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An iPad is the ideal form factor for this kind of things. Reading and annotating PDFs on that thing is a joy.



I’m considering getting an iPad mini to read & annotate within Zotero.

Anyone have experience of using an iPad mini for this. Is the form factor do-able or really too small?

I like that I could read lying down with one hand, which I can’t achieve with a full-sized iPad.


> Anyone have experience of using an iPad mini for this. Is the form factor do-able or really too small?

I contemplated doing that, but went with an iPad Pro instead (11’’, second hand). Even 11’’ felt a bit small and I got a 13’’ eventually. Besides screen size, the Apple Pencil 2 is miles better.

> I like that I could read lying down with one hand, which I can’t achieve with a full-sized iPad.

Yes, for reading a Mini would be much better. More Kindle-like. The 11’’ Pro is still manageable with one hand (but without a case), but it’s not comfortable.




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