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Design has changed! Please be aware!
I'm an Etch A Sketch enthusiast (stop laughing). "Pocket" used to be my favorite size, but as of around September 2012 the design has gotten smaller. Instead of 4.25" x 3.75" (2.75" x 2" drawing area), it is now 3.75" by 3.25" (2.25" x 1.5" drawing area). This makes it far less usable and doesn't really make it any more portable, since it's still 1.5" thick. I'm really, really unhappy with this change, but I suppose that's mostly my preference. I will probably need to use "travel" size now.
The main problem is that the current image and dimensions on the product page here are misleading. I'll try to add a picture showing the relative sizes.
It is worth noting that drawing and erasing seem to work just fine.
