I noticed a similar transference between my Sony e-reader and my Droid Incredible. Yeah, three years and counting on that phone. Anyway, for me it’s the same: whichever is to hand and most convenient. We have four readers in our household, basically: Sony, laptop, DInc, and tablet. In contrast, my wife only reads on her Sony, but I find I read on all four.
If all four are to hand, the tablet wins out due to the form factor. It has a larger screen than my Sony and is much lighter than the laptop. Like you, though, if one of the others isn’t to hand, I’ll grab the phone rather than get up and go get the Sony or tablet. If none are to hand, I’m more likely to get the phone than the Sony, laptop, or tablet, though.
Overall, I have never had a problem reading on the phone (or before that on the PDA). I was more happy with the portability and the ability to have a whole series to hand and I was never bothered by the phone screen size. This could be, though, because I was reading on my PDA and phone before I ever had a dedicated ereader.
The tablet is easy to leave laying around the house, readily accessible and taken from room to room or passed from person to person. So, the tablet is a combination ereader, internet browser, editor, and notepad.
However, for serious writing, I still fall back on the laptop or desktop, but that’s more because of the keyboard than anything. I type faster on a physical keyboard than I do on the virtual keyboard: better tactile feedback. For me, that’s critical: I touch type and don’t always watch the screen when I write my stories. I could add in a bluetooth keyboard, but what’s the point of carrying two pieces of hardware (tablet & keyboard) when I can just as easily carry the laptop?
I noticed a similar transference between my Sony e-reader and my Droid Incredible. Yeah, three years and counting on that phone. Anyway, for me it’s the same: whichever is to hand and most convenient. We have four readers in our household, basically: Sony, laptop, DInc, and tablet. In contrast, my wife only reads on her Sony, but I find I read on all four.
If all four are to hand, the tablet wins out due to the form factor. It has a larger screen than my Sony and is much lighter than the laptop. Like you, though, if one of the others isn’t to hand, I’ll grab the phone rather than get up and go get the Sony or tablet. If none are to hand, I’m more likely to get the phone than the Sony, laptop, or tablet, though.
Overall, I have never had a problem reading on the phone (or before that on the PDA). I was more happy with the portability and the ability to have a whole series to hand and I was never bothered by the phone screen size. This could be, though, because I was reading on my PDA and phone before I ever had a dedicated ereader.
The tablet is easy to leave laying around the house, readily accessible and taken from room to room or passed from person to person. So, the tablet is a combination ereader, internet browser, editor, and notepad.
However, for serious writing, I still fall back on the laptop or desktop, but that’s more because of the keyboard than anything. I type faster on a physical keyboard than I do on the virtual keyboard: better tactile feedback. For me, that’s critical: I touch type and don’t always watch the screen when I write my stories. I could add in a bluetooth keyboard, but what’s the point of carrying two pieces of hardware (tablet & keyboard) when I can just as easily carry the laptop?