[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by WillAdams

I've been kicking myself for not buying one of those back when Amazon had them on sale for $199/$229 --- how is using it as a desktop machine? Do you have much issue w/ the doubled-up USB as charger port?

Have you tried a stylus other than the included one?

What case are you using? (assuming you travel w/ it?)

Have you had to replace your digitizer cable yet? (or considered ordering the spare part pro-actively?)

(Perhaps a mod should move this post to its own thread?)

I personally would not use it as my main desktop machine, mainly because I like playing (modern) pc games and want to run some other heavy applications.

I've used the stylus of my Galaxy Note 8 and of my Surface Pro 2. All of them work. But I prefer the one that is included, it has a very nice tip and, well, it has a slot in the body so I don't have to take another pen with me (which I'd only lose or continually forget).

I use an IVSO case (hard back, folding front), and even though the magnets do interfere a bit with the wacom screen, it's not noticeable enough for me to try to find another one. I especially like the hard back, because my VTN8 goes wherever I go.

And I haven't replaced my cable yet, haven't even opened up my device yet. The few times my pen stopped working, a gentle massage was enough to coax it into an active state again.

I'm afraid you misunderstood me. When I said "the boundaries are blurred", I was referring to the definition of a PC, and I stand by that viewpoint. Is a Windows 8 tablet a PC? Is an Android tablet used with a keyboard a PC? Devices are becoming multi-functional.

A PC = a Personal Computer. I agree that the boundaries are getting blurred. What is a computer? According to the wikipedia:

A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem.

So, even those smart watches of today are a computer. And they're very personal too, so they're also a PC. It was so simply before... You had a mainframe or you had a personal computer. The difference was huge. Now, you have a desktop, a laptop, a tablet (containing any OS, and any screen technology), a smartphone, a smartwatch... All of these things are PC's if you simply look at the definition above... Even an ebook reader can be a PC (take my Boox T68 for instance, the only difference between it and my Galaxy Note 8 is its screen size, screen technology).

I think the title would be more correct if it read "Do you read on non-mobile devices". PCs were the opposite to mainframes, these days we have mobile vs non-mobile devices... (though, my laptop would most likely fit in the second category, with its 3+kg and 2 hour battery life :P)