I'm starting medical school in a few months, and I would like to get a convertible for note taking. My problem is choosing from the large number available (or soon to be). I am leaning more towards a 2-in-1 over a tablet because 1) I am concerned about some of them not being compatible with programs I'm going to need to use, and 2) I like the look, feel, and size of convertibles better.
Important factors:
1. Exceptionally good touch screen note-taking ability. (I have gathered that an active digitizer is important for this. I have no idea what that means, but I think it's important?) I also want a keyboard that I can type quickly on.
2. Price. This search is difficult for me as I am used to searching for the fastest thing I can find.
3. Battery life.
4. Speed. I don't want to wait long to boot up, and I don't want to start lagging as I take more notes (apparently some do when you're using more than one page of OneNote). However, I do not need to run Bioshock Infinite.
I am aware that some products run a version of Windows that is incompatible with installing programs (I think RT?). I am not 100% about this. Just something a dude at Best Buy told me.
Devices in the running so far in no particular order:
Acer Aspire R7 -- Drawback being battery life
Lenovo - IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro (4gig version) -- Drawback being no active digitizer (possibly a deal-breaking fault)
Sony Vaio Duo series -- Large drawback involving price
HP Envy x2 -- Drawback being battery life
Surface and Surface 2 -- Price and unknown versions of Windows running on them (as per Mr. Best Buy again) being the drawbacks
<<Whatever you suggest>> I am still not 100% opposed to a tablet if I can be sure it will do what I want it to do.
Thanks for reading! I really appreciate you taking the time to help me with this. It's a large, important purchase for me, and I would like to get it right.
Important factors:
1. Exceptionally good touch screen note-taking ability. (I have gathered that an active digitizer is important for this. I have no idea what that means, but I think it's important?) I also want a keyboard that I can type quickly on.
2. Price. This search is difficult for me as I am used to searching for the fastest thing I can find.
3. Battery life.
4. Speed. I don't want to wait long to boot up, and I don't want to start lagging as I take more notes (apparently some do when you're using more than one page of OneNote). However, I do not need to run Bioshock Infinite.
I am aware that some products run a version of Windows that is incompatible with installing programs (I think RT?). I am not 100% about this. Just something a dude at Best Buy told me.
Devices in the running so far in no particular order:
Acer Aspire R7 -- Drawback being battery life
Lenovo - IdeaPad Yoga 2 Pro (4gig version) -- Drawback being no active digitizer (possibly a deal-breaking fault)
Sony Vaio Duo series -- Large drawback involving price
HP Envy x2 -- Drawback being battery life
Surface and Surface 2 -- Price and unknown versions of Windows running on them (as per Mr. Best Buy again) being the drawbacks
<<Whatever you suggest>> I am still not 100% opposed to a tablet if I can be sure it will do what I want it to do.
Thanks for reading! I really appreciate you taking the time to help me with this. It's a large, important purchase for me, and I would like to get it right.