As much as I'm enthusiastic about the MusicPad Pro in providing my specific music display & performance needs, I need to temper my enthusiasm by saying that it may not be the be the "end all" device for everyone here. Though I appreciate all the terrific things outlined above that it does provide, there are a few important areas which it would benefit from improvement as well. Just in case I didn't stress this before, window navigation via (tapping) the screen with your finger vs stylus, is often not as reliable as I would have expected. When attempting to resize a window, I often have to re-select (tap) the screen several times before finally getting the cursor function to change from a standard select object arrow to enlarge/reduce window size function. Attempting to Scroll thru songs in a window may also require you to tap-select the corner of the Window more than once before it finally changes from select object to scroll function. This hasn't been a very serious problem for me yet because I'm able to (after the 2nd or 3rd tap attempt) get it to finally work, but it's admittedly a little frustrating & worth noting. Freehand advised me that they're working to resolve this issue, and hopefully include it in a future OS update.

Also, keep in mind, that even the best quality scanned & tweaked image on an LCD screen display won't match the look & sharpness of the actual original piece of music printed on paper. There's remains a tradeooff in going paperless, but the advantages (imo) outweigh the disadvantages. I too would have preferred a slimmer & even lighter in weight unit, but considering the fact there is no other digital music display unit currently available out there, the MusicPad Pro provides a niche that I've been longing for for quite a long time, because, like Jim Eshleman, my custom fakesheet binder too has grown too large & unmanagable.

The nice thing about the MusicPad Pro is that Freehand Systems offers a 100% risk free '30 day trial' to allow you to determine for yourself if this device will meet your specific music display needs or not. If any of you guys here decide to order one, please let the folks at Freehand know that I referred you. - Scott