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Hi All,

I am thinking of buying myself a tabletPC. The ability to be able to
use it as a laptop and also be able to scribble is tooo appealing.
But, I would like some opinions and experiences from people who know
more about it or have used it. I will really appreciate some input on
my following concerns and anything else you would like me to know
before I plunge into buying one.

- what brand/models are considered good?
- how good (really) is the handwriting recognition capacity?
- maintainance issues with specific models / companies?
- how long does the pen and tip last? I mean, is it a continuous
expense with the pen?
- Any other experiences people have had about things they hated or
loved about the tablet.

Thanks for all responses.
Prachi.
 
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"Prachi Shah" <prachi.shah@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I am thinking of buying myself a tabletPC. The ability to be able to
> use it as a laptop and also be able to scribble is tooo appealing.
> But, I would like some opinions and experiences from people who know
> more about it or have used it. I will really appreciate some input on
> my following concerns and anything else you would like me to know
> before I plunge into buying one.
>
> - what brand/models are considered good?
> - how good (really) is the handwriting recognition capacity?
> - maintainance issues with specific models / companies?
> - how long does the pen and tip last? I mean, is it a continuous
> expense with the pen?
> - Any other experiences people have had about things they hated or
> loved about the tablet.

Well at work they call be Dr. Tablet, since I worked on the very first table
PC reference design.

1. The brand choice is not that critical, it's the tradeoffs between weight,
screen size, and battery life, that you need to consider. Also look at how
they convert to notebook in terms of the keyboard attachment, and look at
the docking system. I think HP has the best industrial design, in terms of
the dock and keyboard attachment, but some people prefer a bigger screen
despite the weight penalty.

2. The handwriting recognition is very good.

3. Can't comment, but the lack of a hinge between screen and base eliminates
one point of failure.

4. The pen requires only periodic refills of digital ink. Seriously, it's
just a replaceble battery. On the HP it's an AAAA battery (that's right 4
As). The pen doesn't have to touch the screen, so the tip won't wear out if
you're careful.

5. If you're really going to be mainly using it as a tablet, holding in your
hands (as opposed to on a table) don't go more than 4 pounds, and 3 pounds
would be better. Look at the Motion Computing tablets
(http://motioncomputing.com/products/tablet_pc.asp).
 
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> - Any other experiences people have had about things they hated or
> loved about the tablet.
>

Be advised that all tablets I know of have integrated graphics, which means
that any serious gaming or 3-D CAD type software will be seriously
handicapped.
 
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> 1. The brand choice is not that critical, it's the tradeoffs between weight,
> screen size, and battery life, that you need to consider. Also look at how
> they convert to notebook in terms of the keyboard attachment, and look at
> the docking system. I think HP has the best industrial design, in terms of
> the dock and keyboard attachment, but some people prefer a bigger screen
> despite the weight penalty.

I am looking into the hybrid design and not the slate. My average work
day would be 70% time coding (using as a notebook) and the rest as a
tablet with meetings, planning etc. Coz of this I have been debating
between screen size and weight. Ideally, I would like a 14 inch screen
but still be under 4 lbs. I have almost convinced myself to stick with
a 12 inch screen, so that it's around 4 lbs. I will not need graphics
or gaming capacities. I looked at a couple of brands on display in
stores and I noticed that the screen resolution for the Toshiba
protege M200 is the best. Any comments?
 
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"Joe Davis" <davisexpREMOVE@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> > - Any other experiences people have had about things they hated or
> > loved about the tablet.
>
> Be advised that all tablets I know of have integrated graphics, which
means
> that any serious gaming or 3-D CAD type software will be seriously
> handicapped.

Very good point. But The HP TC1100 does not use integrated graphics. Nor did
the earlier TC1000. The Toshiba M200 also uses a seperate graphics chip.
 

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On 4 Oct 2004 07:55:15 -0700, prachi.shah@gmail.com (Prachi Shah)
wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>I am thinking of buying myself a tabletPC. The ability to be able to
>use it as a laptop and also be able to scribble is tooo appealing.
>But, I would like some opinions and experiences from people who know
>more about it or have used it. I will really appreciate some input on
>my following concerns and anything else you would like me to know
>before I plunge into buying one.
>
>- what brand/models are considered good?
Try Clevo T210C or Pioneer/ Sager are rebadged Clevos.
>- how good (really) is the handwriting recognition capacity?
Great
>- maintainance issues with specific models / companies?
>- how long does the pen and tip last? I mean, is it a continuous
>expense with the pen?
No can even use fingers!! Also touchscreen
>- Any other experiences people have had about things they hated or
>loved about the tablet.
Flexible also light/thin. For poor typists!
Cheaper than others.
Uses standard OS, tablet XP not required. Therefore is more laptop
than other tablets.
Check out quality before buying!
>
>Thanks for all responses.
>Prachi.