Lightweight Tablet Notebook
 Mar 29th, 2008
Advantages:
Long battery life, eaasy to use in tablet mode, quick
Disadvantages:
Needs a spare pen, keyboard layout .
Recommendable:
Yes
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General I have been using this tablet for two years now, both at home and work, and I'm so impressed with it that it has become my main computer, replacing both my work and home desktop. By connecting an external USB keyboard and mouse, the tablet can be propped up in the portrait configuration, which is great for writing documents, and is cheaper than buying the docking station! This also takes advantage of the USB ports being on the rear of the tablet rather than on the side.
Ease of Use The tablet is very light, and has a battery life of over 4 hours. This makes it ideal for walking around making notes in my work environment, as well as taking to meetings where its always a talking point. I've had no problems with the handwriting recognition, though a spare tablet pen would be nice! The keyboard feels oddly set out - it is robust enough, but after using a "normal" keyboard, I find it tricky to type on the tablet. The screen is very bright, and easy to clean.
Speed Although the computer does not have great processing power or standard memory, I've found that it has sufficient speed for all my requirements: generally email/internet, project management software, spreadsheet/word processing, visual basic software development. As the battery goes down, the tablet slows down, and the cooling fan will start to kick in (though its not too noisy to be a nuisance).
Disadvantages I've not found too many problems with this product. A spare mini pen, which I've seen on other models, would be useful as I frequently find I've left it somewhere else and can't use the handwriting mode. A CD/DVD drive would be nice, but I make do with an external drive for the times I need to access a CD. Its a bit slow for gaming, but not impossible to use.
In summary, although this tablet has now been discontinued, it has outlasted the replacement models where I work, which suffer from various design faults. So, I would say that second hand this is still the model to go for!
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13.04.2008 22:51
Great review :o)
29.03.2008 22:33
Another great review; keep going!
29.03.2008 19:06
Very useful review. Thank you