[snalty]

I mostly read on an old iPad mini. The screen is good enough for me that I don't feel like I'm missing out by reading on a non E-ink screen.

[grues-dinner]

How did you manage to get it to not bog down in speed? Every tablet I've ever had has become barely functional by year 3, and that includes the iPad Mini.

But yes, even the first gen iPad Minis were really nice screens and form-factors.

Meanwhile my Kobo Clara is just trucking along with no obvious change in battery life or responsiveness (despite the standard e-reader application processor with its power-sipping weediness).

[Finnucane]

I have a pretty old (going on eight years) iPad and it still works well enough to read an ebook. I mean, how much power do you need for that really?

[rs186]

Battery life.

It becomes very important when you are on a trip and can't easily charge your devices.

(Of course personal circumstances differ.)