[CapTVK]

Agreed, an iPad with goodreader is the way to go (in particular its notetaking and extensive file management options). I might even go for the 12.9" pro model at some point but the standard 9.7" model is enough for most pdf's.

[rahimnathwani]

GoodReader's zoom in-out is so fast (at least on iPad Air 2), even on complex PDFs, that it's easy enough to zoom in on the occasional thing that's too small to read.

I've been thinking about upgrading to a 12.9" iPad Pro myself, but the additional benefits (larger screen, Apple Pencil support, better colour fidelity) aren't worth it for my use cases.

[macintux]

I tried switching from an iPad Air 2 to a 12.9" iPad Pro primarily because I wanted something larger to read PDFs with, and quickly discovered it was too large to be my iPad for everything else.

So, I'm waiting for a refresh and then I'll decide whether I can justify having two iPads.

[rahimnathwani]

"too large to be my iPad for everything else"

Because it's too large to carry around all the time, or because it's not comfortable to use when lying down, or something else?

[macintux]

You nailed it. Too large to casually take with me when I leave, too large/awkward to comfortably use lying down.

I don't remember whether there were other problems because it took all of 15 minutes to realize I couldn't sell my smaller iPad to help pay for it and still have an iPad to use most of the time.