Well, there's Lollipop and there's Nexus 9 hardware. I use my tablets mostly for reading, either ebooks, web articles or PDFs. Some youtubing, but noit as much as other users.
hardware:
The 9 is significantly larger. I'm finding I can hold it single-handed, but not sure any hand can.
The feel and look are very nice. Reviewers have mentioned a weak backing. Mine does have some give, but is it my imagination? I might not have noticed at all if it hadn't been for those reviews.
The screen is nice, balanced color and bright. I have light bleed in an upper corner. I would call it minor, visible only against black background display and I'm in a darker environment. But i also must admit I haven't had a tablet lightbleed in years
Mine has been an excellent tablet and I've recommended it to friends
I have the 2012 and 2013 Nexus 7 and now the Nexus 9. The 9 is harder to use while I am lying in bed but it is better then the 7 in every respect as far as the hardware goes; except perhaps storage and battery but I am fine with both. My 9 has no light bleed even with a black terminal screen and brightness turned all the way up. I prefer to use the 9 for everything unless I am lying in bed. Since Lollipop is still new you may find some apps will not work; ie. MX Player. Viewing pictures and videos is great on the 9 and the bigger screen is much better for web pages too.
I did, too. I liked the 2012 N7 much better than the 2013. I'm really liking the N9. I read a lot and love the bigger screen size, especially for magazines. Videos are really nice, too. It's much faster than the N7 was, too. I don't have light bleed and don't see the issues others have reported. I'm very happy I made the switch.
I also had the N7 2012 & 2013. I just found a good home for my 2013. I do like the N9 better than both of the previous tablets. The things that stick out the most are screen size (not too big and not too small ymmv), the 4/3 aspect ratio (it is so much better for reading) and the speakers (I actually had to turn them down because I thought I would bug my neighbors lol).
Yes me too .. Have the 32gb n7 2013 .. Now have the n9 32gb black . one thing I notice is .. I can type fast in n9 .. Because of 8.9 inch .. Really loving this tablet ..
Definitely sending it back because of light bleed. I already filled out return . P Amazon gave me until end of Jan. I am not sure if I will get another. Might wait and see if quality improves.