Simon James wrote:
Motion computing will launch their "C5" in Australia in a few months which
you may want to have a look at.
http://www.pulsemagazine.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94
Details are now available from their website - this device is designed
specifically for the hospital segment as their website will tell you.
www.motioncomputing.com.au
I had a few minutes with a prototype 2 weeks ago, but won't be able to do a
review until they get some production models in the country. Depending on
your hospital setup, I expect that a lot of the hospital specific gadgets
will be dead weight for some time unfortunately.
In the past, I've found their "1600" and "800" models to be pretty slick,
and note they have just announced a "1700" which supersedes the ageing
"1600".
For the purposes you describe, screen resolution will always be a big issue
and I'm not sure "Ultramobile" form factors would be suitable for your
purposes. You'd have to start with your clinical software and work backwards
to find a device just large enough to work.
My feeling is that if you need 8 hours run time, you're going to need at
least one spare battery and probably 2 as they deteriorate.
We've got two laptops in our nursing area. The connect to the wifi and
provide an X server to a remote session. As such they are vastly over
engineered for what we need. The last one came with Vista installed but
retailed for only $800. I have not yet had the energy to convert it to
Ubuntu.
The key to their use in a general practice setting is not the battery
life, or the screen resolution or the built in wifi card or hard disk
space. The key is the input devices. I hate pens of any sort and much
prefer a keyboard and an application that auto-expands my shortcuts. The
absolutely critical factor is to get the keyboard and screen height
right when you are standing. The height should therefore be able to be
adjusted for the individual user. We have ours on surgical trolleys,
which is good for holding all the things you need for vaccinations and
dressings but is pretty hopeless ergonomically. I understand the
Americans are more around this stuff but I shudder to think what they
would charge for a purpose designed medical computer trolley.
David
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