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Tablet PC - Merry Christmas to me!
15 years ago
I bought myself a Christmas present a couple of days late today.
It's a Toshiba Protege R400 and it was only AU$800.
For those not in the know, a tablet PC is like a cross between a laptop and a Cintiq.
That is to say, a laptop with graphics tablety goodness built into the screen.
Also, the screen can swivel around and lie face up on top of the keyboard.
These things are usually about AU$3k, so finding one for less than a thousand is pretty awesome.
This model is relatively small, with a 12.1 inch screen, but my old Graphire 2 tablet was only about 5 inches across, so it's still a step up for me.
Also, having tablet and laptop combined into one machine makes for good portability.
Currently it has Windows Vista Business edition on it, but I'm thinking I might try putting Ubuntu on it like my desktop PC, or maybe Windows 7. Only snag there is that it has no DVD drive, but I'm sure I can find a way around that.
It's a Toshiba Protege R400 and it was only AU$800.
For those not in the know, a tablet PC is like a cross between a laptop and a Cintiq.
That is to say, a laptop with graphics tablety goodness built into the screen.
Also, the screen can swivel around and lie face up on top of the keyboard.
These things are usually about AU$3k, so finding one for less than a thousand is pretty awesome.
This model is relatively small, with a 12.1 inch screen, but my old Graphire 2 tablet was only about 5 inches across, so it's still a step up for me.
Also, having tablet and laptop combined into one machine makes for good portability.
Currently it has Windows Vista Business edition on it, but I'm thinking I might try putting Ubuntu on it like my desktop PC, or maybe Windows 7. Only snag there is that it has no DVD drive, but I'm sure I can find a way around that.
Not all that different from drawing with my old graphics tablet though really, except that I draw directly on the picture, but the portability is really nice. Now I can draw while watching TV.