Just curious, are you running Windows XP SP2 and the Tablet PC Edition 2005?
I've found the recognition quite excellent. If you take a lot of notes, you
might want to use Windows Journal, which is designed for the Tablet PC
exclusively, and take a look at Microsoft's OneNote program which has a
nice, 45-minute demonstration here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...423061033.aspx
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In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
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"Dai Ichi" <daiichi@googlenews.test.xhome.us> wrote in message
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Well,

I've used a few different kinds of tablet PC's since they first came
out--going on 3 years now. I am in a position to not have to worry
about costs, so I really have my choice about what kind of notebook to
buy: I would NEVER go back to a regular notebook. In fact, I find it
hard to go to a different tablet computing form factor than the TC1xxx
series (the TC4200 doesn't appeal to me for several reasons).

I bought my college-going son a tablet computer. The Electrovaya
scribbler. It's an AWESOME tablet PC. Sure the TC1xxx is better for
me, but the Scribbler has a battery that goes for about 11 hours
without a recharge; almost essential for someone who goes to college
and uses the tablet to take notes.

Both of us use TC's for different reasons, but for the same purpose: as
a general computing platform (word processing, powerpoint, websurfing,
etc.) and as a note-taker. Seriously, after sitting down at a seminar
ONCE with a tablet PC to scribble notes with, you'll never want a
standard notebook again. Imagine taking notes at a lecture where the
speaker goes off on a tangent, then goes back to the original
topic--with a tablet PC, you just "move" the text you just wrote aside
to make room for the new notes. You have to experience it to
understand how useful this is.

As for handwriting recognition. Don't think about it--in practice it's
not that good... you'll end up doing more editing than if you simply
keyboarded the thing in. BUT I've only used HWR to demo that it's
possible to do--and I never really use it. The notes I take are saved
as vector graphics--and when I print them out, they look like college
ruled paper. After all, how many people would actually use verbatim
something they jotted down in haste?

I've owned the Electrovaya and Viewsonic slates. I've owned the TC1000
and the TC1100 convertibles. OF all the slates I've used, Electrovaya
is the best (long battery life which more than makes up for the lack of
the built in keyboard). The TC1000 was way too slow. The TC1100 is
perfect (even with the small screen size).


Frank Berryman wrote:
> I am a student and can see, on paper at least, to terrific advantages
of
> a Tablet PC. The price differential between Tablet PCs and regular
> laptops is, however, significant. The primary problem though is
there
> really isn't any way for me to determine if the price differential is

> going to be worth it.
>
> I know of no other students on campus who have them so I can't get
a
> hands-on demonstration or borrow one to use. There are two CompUSA
> stores in town. One has a Toshiba M205. Unfortunately, there is no
> stylus, so you really can't get a demonstration or try them out for

> yourself. I mentioned this to the salesman, and he uninterestedly
said:
> "Yea, I know. They keep getting stolen and we don't have any
more."
> The other CompUSA store has an Averatec. Unfortunately, it is bolted
to
> the display table and none of the salesmen know how to use it. None
of
> the Franklin Covey stores here carry them anymore.
>
> It's tough to justify paying the premium on a hope and a prayer
that it
> will be worth it.
>
> What's one to do?
>
>
> Mickey Segal wrote:
> > In the long run smaller tablets could be less expensive, but one
sees no
> > evidence for this so far judging by pseudo-tablets such as the Sony
U750P.
> >
> > "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:Opl7K14DFHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >
> >>Does a convertible really cost much more to manufacture then a
laptop?
> >>£100 may be, for the screen, the extra markups are just silly, and
are
> >>seriously getting old.
> >
> >
> >