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Datasheet and manuals: paper or tablet?
Moriambar:
Hello.
I currently am debating whether to continue using my paper datasheet (which I have to print - and I have no printer now) and sometimes to bind, or to switch to some electronic device/tablet, although I cannot choose which one right now (except no ipad 'cause it costs too much for this).
I usually tend to prefer paper, but in my new home I don't have much space on my bench, actually not even for a computer (when I have to use mine I just take a chair and put it beside the bench). That's why I thought that perhaps having manuals on a device could be profitable.
So I was wondering if you have any experience in that. The pros I see for paper is that I can easily write on it and index it and browse it through. The cons are that it's less environment friendly, it has more cost and it wastes a fuckton of space.
The pros of a tablet are, in my view, the solutions to the cons of paper, while its cons are that it's a bit harder on the eyes, it costs (I don't own one) and "paper never runs out of power".
What is your opinion?
daqq:
I don't see paper as a practical option for whole datasheets - the things are HUGE. They are also packed with information, some or most of you won't ever need. Maybe print out a select few pages and that's it.
I'm fine just reading them on my PC, since that's my typical use case, but to each his own. If you are having problems with tablets, maybe try an ebook reader like kindle. Far clunkier user interface than a tablet, but much better on the eyes.
ferdieCX:
--- Quote from: daqq on May 18, 2021, 03:29:08 pm ---If you are having problems with tablets, maybe try an ebook reader like kindle. Far clunkier user interface than a tablet, but much better on the eyes.
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I would like to buy a Kindle, but the screens are too small
olkipukki:
--- Quote from: Moriambar on May 18, 2021, 03:06:58 pm ---The pros I see for paper is that I can easily write on it and index it and browse it through. The cons are that it's less environment friendly, it has more cost and it wastes a fuckton of space.
The pros of a tablet are, in my view, the solutions to the cons of paper, while its cons are that it's a bit harder on the eyes, it costs (I don't own one) and "paper never runs out of power".
What is your opinion?
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As example, one of the latest datasheet I have worked is almost 3000 pages, not sure how it can help browse through and/or catalog a paper copy :)
Usually, I'm using paper snapshots to stay way from computer & monitor, just reading and make some remarks.
Before COVID, a tablet exclusively for a travel.
If you have a space issue, why not laptop/notebook?
Much more flexiable, you can use as a computer (calc, soft etc) and not vendor lock as a tablet.
Also, you can buy an external monitor later.
rdl:
Same as this pretty much. Print only the page or pages I currently need and keep the pdf files stored on the NAS.
--- Quote from: daqq on May 18, 2021, 03:29:08 pm ---I don't see paper as a practical option for whole datasheets - the things are HUGE. They are also packed with information, some or most of you won't ever need. Maybe print out a select few pages and that's it.
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