Last From This Tablet?
This might be the last post that I make from this Tablet PC—this Tablet has been having issues, but fortunately, I bought it with a replacement warranty. Hopefully I’ll be able to exchange this Fujitsu T4215, maybe I’ll be able to get the hp tx2500 series Tablet. It’ll be a relief, too, because I haven’t been able to get full functionality from this Tablet. It’s got a busted speaker and a bad keyboard; the space bar often misses. Price notwithstanding, I’d recommend slate Tablets—most of the time, I keep my convertible in Tablet mode, and the convenience of having the attached keyboard and disc drive really isn’t worth the extra weight. It’s unfortunate for all Tablet users that the Motion Computing and Electrovaya slates are so expensive—the devices price themselves out of mainstream exposure. Maybe if I get lucky at the Blackjack table!
I’ve designed and written on this Tablet for almost two years… time for a change! -BRAD CHIN
Tags: electrovaya, fujitsu t4220, hp, le 1700, motion computing, slate, tablet pc, tablets
August 26th, 2008 at 6:33 am
I feel your pain. My X61t has been at Lenovo’s repair center since last Thursday. I bought a Motion M1400 to replace it, and to use in school because I realized that I don’t need to have a keyboard at all times when using my tablet. Perhaps you should get an older Fujitsu or Motion slate, or wait till the next iteration of slates come out, and then buy the previously “new” version.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Well, I’d go ahead and buy a new one… money really isn’t a big hinderance… it’s just, I hate buying something only to have something better release right after. The ATOM systems seem to have much better battery life, so it looks like a great option for slate tablets…
It’s too bad that three companies have the market cornered off, and no one else is jumping into the fray. HP released a slate (TC1100) some years ago and it’s still a hit! I have no idea what’s stopping them from releasing one again.
I think I’m done with Fujitsu. The Stylistic tablets look pretty good, but they’re overpriced. I was looking at the new Core 2 Duo Fujitsu T4220s against the hp tx2500 series… no comparison! The hp comes with 3GB RAM standard, a better HDD and at $1000 less! I just hope that I can get store-credit (or something) for the difference. If I can’t exchange for the hp… maybe I can sell it and buy it anyway.
I think my next machines will be the Amazon Kindle and Eee PC 1000. I’m glad that the M1400 is working out for you. Motion makes good stuff; I had my heart set on the LE1700wt (touch and penabled), after I learned that there were some issues with it, I decided to hold-off.
I may still get the LE1700 for the SXGA screen—then again, the Axiotron ModBook is Mac (my preferred OS) and has more levels of pressure sensitivity. Either feature would help; the primary function of my Tablet PC is art and design (aided largely by Sketchbook Pro), inkblogging is a secondary perk.
I used to use OneNote a lot, but due to the lack of “real” portability (convertible weighs too much and battery doesn’t last long-enough), I’ve replaced OneNote with Moleskine notebooks and BackpackIT.
(I wish I knew how to change “Read the rest of this entry” to “Text Version”)