replacing TC1100 with ????

[danguyf]

After several happy years, my TC1100 (Intel Pentium M 753 / 1.2-GHz / 1 GB RAM) is becoming a bit long in the tooth. I've done everything I can to preserve it, babying it and replacing the battery and harddrive, but it's starting to slow down. So I'm looking for its successor.

The 10.4" screen suits me fine, but I could be open to going up to 12.1" or the like.

I almost never remove the keyboard from my TC1100. It's so nice and thin and light and I don't mind having it back there. With that in mind, I would be willing to go for a convertible provided that the overall thickness/weight was comparably low.

I write a lot of emails and do a lot of coding on the couch with my TC1100 perched on my lap. If I don't get a convertible, I need a slate with a good keyboard that includes a stand. This has me leaning towards a Motion LE1700 with convertible keyboard.

I'd really like something with a touchscreen and an active digitizer, so I started looking at the Sahara i440D but short of finding a foldable USB or Bluetooth keyboard with a really sturdy stand I don't see being able to use it for coding on the couch.


Questions:
Are there any convertibles as thin/light as the TC1100?
Is the LE1700 convertible keyboard sturdy/secure enough to work with the tablet in my lap?
Is the LE1700WT out yet? If not, when? If so, where can I purchase it?
Should I switch to Vista or stay on XP?
Any other suggestions of what tablet I should get?


I had a really bad experience with the M1300 that my wife had (sudden death syndrome + customer support refused to help because apparently the ebay seller had stolen it or something), and I think the Motion tablets look clunky compared to my sleek, sexy TC1100, but I figure it I order from ALLTP I'll have less to worry about in the former case (right?), and can learn to resolve myself to the latter.

[imported_admin]

Are there any convertibles as thin/light as the TC1100?

Is the LE1700 convertible keyboard sturdy/secure enough to work with the tablet in my lap?

Is the LE1700WT out yet? If not, when? If so, where can I purchase it?

Any other suggestions of what tablet I should get?



The thinnest/lightest convertible on the market right now is the Fujitsu T2010. I think you would find it very comfortble for coding and the wide format screen is nice.

The convertible keyboard is very nice for and plenty sturdy for working on the couch - I use it myself that way.

The LE1700 WriteTouch never came to market and was pulled with no relaunch date. Motion had quality issues with the N-Trig screen (the one that Dell is now using) so I wouldn't wait for that.

Only other suggestion is the Lenovo X61 with MultiView/MultiTouch screen.

Good luck!

If you want to try one of the tablets, feel free to take advantage of our 48 hour demo program at www.alltp.com

[danguyf]

The thinnest/lightest convertible on the market right now is the Fujitsu T2010. I think you would find it very comfortble for coding and the wide format screen is nice.

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Only other suggestion is the Lenovo X61 with MultiView/MultiTouch screen.

Those are two compelling suggestions! After looking at those and comparing prices, I think the LE1700 and Sahara i440D both may be out of the running.

While the T2010 appears to lighter than the X61 (3.52lb to the X61's 3.77lb), the X61 appears slightly thinner and shallower (10.8" x 9.6" x 1.1-1.3" to the T2010's 11.9" x 8.8" x 1.36"), albeit nearly an inch wider. Am I mis-interpreting those specs?

The X61 is looking more appealing for my needs at first glance due to the following pros/cons:
+ MultiTouch
+ L7700 LV (1.8GHz, 4MB L2, 800MHz FSB) vs. U7600 ULV (1.2 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB)
+ $2,019.00 (with 7200 rpm HD) vs. $2,329.00 (with 5400 rpm HD)
- battery life: 7 hours vs. 11 hours
- so much less sexy in appearance

I'll have to look into them both a great deal more, obviously. Thank you for your suggestions!

[danguyf]

And then the MacBook Air landed. YIKES. That is thin. (And the 1.8 GHz is $2,099, though that's with a 5 hour battery life and no touchscreen or digitizer, obviously.) So tempting.... someone stop me!


UPDATE: And the battery is sealed inside like an iPod. And no wired ethernet. Hrm. I can feel the Jobs Reality Distortion Field weakening.

[Bobyahead]

And then the MacBook Air landed. YIKES. That is thin. (And the 1.8 GHz is $2,099, though that's with a 5 hour battery life and no touchscreen or digitizer, obviously.) So tempting.... someone stop me!

<div align="right">Originally posted by danguyf*-*Jan 15 2008*:* 2:37:50 PM</div id="right">


I won't stop you... because I would love to buy that tc1100 off of you :D

[sbtablet]

What stops me is the sealed battery. No swapping.

SBT

[danguyf]

What stops me is the sealed battery. No swapping.

Yah, I think that stops me right there.

Back to debating the X61T vs. the T2010! Looking at their individual forums, both seem to have had some complaints about heat and fan noise. I should probably hit up their respective forums for questions about how widespread that is. And the jumping cursor issue.

[danguyf]

The thinnest/lightest convertible on the market right now is the Fujitsu T2010. I think you would find it very comfortble for coding and the wide format screen is nice.

The convertible keyboard is very nice for and plenty sturdy for working on the couch - I use it myself that way.

Quite a few of the reviews I'm finding are saying that they prefer the T2010 to the X61T, despite the greater price and lack of a touchscreen, then don't offer much of an explanation.

What's so great about the T2010?

[danguyf]

If no one wants to speak up for it, I guess maybe it's just overrated. =9

How did I miss the fact that the HP tx2000 has a touchscreen as well? Choices, choices....

tx2000 vs. X61T
* both have 12.1" touch screens and active digitizers
- 4.5lb vs. 3.77lb
- slightly thicker
+ AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-64 (2.2 GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache) vs. L7700 LV (1.8GHz, 4MB L2, 800MHz FSB)
+ $1,784 vs. $2,019

The battery life sounds decent, and for a significantly more powerful machine at less price... it's hard to resist.

[ze-evaluateur]

Luck as it you never considered the Toshiba M700...4 pounds, 2.2 ghz,write-touch screen,5400 HD, same money.

Would make a tough choice even tougher...

:-)

[ze-evaluateur]

Sorry!...Its actually cheaper.

[montevale]

I used to own TC1100 and just recently purchased X61 1.8ghz 4gb ram 100gb x7200rpm.
Few days ago I had a chance to compare it with the lates HP offering the 2710 model.
My machine was snappier and I mean it.
The HP was very plesant to work with, but I'm glad I bough X61.
It totally reminded me of my TC1100, it was a tad on the slow side when I bought it and eventually with all the Microsoft's and other programs updates it became too slow to cope with everything that is going on.
I wanted to avoid this happening again and got myself the fastest one I could get without going full size laptop size.
I have not even tweaked the OS (Vista Business) as it has plenty of speed right asway.