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Old 05-06-2009, 10:06 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by rgeorg View Post
As far as higher-ed is concerned:
I think in the more practical med/short-term (12 months) we can expect the "dual" use - is it Pixel-Q eink/backlight that I'm thinking of? - screen laptop (or netbook) 10"-15". Most universities are already using a CMS (such as moodle) for distributing class content and interactive activities - so web access is a must. A touchscreen is needed for taking notes in class and for marking up docs and texts.

Seems to me that this is quite realistic within 12 months from what I read. Price will be an issue, and availability of textbooks, and training!
Dual screens face-to-face sounds like a good concept to me, one being eink and the other a full-color LCD touchscreen. Color is a must for graphs and the like, especially if we're importing content from existing physical texts.

10" screens are more than large enough--in fact, if we're not worried about a keyboard, 8" would work fine.

Also, as tirsales pointed out, much of what the OP proposes having on-board would be better handled by peripherals, and more than 30-ish GB storage is unnecessary.
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