Hey all:

I am currently a medical student and I use my Tablet PC to take notes in all
my medical school classes. Currently, the administration at our medical
school is moving forward to require all of the incoming students for next
year to purchase a laptop for school. Since, I've had a positive experience
in using my tablet for school, I am meeting with one of the dean's of our
school, to try to convince her to towards requiring a tablet. I know for a
fact that they are wary in doing that due to the cost of tablets. But If I'm
not mistaken, most Tablets today do not cost as much as they did when they
were first introduced, right? I believe that I remember that some were as
much as $3500 - $4000. I know that I bought my Gateway M275XL which is
Gatway's top of the line for $2300 (2600 w/ full comprehensive warranty and
insurance.)

So anyway, my questions are this:

1.) Is it possible to get a nicely equipped Convertible and/or Slate for
under $2000? I really haven't kept up w/ prices since I bought mine.

2.) Can anyone point me to any case studies in which Tablets have been used
in higher education? (I would be especially interested in any studies done in
a med school setting or any science programs.)

3.) What in terms of education software is out there for specifically
designed for Tablets. (I currently use Go Binder, besides this is there
anything else out there?)

I figured that I'd ask here, since everyone has been really great in helping
out with answers I've had to problems w/ my tablet.

Thanks

RV

RV wrote:
> Hey all:
>
> I am currently a medical student and I use my Tablet PC to take notes in all
> my medical school classes. Currently, the administration at our medical
> school is moving forward to require all of the incoming students for next
> year to purchase a laptop for school. Since, I've had a positive experience
> in using my tablet for school, I am meeting with one of the dean's of our
> school, to try to convince her to towards requiring a tablet. I know for a
> fact that they are wary in doing that due to the cost of tablets. But If I'm
> not mistaken, most Tablets today do not cost as much as they did when they
> were first introduced, right? I believe that I remember that some were as
> much as $3500 - $4000. I know that I bought my Gateway M275XL which is
> Gatway's top of the line for $2300 (2600 w/ full comprehensive warranty and
> insurance.)
>
> So anyway, my questions are this:
>
> 1.) Is it possible to get a nicely equipped Convertible and/or Slate for
> under $2000? I really haven't kept up w/ prices since I bought mine.
>
> 2.) Can anyone point me to any case studies in which Tablets have been used
> in higher education? (I would be especially interested in any studies done in
> a med school setting or any science programs.)

There is a link to Education case-studies off Microsoft's main tablet
page: www.tabletpc.com :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/t...n/default.mspx

Hi, RV -

Prices have come down some, and there's a new model - Averatec - that's
closer to $1300 than the $2000 many Tablets cost. Of course, there are
always trade-offs.

Go-Binder is an excellent choice and I don't know that you could find
anything any better, especially for the cost.

Since Mike gave you the link from MS, you might also search a couple of
other sites, such as http://motioncomputing.com for some medical case
studies as well, since they may come in handy soon.

Also, a Google search using "tablet" or "tablet pc" and "education" should
give you several hits on different stories and case studies.

Good luck with your meeting! You're definitely on the right track.
--
Terri Stratton
Editor / Owner
http://thetabletpc.net
http://themediacenterpc.net
Microsoft Windows MVP / Tablet PC

"RV" <RV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5445AAAD-18A1-4FB6-B052-69F32CEB6836@microsoft.com...
> Hey all:
>
> I am currently a medical student and I use my Tablet PC to take notes in
> all
> my medical school classes. Currently, the administration at our medical
> school is moving forward to require all of the incoming students for next
> year to purchase a laptop for school. Since, I've had a positive
> experience
> in using my tablet for school, I am meeting with one of the dean's of our
> school, to try to convince her to towards requiring a tablet. I know for a
> fact that they are wary in doing that due to the cost of tablets. But If
> I'm
> not mistaken, most Tablets today do not cost as much as they did when they
> were first introduced, right? I believe that I remember that some were as
> much as $3500 - $4000. I know that I bought my Gateway M275XL which is
> Gatway's top of the line for $2300 (2600 w/ full comprehensive warranty
> and
> insurance.)
>
> So anyway, my questions are this:
>
> 1.) Is it possible to get a nicely equipped Convertible and/or Slate for
> under $2000? I really haven't kept up w/ prices since I bought mine.
>
> 2.) Can anyone point me to any case studies in which Tablets have been
> used
> in higher education? (I would be especially interested in any studies done
> in
> a med school setting or any science programs.)
>
> 3.) What in terms of education software is out there for specifically
> designed for Tablets. (I currently use Go Binder, besides this is there
> anything else out there?)
>
> I figured that I'd ask here, since everyone has been really great in
> helping
> out with answers I've had to problems w/ my tablet.
>
> Thanks
>
> RV

RV,
I am currently a premed student and was hoping you could give me your take
on the talbet experience. Im intrigued by its versatility, and if the
applications work as advertised, my notetaking and organizing time will be
reduced. Any suggestions on models? Thanks a bunch

zub91

"RV" wrote:

> Hey all:
>
> I am currently a medical student and I use my Tablet PC to take notes in all
> my medical school classes. Currently, the administration at our medical
> school is moving forward to require all of the incoming students for next
> year to purchase a laptop for school. Since, I've had a positive experience
> in using my tablet for school, I am meeting with one of the dean's of our
> school, to try to convince her to towards requiring a tablet. I know for a
> fact that they are wary in doing that due to the cost of tablets. But If I'm
> not mistaken, most Tablets today do not cost as much as they did when they
> were first introduced, right? I believe that I remember that some were as
> much as $3500 - $4000. I know that I bought my Gateway M275XL which is
> Gatway's top of the line for $2300 (2600 w/ full comprehensive warranty and
> insurance.)
>
> So anyway, my questions are this:
>
> 1.) Is it possible to get a nicely equipped Convertible and/or Slate for
> under $2000? I really haven't kept up w/ prices since I bought mine.
>
> 2.) Can anyone point me to any case studies in which Tablets have been used
> in higher education? (I would be especially interested in any studies done in
> a med school setting or any science programs.)
>
> 3.) What in terms of education software is out there for specifically
> designed for Tablets. (I currently use Go Binder, besides this is there
> anything else out there?)
>
> I figured that I'd ask here, since everyone has been really great in helping
> out with answers I've had to problems w/ my tablet.
>
> Thanks
>
> RV

"RV" <RV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5445AAAD-18A1-4FB6-B052-69F32CEB6836@microsoft.com...
> 1.) Is it possible to get a nicely equipped Convertible and/or Slate for
> under $2000? I really haven't kept up w/ prices since I bought mine.

Some possibilities include:
http://www.motioncomputing.com/products/tablet_pc.asp
http://electrovaya.com/product/sc2100.html
I bet you could get better pricing for a bulk order that conveys momentum
for the product.

> 2.) Can anyone point me to any case studies in which Tablets have been
> used
> in higher education? (I would be especially interested in any studies done
> in
> a med school setting or any science programs.)

It is worth looking on http://www.medicaltabletpc.com for the medical
perspective.
A hardware review by a doctor is at:
http://www.medicaltabletpc.com/index...d=115&Itemid=2

Many of the most useful resources will be regular Windows medical programs
that don't need much handwriting. A particular advantage comes from
programs that generate a list of terms that can be added to your tablet
dictionary, making input of medical terms simple. Many Web-based programs
will not need modification except if they use particular technologies such
as Java, which are more like conventional programs requiring some special
modification to work on Tablet XP (see www.segal.org/java/ for details).