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Old 05-18-2011, 03:43 AM   #16
sarah11918
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Originally Posted by Kewlcat View Post
if the device is intended to be used for writing, annotating etc, then having the e-ink side as a touch screen would be a bad idea
One of us.... one of us....

I've had a tablet PC that only used pen input and one that a regular touch screen (the stylus was just plastic - you could use anything) and for writing, I would only ever go with the former set up again. Especially if your writing is to be viewed live by others (students sitting with me, screen casting etc.). The number of times a regular touch screen would "sense" other input (and make huge lines from the point of my pen to where ever it believed it felt an input stroke) was far too great. (Happens on both the Fujitsu and the N810.)

I'm sure technology and palm rejection has come a way since then, but it wasn't just my hand that would do it. It could be a nearby cat whisker, a piece of paper, or sometimes I swear just the wind. Yes, it was fun being able to move scroll bars with my fake nails, but the writing experience was noticeably less effective. And that was a $4K machine. I don't expect a $500 device to perform with greater accuracy.