I have been playing with a Tablet PC recently (running the tablet version of windows XP), and I have to say, I love it. If Apple were to introduce a 10" tablet Mac with a form factor like the Fujitsu Stylistic, I'd buy one.
I have an X41 Tablet, the first "good tablet." It was really cool for the first year. Now I hardly use the tablet functionality. Unless you have a really compelling reason to need pen input, you probably don't need a tablet. I thought I had a lot of good reasons -- including studying Japanese kanji and working with interactive music notation -- but in the end, it's mostly a gimmick.
Now combine a pen for handwriting and multitouch for everything else...then you might have something.
I want a tablet iMac, touch screen... no hard drive, in its space room to "plug-in" my iPhone... so the tablet is an extension of the iPhone with speaker phone and much larger screen running leopard/vista and my hotel rez admin package...so I can take calls and reservations anywhere on my 9 acre property over my wi-fi. I's love this to have an intercom thingie too; but then I maybe may be asking too much.
So, no macBook, rez-book, and a cordless phone to carry about no more!
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nycstern @ Jul 26th 2007 10:05AM
Here is my wish:
I have been playing with a Tablet PC recently (running the tablet version of windows XP), and I have to say, I love it. If Apple were to introduce a 10" tablet Mac with a form factor like the Fujitsu Stylistic, I'd buy one.
Nick @ Jul 26th 2007 10:55AM
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/10/apples-patented-the-tablet-mac/
oh look and in the picture the guy is using his finger not a stylus!
Nick @ Jul 26th 2007 10:57AM
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/10/apples-patented-the-tablet-mac/
and the guy in the picture is using his finger not a stylus.. imagine that! multi-touch anyone?!?!?!/
paloooz @ Jul 26th 2007 11:16AM
Tablet Mac? I'm still waiting on my G5 PowerBook!
Will @ Jul 26th 2007 12:04PM
paloooz: I have inside information (from a reliable source). It comes out next Tuesday.
:)
cromas @ Jul 26th 2007 12:54PM
I have an X41 Tablet, the first "good tablet." It was really cool for the first year. Now I hardly use the tablet functionality. Unless you have a really compelling reason to need pen input, you probably don't need a tablet. I thought I had a lot of good reasons -- including studying Japanese kanji and working with interactive music notation -- but in the end, it's mostly a gimmick.
Now combine a pen for handwriting and multitouch for everything else...then you might have something.
Tom @ Jul 26th 2007 6:37PM
I want a tablet iMac, touch screen...
no hard drive, in its space room
to "plug-in" my iPhone...
so the tablet is an extension of the iPhone
with speaker phone and much larger screen
running leopard/vista and my hotel rez admin package...so I can take calls and reservations
anywhere on my 9 acre property over my wi-fi.
I's love this to have an intercom thingie too;
but then I maybe may be asking too much.
So, no macBook, rez-book, and a cordless phone to carry about no more!