Comments on: Tablet PC battle!!! (Help me pick which one to get!) http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: The quest for the holy grail of tablet PCs « Matt’s Musings http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/comment-page-1/#comment-307060 The quest for the holy grail of tablet PCs « Matt’s Musings Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:02:06 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/#comment-307060 [...] I’ve been looking for the perfect Tablet PC. It’s something that enthusiasts like Fred have also been searching for. I’d love to have one in my hands so I can make an educated [...] [...] I’ve been looking for the perfect Tablet PC. It’s something that enthusiasts like Fred have also been searching for. I’d love to have one in my hands so I can make an educated [...]

]]> By: magia3e http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/comment-page-1/#comment-307058 magia3e Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:48:34 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/#comment-307058 I played with the Fujitsu and found it a little plasticky, plus the pen being on the left-hand-side for a right-handed person like me was just beyond annoying at 5mins. I was wondering why you rejected the Toshiba R400? Is it because the CPU is only 1.2GHz? I've been making <a href="http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/the-quest-for-the-holy-grail-of-tablet-pcs/" rel="nofollow">my own list</a>. It includes specs on PCMark05 and includes the ASUS as well - but I would instantly upgrade it to 2GB based on what I've read about it and Vista. M I played with the Fujitsu and found it a little plasticky, plus the pen being on the left-hand-side for a right-handed person like me was just beyond annoying at 5mins.

I was wondering why you rejected the Toshiba R400? Is it because the CPU is only 1.2GHz?

I’ve been making my own list. It includes specs on PCMark05 and includes the ASUS as well – but I would instantly upgrade it to 2GB based on what I’ve read about it and Vista.

M

]]> By: Self Made Minds » Blog Archive » Encouraging Visitor Interaction - part 2 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/comment-page-1/#comment-305861 Self Made Minds » Blog Archive » Encouraging Visitor Interaction - part 2 Tue, 29 May 2007 10:59:02 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/#comment-305861 [...] of the best examples I’ve seen on this was when one of my writers on CG asked for advice on which tablet PC to buy, some of the comments the post received were longer (and better written ) than the original post. [...] [...] of the best examples I’ve seen on this was when one of my writers on CG asked for advice on which tablet PC to buy, some of the comments the post received were longer (and better written ) than the original post. [...]

]]> By: So here’s the tablet PC decision,,,, » Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/comment-page-1/#comment-301361 So here’s the tablet PC decision,,,, » Coolest Gadgets Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:22:10 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/#comment-301361 [...] may remember a bit ago I blogged about a hunt for a Tablet PC. Well, the hunt is [...] [...] may remember a bit ago I blogged about a hunt for a Tablet PC. Well, the hunt is [...]

]]> By: Fred http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/comment-page-1/#comment-300563 Fred Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:58:42 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/#comment-300563 Rubenkz, thanks for chiming in, in defense of the Asus. Actually, the decision is underway/has been made. Thanks to John Hill at www.alltp.com who sells a bundle of tablets and UMPC's, (enough so that there was a bevvy to choose from). I don't want to let the cat out of the bag beforehand, but it worked out quite well. Soon I'll be going over the test drives online. Also -dOc and anyone else for that matter with design/technology/tabletlappy (or Formula 1) thoughts, questions, or just plain nagging doubts, fred@coolest-gadgets.com as long as it isn't inane, you'll get a response! (but if Its really inane it guarantees a response!) Rubenkz, thanks for chiming in, in defense of the Asus.

Actually, the decision is underway/has been made. Thanks to John Hill at http://www.alltp.com who sells a bundle of tablets and UMPC’s, (enough so that there was a bevvy to choose from).

I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag beforehand, but it worked out quite well. Soon I’ll be going over the test drives online.

Also -dOc and anyone else for that matter with design/technology/tabletlappy (or Formula 1) thoughts, questions, or just plain nagging doubts, fred@coolest-gadgets.com as long as it isn’t inane, you’ll get a response! (but if Its really inane it guarantees a response!)

]]> By: rubenkz http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/comment-page-1/#comment-300562 rubenkz Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:30:32 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20070303/tablet-pc-battle-help-me-pick-which-one-to-get/#comment-300562 I just wanted to put my post facto 2 cents in. I recommend the Asus R1F to anybody intereested in a real jack of all trades. It performs surprisingly well at all. I like the light weight (4 lbs) and like profile compared to the m400. It also has a much more solid feel to it (less plasticky). The SD slot is usb 2.0, allowing for a little semipermanent readyboost action without a usb stick sticking out of your computer. The screen is 13.3 inches, allowing for a little better gaming and movie watching, and it is incredibly bright. Asus really throws in a lot with it, including a carrying sleeve and a very fine laptop bag. The screen gamma correction software really does work to simulate desired environments. Ships with vista business installed. I bought this for a friend but immediately added 1 gig of ram and a 7200 hard drive. The hard drive that ships with the unit is now used in an external enclosure with CasperXP to do incremental back ups of the entire OS, etc so she can literally swap the drives in case of a catastrophic failure. The only thing that I am not raving about with this computer is the gma 950 graphics. It works and works well. Aero is smooth, games and animations and movies are all very nice, but I know that the 3-d rendering would be fine from a processor viewpoint but manipulating the 3d onject realtime on the screen may tax the graphic set. Not sure though. Otherwise I really do love this tablet so much. It is very refined and includes many extras such as a weight saver tray in the box at no extra charge..."big whoop" you say, but the cool thing is that the weight saver (replaces the already pretty light DVD-R) actually can accept a second hard drive for more storage capacity so you could literally just drop a 2.5 inch serial HD in there and you are good to go for another 100 + gigs. A separate battery to replace the dvd-r is also available for purchase. Other stuff I like are the PCI-Express card slot (PCMCIA is sooo 1990s) and Serial ATA Hard drives. The whole thing runs on a 667 mhx bus whic is darned fast. I love it, really. OK. I'm finally done and it looks like you made your decision, but hey. Why not. Rubenkz I just wanted to put my post facto 2 cents in. I recommend the Asus R1F to anybody intereested in a real jack of all trades. It performs surprisingly well at all. I like the light weight (4 lbs) and like profile compared to the m400. It also has a much more solid feel to it (less plasticky). The SD slot is usb 2.0, allowing for a little semipermanent readyboost action without a usb stick sticking out of your computer. The screen is 13.3 inches, allowing for a little better gaming and movie watching, and it is incredibly bright. Asus really throws in a lot with it, including a carrying sleeve and a very fine laptop bag. The screen gamma correction software really does work to simulate desired environments. Ships with vista business installed. I bought this for a friend but immediately added 1 gig of ram and a 7200 hard drive. The hard drive that ships with the unit is now used in an external enclosure with CasperXP to do incremental back ups of the entire OS, etc so she can literally swap the drives in case of a catastrophic failure. The only thing that I am not raving about with this computer is the gma 950 graphics. It works and works well. Aero is smooth, games and animations and movies are all very nice, but I know that the 3-d rendering would be fine from a processor viewpoint but manipulating the 3d onject realtime on the screen may tax the graphic set. Not sure though. Otherwise I really do love this tablet so much. It is very refined and includes many extras such as a weight saver tray in the box at no extra charge…”big whoop” you say, but the cool thing is that the weight saver (replaces the already pretty light DVD-R) actually can accept a second hard drive for more storage capacity so you could literally just drop a 2.5 inch serial HD in there and you are good to go for another 100 + gigs. A separate battery to replace the dvd-r is also available for purchase. Other stuff I like are the PCI-Express card slot (PCMCIA is sooo 1990s) and Serial ATA Hard drives. The whole thing runs on a 667 mhx bus whic is darned fast. I love it, really. OK. I’m finally done and it looks like you made your decision, but hey. Why not. Rubenkz

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