Posted By: Ion Todirel | Sep 17th @ 4:17 PM
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What do you guys think about it, touch-screen and screen capabilities related? I don't care about performance or other factors as it will be used mainly for writing, notes and email.

 

I'll do my research a bit later, just asking if anyone has it or what do you think. Dell also has some models but I prefer ThinkPad's design more. If anyone has it how does it plays with 7? Especially the multi touch support. 

 

P.S. I'm also very open to other recommendations

 

EDIT: updated the title

PerfectPhase
PerfectPhase
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Just got a Dell Latitude XT2, while I have nothing to compare it to directly I'm quite happy with it.  The only things I have against it is it's a little heavy and I have to turn touch off when using the pen or I get a lot of false clicks.

 

Oh yes and the Win7 drivers are shocking at the moment, I get a lot of blue screens when coming out of sleep, pretty sure it's the N-Trig driver.

I have a Latitude XT and, as I've said many times on C9, it's awesome. The current version of the N-trig driver (which, to be fair, is still labelled as beta code) is indeed a little buggy, so I didn't bother to install it. I've just got touch turned off and it works fine with no BSoDs yet since installing 7 RTM. I have no doubt the N-trig drivers will be fine once finished, they were always very good on Vista.

Harlequin
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So I guess you want a laptop convertible, rather than a pure slate?

 

Motion Computing's LE1700 looks sweet:
http://www.motioncomputing.com/products/tablet_pc_le17.asp

 

I have an LE1600, pre touch-screen. And it's awesome. Haven't printed on paper in 3.5 years...everything goes into the tablet Smiley

I'd like a multitouch tablet -- both for note-taking and to play around with e.g. musical applications -- but I'm waiting for them to fall in price.  They don't seem to exist in the $500 (or even $1000?) range yet.

Both the Motion Computing LE1700 and Motion Computing J3400 have a keyboard option, so you can use them like a notebook if you want, or like a slate tablet if you want. They also have docking station options so you can use your normal keyboard, mouse and monitor when you back in the office etc.

 

The advantage of the Motion Computing products over the Dell Latitude is the LED Backlit screen is heaps brighter so you can use outside; the internal HSDPA modems are certified for use on Telstra Next G (7.2mbps), they have an integrated 2.0 megapixel camera, and are more rugged so won't break if you drop it.

 

Although Motion Tablets are not Touchscreen (or Multitouch), there are no business applications available to take advantage of this anyway (i.e. you can't do business with ITunes!), so using the digitizer is much more reliable and you won't suffer any blue screens of death!

 

For more information on Motion Computing go to the Workflow Computing website, Australia's only dedicated Motion Computing online store:  www.workflowcomputing.com.au

ms touch = great for kiosk ui's - horrible for artists/drawing

Harlequin
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"Although Motion Tablets are not Touchscreen (or Multitouch),"

 

Odd. Since 3-4 months after I got my LE1600 they came out with the LE1600TS. TS being touch screen. Wonder if they lost a patent fight or something.

 

Edit: Yeah, them and Dell and others were sued by a patent-* Typhoon Touch Technologies. =(

Harlequin, your right Motion Computing did release a touchscreen tablet PC but discontinued it as it was not reliable enough.

That was a couple of years ago and even now all the products in the range are still not touchscreen because the technology is not reliable enough.

giovanni
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I think it would help if there was a 13' or better 14' display... 12' is so small I am reluctant to use it everyday.

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