Yep, used the Compaq/HP one quite a bit, thoughts so far: - Nice product, although the "notebook" part (the keyboard) feels a little flimsy, seems to work ok though - The Transmeta processor is a nice idea, but from experience the machine seems very sluggish at first, but once things are up and running, the speed improves (once the processor has been able to do its optimisation thing presumably, and XP can cache) - The standard memory definitely isn't enough, the machine was hitting the drive way to much (this is probably more attributable to XP), added the additional 256MB of ram, now runs much faster and smoother. - Docking station is a must, you actually cant complete an initial installation (install office XP etc) without either a network connection (wired or wireless) or a USB CD-ROM drive (which actually worked quite well), if you don't have a docking station - Screen is nice, and viewable angles are quite good - Handwriting recognition works well, but does work the CPU quite hard - The tablet pen "left click" can be awkward for a left handed person like me (but maybe that's just me), this also includes the default screen layout, where all the icons and menus are on the left hand side of the screen. - Fingerprints etc on the screen are a pain, but this will probably be standard fare for these sorts of devices - The Transmeta power management works well, device has been running all day on one charge (depending on what you are doing obviously) - Device does get quite warm, but with the keyboard folded underneath a lot of the heat isn't as noticeable when you are holding it
Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ali Wilkes (IT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:45 AM Subject: OT: Anyone tried a tablet? We have a Toshiba tablet PC for eval. Nice toy, can see some benefits. I personally would wait a while before buying one. I would like to get a look at the HP/Compaq. The reviews on this tend to be opposing (It's fast! It's slow! It's great! It sucks!). SO, Anyone used a tablet pc? Got one? Hated it? Comments? _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
