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Originally Posted by fishface
Currently nothing exists that supports this, not because the tech is unavailable, but because the combined cost of all these things is a lot (over $1k for sure) and apparently the bean counters have determined that it does not look like the market will support it (even though, you, me, and every academic I know will not even hesitate at a $1k to $2k price point because it's just that useful to us... but unfortunately we are a small fraction of the population). So it's an LCD tabletPC for now, for me.
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I think you're absolute correct about this fishface and that a tablet PC might be the best way forward for annotating pdfs. I remember using my cousin's ibm thinkpad 5 years ago and making a mental note to check out tablet pcs again once I could afford one. Then the iPad came out and turned everything on its ear by looking more like an iPhone than a Mac and now, tech companies are following the same suit. You're also right about the need for a stylus 'cause I find that no matter how great the app, fantastic and responsive the screen, I just cannot "write" with my finger.
Regardless, this is all moot anyway since I currently have zero disposable income and my laptop, nook color with ezpdf and printer are currently meeting all my pdf needs. Once I get my money situation resolved, I think I'll take another look into the tablet pc market.