Comments wanted on tablet pc choice and justifications for purchasing it

[SarcasticDwarf]

I'm currently in my junior year of college, and will be attending graduate school immediately after graduation. Over the past couple of months, it has been getting more and more difficult to keep track of everything in my classes. Most of my professors are putting about 60% of our class readings online, along with most of the Powerpoint presentations. Because of this, I am constantly having to look at electronic material. Here's where my problem comes in....I can't study at home. Like many college students, I never get anything done at home, mainly because my desktops are there. If I can get to someplace else (the basement when I was in the dorms), I am able to study and work on homework. I'm thinking that it would be in my best interest to get a tablet pc in order to help with this. To pay for it, I will, unfortunately, have to take out a student loan.

Now, I know I will never use a laptop to type in class for two reasons. First, it is noisy, regardless of how quiet you try to be. Also, the size of the desks (especially in the lecture pits) makes it dangerous to try to balance a laptop. My thought is that I will be able to prop a tablet pc on my leg, similar to how I currently take notes.

Onward to what I am looking at.

I'm hoping to get the HP/Compaq TC1100 direct from HP. I've PM'd the one user here who I know has one, but hopefully someone else will come forward. I've researched it as best as I can at the sites available, but will take any additional comments I can get.

 

[HermDogg]

Here are the best tablet forums I've found. I'm going to get a convertible from Toshiba pretty soon, just because I want to have a keyboard available that I don't need to hook up seperately.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: HermDogg
Here are the best tablet forums I've found. I'm going to get a convertible from Toshiba pretty soon, just because I want to have a keyboard available that I don't need to hook up seperately.

Heh, i'm actually in the process of reading this thread there. I've browsed most of the related threads for the TC1100 there that I have found.

 

[ChuaChua]

Do those tablets ship with OneNote?
OneNote alone makes me want to get a tablet pc.
I use OneNote on my laptop but it doesn't have the inking handwriting-to-text.

 

[HermDogg]

If you have quick access to Canada, I'd have to reccommend LG's tablet line. They don't sell it in the US, but its a convertible so freakin' thin its about as thin as a slate when in tablet mode. OOOH, if it had more RAM I'd be all over that like a fat kid on some donuts.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: HermDogg
If you have quick access to Canada, I'd have to reccommend LG's tablet line. They don't sell it in the US, but its a convertible so freakin' thin its about as thin as a slate when in tablet mode. OOOH, if it had more RAM I'd be all over that like a fat kid on some donuts.

I could go there, but I don't want to deal with the customs stuff.

 

[ChuaChua]

hehehe.
I got my laptop in Oregon ( no sales tax) and I live here in Vancouver, BC. (14% tax)