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Long’s visual lowdown on the specs for Dell’s Latitude XT

19 November 2007 Posted By: Robert
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, Hardware, News

As we all know there’s been a lot of chit-chat on the ‘net-vine’ about the specs for Dell’s eagerly awaited Latitude XT Tablet PC. However Long Zheng of istartedsomething.com has posted a nice little run-down on the ‘official’ specs which he’s enhanced with a few visuals. Interestingly one of the ‘visuals’ that Long has pasted up, is a piece of internal documentation that suggests that Dell should have been shipping the unit into our eager sweaty hands already (it’s nice to see Europe would have got it earlier than the US for a change as well :o)). Oh well if nothing else Dell is teaching us all to be patient

Old Vs New

26 September 2007 Posted By: William
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, Low Budget Tablets

The X61 vs Everything Else - Part 2 (better late than never)

It’s a fact that students are not the most wealthy people. It’s a combination of being busy studying and being lazy. It’s these facts that make it difficult for most students to afford desirable pieces of tech like tablet PCs.

You may have realized that the purpose of this 3 part series isn’t just to critically analyze the Lenovo X61t but also to have a look at what else is out there.

Buying a second hand tablet is something that hasn’t been discussed much lately on STPC but it’s an excellent way to get your first tablet. Second hand tablets are relitavely cheap which makes them ideal for students who are not sure if tablets are for them or those who can’t justify the expense of a new one.

Linda Epstein’s Candy Shop Window

19 September 2007 Posted By: Robert
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, News

Remember when you were small and you pressed your nose up against the outside of the candy shop window and coveted all of the tasty treats inside? Well Linda Epstein over at TabletPC2.com let’s us all recreate that childhood memory in a much more geeky grown-up sort of way with her latest epic post in which she both compares most (all?) of the latest Tablet PC models while answering a lot of important Tablet PC related reader’s questions. Essential reading for anyone who wants a knowledgeable opinion from a Tableteer who gets her hands on pretty much everything. Thanks Linda! ::via JKonTheRun

Review: TabletKiosk Sahara i440D Slate PC

4 September 2007 Posted By: Andrew
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC

The first thing I thought when I pulled the i440D out of the slipcase was, ‘Wow, this is pretty slick.’

I’m a big fan of first impressions. If you can impress me right away and not do anything stupid later on, there’s a very good chance I’ll buy into whatever you’re trying to hawk me. As a side note, the i440D that I was using had Windows Vista Business on it.

Old VS New

21 July 2007 Posted By: William
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, Low Budget Tablets

The X61 vs Everthing Else - Part 2 (better late than never)

It’s a fact that students are not the most wealthy people. It’s a combination of being busy studying and being lazy. It’s these facts that make it difficult for most students to afford desireable pieces of tech like tablet PCs.

You may have realised that the purpose of this 3 part series isn’t just to critically analyse the Lenovo X61t but also to have a look at what else is out there.

Gateway E-Series Convertibles - A ‘must have’ for students?

4 July 2007 Posted By: Robert
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, Hardware

The recent release of the E-Series range of Gateway convertibles seems to be building a bit of excitement around the blogosphere. Kevin Tofel over at JKonTheRun has already got his hands on the E-155C (full specs) and has posted an excellent introductory video tour of the machine. It’s not often I get overly excited but I’ve got to say that this is one Tablet PC that ticks most of my ‘student needs’ boxes. Lightweight (4.5lb), small profile, dual mode screen (both active-digitizer and touchscreen) and that essential component for campus credibility - Rob Bushway’s recently dubbed ‘Wow’ factor. Yep I think it’s close to being the ideal Tablet PC for the student but what about that puny 1.06GHz processor under the hood? (not to mention that it only comes with a standard 1 GB of RAM)

If you’re buying a ThinkPad for Fall, buy one early

13 June 2007 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, General Tips, Hardware

OK, so even without the good reason of many sales events over at Lenovo.com, there’s another reason to buy early if you’re planning on using a shiny new ThinkPad tablet this Fall semester, especially the late Summer semester. Lenovo is slooooooooooooow.

I had the privilege to have lunch with JK from JKOnTheRun on Monday and we were reminiscing about all the many slow launches Lenovo has had. The long shipping delay of the X40T (some people had three months wait time), the similar delay of the X60T, and now, again, a delay of the X61T. You think they’d get the hint by now that it’s not cool to do that, but I guess not.

Looking for a Tablet? Lenovo’s 25% Off ’till Memorial Day

15 May 2007 Posted By: Andrew
Posted in: Choosing a Tablet PC, Low Budget Tablets

Thanks to a heads up from Kevin at jkOnTheRun, Lenovo’s offering an astounding 25% off the X60 Tablet plus free shipping and handling to the US (save Alaska and Hawaii…sorry guys).

At the low end, you can grab an Intel Core Duo 1.67GHz, 1GB RAM, 60GB SATA Hard Drive, 12.1″ XGA screen, Windows Vista Business, with A/B/G WiFi and LAN for $1495.

Upgrade to a 120GB SATA hard drive for a mere $33.75 and another gig of RAM (for 2 GB total) for $135 and you’re looking at a pretty rockin’ system.

A Tablet PC Substitute?

15 May 2007 Posted By: Frank
Posted in: Blog Related, Choosing a Tablet PC, Low Budget Tablets, Note-Taking

Check out this really cool tablet PC substitute pictured on the left (Adesso’s CyberPad).  It doubles as a notepad to write down your lecture notes, any notes for that matter, and can be plugged into a USB port on your laptop/desktop PC to serve as an inking surface.  I use Aipek’s HyperPen 1200U with an enormous writing area of 12×9 inches on my desktop running Vista.  Hooking up one of these digital tablets to a non-tablet PC computer makes using Microsoft’s OneNote and other inking applications come to life if you currently own a non-tablet PC.  Aipek recently put out a new tablet that is optimized to run with Vista (Slim Tablet), and they also have a similar CyberPad device (My Note Premium). 

Satellite R15 Review by Aaron Axvig

12 October 2006 Posted By: Tracy
Posted in: Blog Related, Choosing a Tablet PC

Check out our wiki for a review of the Toshiba Satellite R15 by Aaron Axvig.

Outline of review:

• Pros
• Cons
• Modifications & Repair
• Gaming
• Vista

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