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| Tablet PC - Averatec Averatec released their C3500 convertible Tablet PC model based on the Low Voltage Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+ with an internal DVD/CDRW. |
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08-02-2004, 05:33 PM
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| Costco has them = $1279 Costco has them = $1279 Call CostCo and ask. They didnt even have them on display. I bought one and it is really nice. Screen is a little smaller than the Toshiba and sound isnt all that great but hey! Its $1000 cheaper, has a better hard drive, etc.      |
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| Hard drive Have you done any benchmarks? Is the hard drive responding faster than other Tablet PC models?
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08-03-2004, 01:38 PM
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| Benchmark programs? What (free) benchmark programs would you recommend to be run on this new machine? So far the machine seems great for a student. Only a couple complaints. The stylus doesnt seem to exactly touch the pointer, it is a little off but not too bad. I was thinking one of those Cross stylus pens might make this tablet more responsive. The battery life, so far, isnt that great. I havent completely drained the battery and recharged for a complete test. This machine has some MINOR issues such as heat, but overall I think it is a pretty good deal for $1279. You get a pretty good PC _AND_ a tablet pc too. |
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08-03-2004, 03:42 PM
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| Benchmarks Benchmarks I'd keep it really simple. Lora has compiled different times for startup, launching an application, hibernation, reboot, etc. We are also interested in battery life too. Any real world benchmark :whistling For heat, try a pad. Linuxmon just posted a nice thread on the Chill mat. It's a definite item to add to my list of things to buy.
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08-03-2004, 05:12 PM
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| I prefer using a stopwatch to benchmarking tests because everyone has a concept of time and it is more "real world". It saves people from having to look up and cross reference meanings too. Take times with AC power & with battery power. They will be different :) Here's an example from the Toshiba Portege M200: AC Power Connected: Processor speed 1.5GHz Power On to login screen - 22 sec Power On including logon - 33 sec Turn off - 17 sec Restart to login screen - 44 sec Restart including logon - 56 sec Enter Standby - 4 sec Resume Standby - 6 sec Time to hibernate - 15 sec Time to wake up from hibernate - 11 sec Here are a few application open times: Journal first load - 5 sec Jounal repeat loads - 3 sec OneNote first load - 5 sec OneNote repeat loads - 3.5 sec Solitaire - 1 sec Battery as primary power source: Processor speed reported as 598MHz Power On to login screen - 27 sec Power On including logon - 46 sec Turn off - 22 sec Restart to login screen - 50 sec Restart including logon - 1 min Enter Standby - 4 sec Resume Standby - 6 sec Time to hibernate - 35 sec Time to wake up from hibernate - 11 sec Journal first load - 5 sec Jounal repeat loads - 3.5 - 4 sec OneNote first load - 5 sec OneNote repeat loads - 4 sec Solitaire - 1 sec |
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08-03-2004, 05:20 PM
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| Also, you'd need to list what applications load on start-up because that impacts boot time. (virus scanner, windows messenger, cd-rw burning app, etc) |
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| Benchmarks Here are some good benchmarking applications: 3dmark01 PCmark04 The links take you to the download page, they are both free and around 30mb each. I would really like to see the 3dmark01 score you get from it, Just to see if the integrated graphics can handle 3d games well. The tests take a couple minutes to run. Please report back if you decide to run these applications. Thanks |
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08-04-2004, 08:02 AM
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| 3D performance There is another thread now regarding 3D performance. Maybe you could run some tests for him. He's asking about blender.
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08-06-2004, 01:02 PM
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 So far Costco...and??? Anyone actually seen this tablet somewhere besides costo? I was just interested in the possibly different configurations that may be out there! So far I've called and visited best buy, staples, walmart, cicuit city, etc. They claim they havent even heard of it! (lol, I know they will soon enuff...) |
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 I sent an email to shipitforyou.com for C3500.They answered : "That notebook is currently backordered until the end of the month due to the monitor. The LCD they are using is hard to come by and they ran out during manufacturing" :ermm: Last edited by Payam; 08-06-2004 at 04:02 PM.. |
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