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curstpriest · 11-18-2010, 10:23 PM

like I said, you can get 2008, or 2010 model tablet PCs with full physical keyboards for 600-800 with i3 processors and 4gb of ram (used/refurb) if you look around, you can rotate them and have landscape/portrait mode. Also you can get full wacom - so you can use a digitizer pen, which is amazing, because the touchscreen on ipad/nook and such is crappy. You can't draw on it. If you touch it with your fingers, it will think it's input. With a proper stylus, it will not take input if your palm hits the screen, and you can flip the pen over and erase when you are drawing. Accuracy is also way, way higher, so your notes will be better and can be converted to text (yes you can write notes in handwriting using stylus).

Anyhow ...
You can pick up older models of tablets from 2005-2008 for 300-400$ on ebay, like the motion computing models (ls800 or so are really cheap, and not terrible, better specs than ipad and full wacom).. or more popular brands like hp/dell for slightly more 600-800 that are core2 duo or i3.. This year's models are probably going to run 1500 or more.

New tablets without wacom - simple touch interface ipad knockoffs are coming out next year in the dozens, so keep your eyes open.

11-18-2010, 10:23 PM	#14
curstpriest Confused Posts: 402 Karma: 5538 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bay Area Device: Kindle DXG	like I said, you can get 2008, or 2010 model tablet PCs with full physical keyboards for 600-800 with i3 processors and 4gb of ram (used/refurb) if you look around, you can rotate them and have landscape/portrait mode. Also you can get full wacom - so you can use a digitizer pen, which is amazing, because the touchscreen on ipad/nook and such is crappy. You can't draw on it. If you touch it with your fingers, it will think it's input. With a proper stylus, it will not take input if your palm hits the screen, and you can flip the pen over and erase when you are drawing. Accuracy is also way, way higher, so your notes will be better and can be converted to text (yes you can write notes in handwriting using stylus). Anyhow ... You can pick up older models of tablets from 2005-2008 for 300-400$ on ebay, like the motion computing models (ls800 or so are really cheap, and not terrible, better specs than ipad and full wacom).. or more popular brands like hp/dell for slightly more 600-800 that are core2 duo or i3.. This year's models are probably going to run 1500 or more. New tablets without wacom - simple touch interface ipad knockoffs are coming out next year in the dozens, so keep your eyes open. Last edited by curstpriest; 11-18-2010 at 10:26 PM.