What I think of a Tablet PC , in paticular the X60 Tablet

[aliskhan]

Okay here goes, I'm no editor so this is not going to be an editorial review, rather a layman's view on a tablet PC.

I own an ad agency and have to work regularly with large Photoshop and freehand/corel files. File sizes usually as large as 300MB.

I have to say that I am very impressed with the x60's speed and reliability. I have upgraded from a P4, so I guess that was expected.

I use the tablet in a unique way. At work I have the tablet on my table in tablet mode with only one cable connecting it to a port replicator to which a monitor, a mouse, keyboard, DVD RW and 2 printers are attached. These are placed behind me, so that every time I need to use the external monitor and external keyboard+mouse, I just swirl my chair and viola, I have a desktop configuration.

Also in the display setting I have set it to dual display with the external monitor being the main display so that the task bar is on the external monitor. On the tablet screen, I have only Microsoft One Note.

This configuration is a dream come true. I have the tablet, always ready to accept inking on my table and on the side I have a desktop pc to do everything that a normal pc does.

I couldn't have expected anything more. My business partner is convinced too and he is getting an x60 too, only upgraded

I got the tablet for one reason only, I take down alot of notes over the phone from my clients and I keep misplacing them and then quoting them from memory, or looking for a piece of paper in a stack of similar papers. Waste of time.

Secondly, I go to work late, around 11am but I start getting calls from my clients as early as 9am. I was, just as much as my clients were, sick of making them wait till 11 just to send a quotation or a proposal via email. This problem could've been solved just as easily with a regular laptop, however, now that I have my notes with me also it has made my life so simple.

One real life example, I got a job done for a client, it was something that I had to outsource and I got the job through another agency. So out of the payment that I got, I had to pay the guy who actually did the job, figure out my commission and also pay 12% to the agency through which I got the business. I did all working on One note. I just learned that there is going to be a repeat order for the same job. Yesterday I got the Work order and will get the payment in another 15 days. Today I went through the one note section where all the working was automatically saved and all payments to be made are already worked out. Phew! What a relief.

Tablet PC and in particular X60t is highly recommeded, when I get a new notebook it will only be a tablet.

Thanks for reading and sorry if I've bored you with my long explanations.

Take Care

[pianowizard]

You don't find it too heavy? A regular X60s is as light as 2.7 lbs, whereas the X60 tablet is at least 3.8 lbs.

[aliskhan]

Since I have it sitting on my table from the moment I get to the office till I pack it up and bring it back home, 4 pounds is not to much weight to carry for me, even though I'm myself 130 pounds!

[dr_st]

You don't find it too heavy? A regular X60s is as light as 2.7 lbs, whereas the X60 tablet is at least 3.8 lbs.

It's not just about weight, but also about size and weight distribution. Because of its compact size, an X60T will not feel as heavy as a 14"/15" laptop that weighs the same.

[pianowizard]

It's not just about weight, but also about size and weight distribution. Because of its compact size, an X60T will not feel as heavy as a 14"/15" laptop that weighs the same.

What concerns me is how heavy a laptop feels when it's in a carrying case, not how it feels when I'm holding it with my hands. Inside a bag, I don't think the weight distribution and size matter that much.

[dr_st]

What concerns me is how heavy a laptop feels when it's in a carrying case, not how it feels when I'm holding it with my hands. Inside a bag, I don't think the weight distribution and size matter that much.

Depends on the bag. If you get a bag that's tailored perfectly for a laptop of your size, then it does matter. If not, than it doesn't. If you just carry it in your backpack, among other things, then the difference in weight even between a 12" and a 15" is not crucial.

[BillMorrow]

. . snip . . I have to say that I am very impressed with the x60's speed and reliability. I have upgraded from a P4, so I guess that was expected.

I use the tablet in a unique way.
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Tablet PC and in particular X60t is highly recommeded, when I get a new notebook it will only be a tablet.

Thanks for reading and sorry if I've bored you with my long explanations.

Take Care

not boring and thanks for your description of how you use the tablet..

i'm sure this will inspire others to use their X60T's in a similar inventive arrangement..