Thanks, I'll look into it. Cynthia

"Rainald Taesler" wrote:

> cynthiavee shared these words of wisdom:
>
> > Thank you for your in-depth reply. I too am a grad student and
> > during
> > undergrad took notes on OneNote via the laptop keyboard while
> > simultaneously taping the lectures. Besides finding it difficult to
> > keep up, the sound of the keystrokes often overwhelmed the taping!
>
> Taking notes with a pen as to my experience will be ways better.
> I can only second what Orion said on social acceptance. Some
> professors do not like it too much to see students typing instead of
> listening.
> And IMO typing during a lecture just absorbs too much of
> concentration. Unless one is a truly professional typist one looses
> too much.
>
> > will take you up on your suggestion and look into the bluetooth
> > keyboard.
>
> In addition perhaps a docking station might be of great value as you
> might replace a desktop computer.
>
> > I'm considering the HP tc4400. I looked at the Lenovo x41
> > since my laptop is an IBM and I'm pretty satisfied. The one thing I
> > do like about the tc4400 claims is how fast it is, something
> > Lenovo/IBM is not known for, and their support is pretty decent (I
> > have an HP all in one).
>
> To start with you might also consider to get a second-hand machine.
> F.e.: A HP COMPAQ tc1100 with a 1.0 to 1.2 GHz CPU might do the job
> (depending on what else you would want to do). This "hybrid" model had
> the advantage that is was even more "convertible" that the normal
> convertibles: One can detach the keyboard and use it as a true slate
> which comes very handy when carrying the computer to a calls or a
> meeting (contrary to Orion I would nt carry around the fine "De Novo"
> keyboard <gbg>). There's a fine docking station for it and using it
> with full-size keyboard (I'm using a wireless keyboard + mouse) and an
> additional TFT monitor works great as a desktop computer with *two*
> monitors.
> Check on eBay. I got mine (still having 1 1/2 years of warranty) for
> app. 35 % of what a tc4200 would have cost me.
>
> Rainald
>
>

Cynthia:
IMHO you should check out ALL the tablet convertible manufacturers available
to you. Also you need to consider whether you'll want an internal CD drive.
My company is going with converible tablets for the field sales
representatives WITH the internal drive for DVD and CD demos. We use the
Fujitsu Lifebooks and the new T4210 Core Duo convertibles are blazing fast.

I'd keep an eye out for Lenovo coming out with a Core Duo tablet later this
year. I've seen the HP model and was impressed with all it's features
(really liked the ambient light sensor!) and the speed was quite good.

There is a lot to consider, but as a grad student you are on the right track
to get a Tablet PC convertible. OneNote is quite functional for student use
and probably the most stable Microsoft application I've ever seen.

"cynthiavee" wrote:

> Thanks, I'll look into it. Cynthia
>
> "Rainald Taesler" wrote:
>
> > cynthiavee shared these words of wisdom:
> >
> > > Thank you for your in-depth reply. I too am a grad student and
> > > during
> > > undergrad took notes on OneNote via the laptop keyboard while
> > > simultaneously taping the lectures. Besides finding it difficult to
> > > keep up, the sound of the keystrokes often overwhelmed the taping!
> >
> > Taking notes with a pen as to my experience will be ways better.
> > I can only second what Orion said on social acceptance. Some
> > professors do not like it too much to see students typing instead of
> > listening.
> > And IMO typing during a lecture just absorbs too much of
> > concentration. Unless one is a truly professional typist one looses
> > too much.
> >
> > > will take you up on your suggestion and look into the bluetooth
> > > keyboard.
> >
> > In addition perhaps a docking station might be of great value as you
> > might replace a desktop computer.
> >
> > > I'm considering the HP tc4400. I looked at the Lenovo x41
> > > since my laptop is an IBM and I'm pretty satisfied. The one thing I
> > > do like about the tc4400 claims is how fast it is, something
> > > Lenovo/IBM is not known for, and their support is pretty decent (I
> > > have an HP all in one).
> >
> > To start with you might also consider to get a second-hand machine.
> > F.e.: A HP COMPAQ tc1100 with a 1.0 to 1.2 GHz CPU might do the job
> > (depending on what else you would want to do). This "hybrid" model had
> > the advantage that is was even more "convertible" that the normal
> > convertibles: One can detach the keyboard and use it as a true slate
> > which comes very handy when carrying the computer to a calls or a
> > meeting (contrary to Orion I would nt carry around the fine "De Novo"
> > keyboard <gbg>). There's a fine docking station for it and using it
> > with full-size keyboard (I'm using a wireless keyboard + mouse) and an
> > additional TFT monitor works great as a desktop computer with *two*
> > monitors.
> > Check on eBay. I got mine (still having 1 1/2 years of warranty) for
> > app. 35 % of what a tc4200 would have cost me.
> >
> > Rainald
> >
> >