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wodin · 07-26-2009, 06:02 PM

After running this little whimp for a while, I find it virtually useless as a serious computer. Speakers usually don't find it necessary to wait several minutes for OneNote to load so I can take notes.

I have found my Nokia N800 to be more useful in that regard, and xournal works extremely well for what I need, it just doesn't sync with OneNote on my desktops.

I thought Ubuntu might be skinny enough to run well on the Advent, and loaded up a copy in dual boot mode, and rediscovered what I already knew. There are nearly NO hardware drivers, and I lost not only my touchscreen but also my screen (in anythin but basic video mode), my audio, and who knows what else!

Being a Linux Neophyte, I haven't the foggiest idea where to begin finding the correct drivers, and if I found them, how to use them.

Oh well, I guess I made a costly mistake! Anybody wanna buy an Advent ADV3500PC XP tablet; CHEAP?

I guess it could have been worse. These things were selling for $1500 a couple of years ago!

07-26-2009, 06:02 PM	#52
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	After running this little whimp for a while, I find it virtually useless as a serious computer. Speakers usually don't find it necessary to wait several minutes for OneNote to load so I can take notes. I have found my Nokia N800 to be more useful in that regard, and xournal works extremely well for what I need, it just doesn't sync with OneNote on my desktops. I thought Ubuntu might be skinny enough to run well on the Advent, and loaded up a copy in dual boot mode, and rediscovered what I already knew. There are nearly NO hardware drivers, and I lost not only my touchscreen but also my screen (in anythin but basic video mode), my audio, and who knows what else! Being a Linux Neophyte, I haven't the foggiest idea where to begin finding the correct drivers, and if I found them, how to use them. Oh well, I guess I made a costly mistake! Anybody wanna buy an Advent ADV3500PC XP tablet; CHEAP? I guess it could have been worse. These things were selling for $1500 a couple of years ago!