A New Toy

Until last year, I thought to myself “Why would I ever need a tablet?”. I have been using computers my entire life, and I also have a smart phone. A tablet sounded useless to me. That is until I discovered another use for one.

As some NEO students know, I am a big fan of Japanese comic books. I have been collecting many physical books for a long time. But there are some series out there that are very long, and collecting all the volumes can take up a lot of space. One series I have always been interested in reading is One Piece. Buying 100+ physical volumes is quite intimidating, so I started thinking about reading it digitally.

I started researching and continued to for a while. It was hard to find a clear answer of what would be the best device to invest in it. In the end, for the price range I was looking at Amazon’s Fire HD looked like the best option. And at the start of this year, I decided to take the plunge. All I can say is it is one of the best things I have purchased in a while. The size of the screen is large, it is lightweight, fast, and supports many different apps. Since it is a tablet, it also supports color which is great as there are color digital versions of some comics. I can even watch Youtube or other video apps on it too which is a bonus for me. Finally, the price was reasonable, so I feel like I am getting very good value out of it.

I always enjoy getting a new device or something to play around with. Have you made any purchases recently that have really impressed you? Let me know!