Sorry, penforhire, i should have said less than £200 (UK money)
12 hours would be very handy, of course. But yes, 1.3 pounds is too heavy. 8-10ozs more like.
I don't need all the colour gloss of a tablet, I'm not looking for all the bells and whistles and 'apps' of a major OS platform.
Lightweight, mono, can take/make notes and drawings and save them in useful file format for usb transfer to main computer. I don't want the online world in this device, it's a tool for a job.
ps. I'm an Apple fan and a Mac user, but the iPad's walled garden leaves me cold.