Very nice for students, esp. if their text books are also in digital format that works with the annotation SW.
Right! You can find alot of books in digital format, A tablet PC is not just good because it has friggin pen; its good because you can read it like its a book, rather than a tv set. I read about 4-5 'books' a week in digital format, and it would be nice to do it someplace other than the chair im sitting in right now. Right now i have to keep a copy on the computer and a copy on Percy (my palm device [yeah shuddup!]), because at the moment i mainly read stuff about computers (programming, os's, blah). Thus, i can read my texts where ever i want with Percy, and use the computer to 'follow along,' or try things out. If i had a tablet, i would not have to do that (i dont need to look cool holding my palm device in a line, the mobillity of a tablet is enough for me)
Argument: Why not a notebook?
Why? I still cant read it like a book, i.e. i have to find chair, table, etc. and sit in it. I hate having to stop reading what im reading because i want a soda or something. what do you do when you have a book? I keep reading it as i go do what i want to do. I dont stop reading it untill i have to.
About the price and such, i wouldn't buy one now. but the second i can get one for the same price/ tad bit more than a notebook (same specs), why the hell not?
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Very nice for students, esp. if their text books are also in digital format that works with the annotation SW. Right! You can find alot of books in digital format, A tablet PC is not just good because it has friggin pen; its good because you can read it like its a book, rather than a tv set. I read about 4-5 'books' a week in digital format, and it would be nice to do it someplace other than the chair im sitting in right now. Right now i have to keep a copy on the computer and a copy on Percy (my palm device [yeah shuddup!]), because at the moment i mainly read stuff about computers (programming, os's, blah). Thus, i can read my texts where ever i want with Percy, and use the computer to 'follow along,' or try things out. If i had a tablet, i would not have to do that (i dont need to look cool holding my palm device in a line, the mobillity of a tablet is enough for me) Argument: Why not a notebook? Why? I still cant read it like a book, i.e. i have to find chair, table, etc. and sit in it. I hate having to stop reading what im reading because i want a soda or something. what do you do when you have a book? I keep reading it as i go do what i want to do. I dont stop reading it untill i have to. About the price and such, i wouldn't buy one now. but the second i can get one for the same price/ tad bit more than a notebook (same specs), why the hell not?