Thinkpads Forum

Anybody have one?

Opinions? (Other than the small screen; it's no bother to me.)

Upgradeability? If possible, other than ram, is it worth it?

Thanks!

Hello.

I have one. Wonderful piece of hardware.

+ three in one - notebook + tablet +pad
+ excellent keyboard
+ interesting design

- price
- ThinkScribe - it was the most complicated for me, to learn how to work with it ... ... I was trying it for a week or two.

But this effort was worth it. I was using it for dealings and law research.

Upgrades? Why? For me Pentium III and 20GB are enough. ThinkScribe was made for Win2000, why to change it?
Internet is without problems. I use UMTS/3G or wifi PCMCIA cards.

I recommend.

Thanks for your reply.

Upgrades - my son is toying with the idea of freehand illustrating plus Photoshop so I was wondering if the max ram/ram speed would be enough to support PS or one of their less intense (read: expensive!) applications and this endeavor and whether the TN would recognize a bigger hard drive as well, if needed.

Since this may become just a fleeting hobby, I've found a used unit that's priced cheap enough so far (it's at auction), but it's missing the digital pen and the "paper"/protective pad or whatever for the tablet device attached to the side of the notebook - if such is actually required. Haven't been able to locate a reasonably priced replacement for that yet.

Thanks for the info!

I do not know Photoshop, I cannot judge whether it is possible to use it on transnote.

As for the pens, they can be found on eBay. Have a look:

http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-ThinkPad-TransN ... dZViewItem

Refills for these pens you can get at www.cross.com.

But without this attached part you will have only notebook, or tablet, not full-value Transnote. The main feature is missing (you can write notes on paper, they are transferred into notebook and there you can work with your hand-written notes, images, drawings ...)
This part of Transnote is not only protective, there are sensors for capturing and saving your handwritten notes there too.

Wouldn´t be better to buy a "real" tablet, X41 for example?
It has enough RAM and HD capacity, and processor is fast, I suppose.
It is not cheap, of course.

"Cheap" is the operative word! I can't be sure my son will go beyond the curiosity stage with it. The notepad attachment is there; right-handers version. I just thought it was supposed to have some sort of protective sheet or film or something on top of it, which this one doesn't.

Anyway, thanks for your help! If I get it, I'm sure I'll be back with more questions!

Lacyt wrote:"Cheap" is the operative word! I can't be sure my son will go beyond the curiosity stage with it. The notepad attachment is there; right-handers version. I just thought it was supposed to have some sort of protective sheet or film or something on top of it, which this one doesn't.

All that covered it originally was a notepad. I draw a bit and have used my t-note for it on occasion. The t-note pad is indeed compatible with some freehand drawing software, and I've seen some decent results using it; I haven't tried Photoshop as that seemed like overkill for my uses.

Pluses:

• You can draw on the pad and/or the screen
  drawing on the pad lets you have a hardcopy of your art as well as a digital capture
  The "electronic pen" gives you access to all kinds of effects.

Minuses:

• In drawing/graphics mode, the t-note only allows you to use a portion of the capture pad, a 1:1 relation to the actual screen.
  Drawing like this takes practice to do well.

If your son already have a PC, simply adding a dedicated graphics pad would be cheaper, but if not and he just wants to fiddle around, the t-note makes a combination. Personally, I like the t-note because I simply don't like the feel of drawing on a screen, as you do on most tablets and the newer X models. I like the feedback of paper.

I never used Transnote for drawing, I have no experiences.

But - what about Crosspad? Is it not a solution? It can be found on eBay for 40-50 USD incl. pen, software in downloadable.

Next step could be Transnote. Or not. It is cheaper, in every case.

savarin wrote:I never used Transnote for drawing, I have no experiences.

But - what about Crosspad? Is it not a solution? It can be found on eBay for 40-50 USD incl. pen, software in downloadable.

Next step could be Transnote. Or not. It is cheaper, in every case.

To draw on a pad you need software to capture your work. A Crosspad, iirc, is a stand-alone handwriting capture device; it doesn't have a drawing applet, or a way to load one.

A Wacom pad would work with anything from MS Paint upwards while attached to a PC, but doesn't work on its own; you can find as cheap or cheaper than a CrossPad.

The T-note works as a capture device and a computer. It's just limited at both, by current standards.