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09/30/09
09/29/09
If not, I'll wait 'till mid 2010 for my tablet.
I've been waiting for some years now, but this is worth waiting a bit longer.
09/29/09
09/29/09
I see this as a continuation of MS's commitment to Tablet PCs. One problem with a slate tablet PC (or a convertible in slate mode) is that it has only one screen. One screen is fine if you're looking at one thing at a time, but as soon as you want to refer to one document and write in another document, the one-screen design shows its inefficiencies. In the meantime, the slate tablet PC design, which failed to attract many users, is now being assumed by the PMP (like the Archos 9" unit that runs Windows 7). A PMP is exactly the kind of thing where you are looking at one thing at a time.
Just like how having two monitors can improve efficiency in certain tasks, the Courier should prove to improve efficiency as well.
In other words, the Courier is an upgraded or differentiated slate tablet PC design. It will succeed because the paper notebook is a pretty good design. It won't replace a notebook PC, but it will easily interface with one. IMO, it will displace the e-book reader instead.
09/29/09
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09/29/09
If it can actually run the regular Windows 7 touch interface, this will probably be my next computer. However, lets add a couple wishlist features:
180* hinge so you can use it as a true tablet for sketching, reading, net browsing, etc. (I hope that leather cover doesn't preclude this). The book format is just uncomfortable sometimes.
At least one wacom digitizer so that you can get varying levels of pressure out of the pen for photoshop/illustrator. Since this is being pushed so hard for designers, I can't imagine them leaving this out.
And while we're at it, figure out how I can use SolidWorks with a pen and I will love you forever.
09/29/09
Its just saying that its not completely new software. Instead of writing code for "this is what a touch does" "this is what a click is", etc they're just using whats already in windows for that.
09/29/09
The book format is outstanding. It offers a lot of portable, durable screen space, and though it's not perfect for designers, I think I speak for all non-designers when I say: we don't give a crap. Well, maybe a single crap, for sympathy's sake. But not more than one crap.
09/29/09
Yes.
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09/24/09
09/23/09
When it's off the screen will look like the back of an iPod Classic.
09/24/09
09/23/09
LOL. That's Microsoft for you. Take a golden idea, bend it over, and shove a pineapple up its butt.
[goes back to waiting for Apple]
09/23/09
09/23/09
09/23/09
All I need now is an excuse to get one.
09/23/09
And we only see 1 minute of use.
Apple will probably come out with something much simpler and with LESS features that will stole microsofts thunder.
I used to think that the industry was catching up on apples strategy but i was wrong. They're only doing the "beatifull UI" and the "INDUSTRIAL DESIGN" thing...they forgot about usability.
09/23/09
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09/23/09
My TC1100 was getting a little long in the tooth, and finally there looks to be a worthy replacement on the horizon. DO WANT =D
09/23/09
On the other hand, bravo to you for still kicking it old school - I really like the design of the TC 1100, messed around with one myself but had digitizer issues (because I'm too stupid/lazy to get Linux drivers really working on it) and then had the hard drive blow out (because it's oooold).
09/23/09
Its more than sufficient for day to day task like web browsing and writing documents, etc. Real geeks doesn't upgrade their laptops every 6 months to get the latest and greatest in processing power, we simply SSH into our desktops to get the heavy lifting done remotely ;P
09/24/09
Currently contemplating putting a light linux on it, still use it as a bedside media player, but kinda useless for anything else as no batt...