Switching to a Slate?

Currently I use a Toshiba 3505 and really like the speed. But when I use it
as a tablet for note taking and the like, the thickness of the device and
the screen glare are real impediments, as is the weight. As a result, I find
myself using it as an ultraportable notebook more than a tablet. It is a
great notebook, but consequently I am missing some of the benefits I wanted
from the tablet.

So, I'm thinking about switching to a slate. I find the NEC intriguing
because of its light weight and the Fujitsu because of its antiglare
feature. I would use the tablet primarily for calendaring, planning, email
and web browsing, mainly in an office conference rooms and at home on a
wireless network, but also in some travel and on airplanes. I don't really
plan to use the machine outside, but I would like something very comfortable
to use as a replacement for a note pad and planner. I'd really appreciate
hearing from experienced slate users as to recommendations and thoughts.

TIA.

As of right now, only the Motion M1300 offers a slate with Centrino. The
Centrino with the Pentium-M is faster than a Pentium III-M. A 1.6Ghz
Pentium-M is 13% faster than a 2.4 Pentium 4M according to Intel.

--
Terri Stratton
http://thetabletpc.net



"David Cleland" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
>
> > Currently I use a Toshiba 3505 and really like the speed. But when I use
> it
> > as a tablet for note taking and the like, the thickness of the device
and
> > the screen glare are real impediments, as is the weight. As a result, I
> find
> > myself using it as an ultraportable notebook more than a tablet. It is a
> > great notebook, but consequently I am missing some of the benefits I
> wanted
> > from the tablet.
>
>
> It looks as if you are at the same crossroads I am I have spent about a
> week looking into this and I keep coming back to my toshiba. According to
> much of the benchmarking being done the tosh does very well, it has sd,
cf,
> bluetooth, wifi, and the bonus of being also a laptop. Although as you say
> heavy to lug around.
>
> If you are like me you will want the power of the tosh in slate mode and
> that is not around yet it seems - there is a new tablet from hp being
> announced soon so I would hang tight. I know that is what I have decided
to
> do
>
> David
>
>

I own an compaq TC1000. It's perfect for the office,
conference rooms, notetaking, home on the wireless
network. Seriously, it is a gem.

Unfortunately, it is slow. I'm looking forward to the
next version from Compaq.

I have made several calls to technical support, and each
time they have been extremely helpful. Compared to my
last 12 years of Toshiba's laptop support, I'd buy an
HP/Compaq tablet again, just for that reason.

In summary, wait for the next version of HP/Compaq then
do a reevaluation.

jim


>-----Original Message-----
>Currently I use a Toshiba 3505 and really like the
speed. But when I use it
>as a tablet for note taking and the like, the thickness
of the device and
>the screen glare are real impediments, as is the weight.
As a result, I find
>myself using it as an ultraportable notebook more than a
tablet. It is a
>great notebook, but consequently I am missing some of
the benefits I wanted
>from the tablet.
>
>So, I'm thinking about switching to a slate. I find the
NEC intriguing
>because of its light weight and the Fujitsu because of
its antiglare
>feature. I would use the tablet primarily for
calendaring, planning, email
>and web browsing, mainly in an office conference rooms
and at home on a
>wireless network, but also in some travel and on
airplanes. I don't really
>plan to use the machine outside, but I would like
something very comfortable
>to use as a replacement for a note pad and planner. I'd
really appreciate
>hearing from experienced slate users as to
recommendations and thoughts.
>
>TIA.
>
>
>.
>