reason I would imagine myself getting a tablet, would be for "enhanced boardgames" and then the size must be as big as possible.

View on HN

This is definitely an issue, though it seems Samsung are pushing for something that is more easily holdable in one-hand - compare to a paperback book or a Kindle.

I haven't used one yet, but I can see this being a lot easier to hold with one hand and type with another, when in a crowded tube or train, for example.

I think the iPad's form factor makes it a nice sofa device. To be truly portable it should've been slightly smaller. There's no way—I think—to hold an iPad with your hands and use both of them for interacting. One needs to support it with one's legs to fully use both hands.

I guess it depends on your use case. My primary use would be reading and watching videos while on the move. For that the iPad as always seemed slightly too big, and this looks like a much better size. Most people I know who own an iPad generally leave it at home and rarely carry it around with them. For me that would defeat much of the purpose of buying a tablet.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com