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seth1 · member Member # Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 534

I was woundering if this would be worth getting to use with Adobe photoshop, msn messenger, firefox, Music programs if it would lag? Maybe update to 1 gig of ram but what about the processor speed will that effect any thing? Thoughts and other tablet Pc you know on ebay? price range i have to spend up to $1,300

HP Tablet PC TC4200-PM 1.8GHZ/512/60GB/WLAN/BT
http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Tablet-PC-TC4200-PM-1-8GHZ-512-60GB-WLAN-BT_W0QQitemZ6836619851QQcategoryZ39980QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Amilee · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:42 pm

From my experiance with them in the shops in Akihabara the tracking isn't that good. Sure it's cool 'cause your drawing right on screen but, for me, it's just too hard 'cause it lags waaaay to much!

I would suggest an Intuos 3 wacom tablet A4 size. That's the one I got and it's FANTASTIC!! No lagging and beautiful size!! But that's just my opinion! Shocked

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seth1 · member Member # Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 534

I have a tablet mate! I was just woundering about that computer in general becuase i need to get a labtop! So any labtop doesent have to be a tablet pc!

Chruser · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:50 am

seth1 · member Member # Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 534

Thanks for the info man! Naa I dont need a tablet screen but it would be cool expesally if i can find a cheaper laptop without it.... Okie well i looked for Hp and i found this http://cgi.ebay.ca/HP-Pavilion-AMD-64-3200-80GB-DVDRW-Brightview-XP-Pro_W0QQitemZ6834226078QQcategoryZ42198QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
What the heck??? It's so cheap I wounder if they suck maybe?

balistic · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:22 am

That HP may not have a Wacom digitizer. Only TabletPCs marketed as being "penabled" have Wacom screens, and only those ones will work with Photoshop/Painter.

That's not a bad price for those specs, but I would make sure that it's got a Wacom digitzer if you plan to use the included stylus for digital art. You could ask at http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com if you can't find out elsewhere.

Toshiba's entry-level R15 (which I have) sells for about the same price now, and is Photoshop/Painter compatible. Toshiba and Fujitsu are pretty much the leaders for tablets, though I've heard good things about the durability of the HP ones (I just don't know if they use Wacom screens).

edit: also, there's no appreciable lag on any recent tablet, aside from the response time of the LCD, which can be somewhat slower than a desktop monitor.
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Chruser · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:36 am

If you have $1,300 USD to spend, of course you could get a more expensive one. The laptop in question on the eBay auction seems to be a bit cheaper than the usual retail price of the Pavilion zv6000 laptop series. But then again, I'm not in the US.

Hmm, I suppose the following link may help a bit. I suggest you browse the site if you haven't seen/used it before. Smile

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2341
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seth1 · member Member # Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 534

Brian, Thanks mate! Ill take that into consideration! Allso good thing to here about little lag!

Chruser, 1,300 cad So if i baught it off Ebay most likely the shipping and handing with come out to $100 Or something rediclous! Thank you for the link. Never seen it befor...

Still looking for labtop kinda being iffy about it though Confused