Do not mistake tablet PC for high-end graphic tool like Cintiq...

Think about it a little; why Wacom cannot offer just a display for price
lower then complete laptop computer?

Anyway, I sugest you TRY to work some time on some tablet PC first then
compare to Cintiq...



rory lane wrote:
> Hi everybody.
>
> Can you use a tablet pc as a tablet display for a desktop?
> Can a tablet pc be a Cintiq for a desktop?
>
> I'm a computer artist. I have been waiting to get a tablet PC for some
> time and I'm torn between getting a tablet pc and a Wacom Cintiq. The
> Cintiq is overpriced, but one could use it with many computers over
> the years (like my current tablet). The tablet PC is going to be
> awesome, but it's a shame to think that a perfectly good (and
> expensive) tablet display will get thrown out when the rest of the
> computer is outdated in a few years. They're both terribly expensive,
> so I don't want to make any mistakes.
>
> If it is possible to use a tablet pc to function as a Cintiq then I'll
> get a tablet pc. Even if not then I'll probably get a tablet PC
> anyway, but it would be the coolest thing if it could. That'd be like
> getting a tablet pc AND a Cintiq for free.
>
> Also I'm thinking of getting a Toshiba Protoge M205. Has anyone heard
> anything about them?
>
> Also, do you thing that the docking station is worthwhile to get when
> getting a table pc?
>
> Finally, have you all found that they are fragile or inclined to
> break.
> Essentially, do you think that $300 insurance will be worth it?
>
>
> Thanks a ton.