web-surfing text size: Is this a satisfactory trade-off but an issue?
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I have never seen a matte screen version... unfortunately, those might be a thing of the past... The higher resolution monitor will display items at a higher density and smaller physical size. Both IE and Firefox have options for zooming in and out to help with this if it is hard for you to read web sites. Windows also has a DPI option for making items larger. I typically zoom my browser in around 115-120%, but I leave the Windows DPI setting alone.
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Not effectively. There are problems in getting the screen size to encompass frequent open and closes of mail items. The lili is best suited for a running record of what's happening on a continuous basis not interrupted by interactivity.
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If you're going to be reading a lot, I'd go with the 8.4. I found that the 10.5 is just too cumbersome for reading. I read a lot, so I ended up returning the 10.5 and purchased the 8.4. Very happy with it.
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PC is pretty fast. Web surfing will only be as fast as your router if you go wireless. Windows 8 takes getting used to. If you like gaming you might want more RAM.
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Scroll through long documents and web pages without having to drag the scroll bar. Performance ranges from fast to hyper-fast.
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Not long. And to be perfectly honest I'd go with a nook or a kindle. This really was a junk experience.
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Agree it's not a full full web browser. And i dont see option to install other browser.
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Pretty good, I think; it belongs to my brother. Maybe not that good compared to newer ereaders, but long compared to phones and tablets, as far as I know.
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Hi, We suggest to limit to less than 19 characters including spaces per line to make the text clearer. Thank you! Amazon Seller: DogCollars
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About 20 characters per line. Give or take. Lines will just be smaller with additional information. Thanks
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Having used a 4G Surf for 3 months, I have no desire for more disk. I've got an 8 Gb SDHC ($30) plugged into the side and I'm not worried about space. The 8G also has 1 Gb of system memory instead of 512 Mb like the other models. I expanded my memory to 1 Gb and it really made no improvement in speed -- I'm running easy mode Linux right out of the box. Think about how you're really going to use it: if it's email, web surfing, and occasional documents, the 4G or even the 2G is most likely quite adequate.
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Yes, it does. It also has limited memory for internet, so heavy surfing can overload the limited memory.
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I have had no issues just using Word and internet. It's ran smoothly. It's just hard to get use to the new operating system.
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The most simple answer is no. But, for the very small difference in text quality and the very large difference in price it is in my opinion the best value for the money.
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Think about 14 inches by about 18 or 20 inches. That is a guess, didn't measure but I think thats approximately what it is? Very comfortable to write on and surf the Internet.
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It is best to only use the five lines for better readability. See other answer for character limits.
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Most of the web streaming isn't 1080 P, but when it is, this monitor will deliver. Many web sites give the user a choice from a menu that has full screen, HD, or any of the definition numbers to fit your browser speed.