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<blockquote data-quote="Mirtek" data-source="post: 4193203" data-attributes="member: 40810">Sadly the e-zines will never come close to the level of comfort and mobility of the print-mags.A) even a cheap laptop is expensive compared to a magB) even a subnotebook is heavy and inflexible compared to a magMany comfortable positions lying on your bed with a mag are not possible or extremely uncomfortable with a 2kg laptop. I also would fear to just fall asleep while reading (not uncommon) and then crush the laptop or push it from the bed while I am turning in my sleep.And don't even talk about taking a laptop outdoor. I only carry my small subnotebook if I have a purpose for it where I am going. Just having it with me for no reason at all and I could not just comfortably leave my bag somewhere unattended (e.g. in the lecture room while going for luch to the refectory with my fellow students or on my towel at the open-air bath while going for a swim with a $x,xxx subnotebook in there (as opposed to just a $10 mag and a few books in there).Just having the laptop in my bag takes away a lot of it's flexibility (can't just throw it into a corner like with a mag)No, unless some company really produces a cheap e-paper for the mass market, not even an eee-pc laptop will match the comfort and mobility of a printed mag</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mirtek, post: 4193203, member: 40810"] Sadly the e-zines will never come close to the level of comfort and mobility of the print-mags. A) even a cheap laptop is expensive compared to a mag B) even a subnotebook is heavy and inflexible compared to a mag Many comfortable positions lying on your bed with a mag are not possible or extremely uncomfortable with a 2kg laptop. I also would fear to just fall asleep while reading (not uncommon) and then crush the laptop or push it from the bed while I am turning in my sleep. And don't even talk about taking a laptop outdoor. I only carry my small subnotebook if I have a purpose for it where I am going. Just having it with me for no reason at all and I could not just comfortably leave my bag somewhere unattended (e.g. in the lecture room while going for luch to the refectory with my fellow students or on my towel at the open-air bath while going for a swim with a $x,xxx subnotebook in there (as opposed to just a $10 mag and a few books in there). Just having the laptop in my bag takes away a lot of it's flexibility (can't just throw it into a corner like with a mag) No, unless some company really produces a cheap e-paper for the mass market, not even an eee-pc laptop will match the comfort and mobility of a printed mag [/QUOTE]

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