One of the untold benefits to going back to university is being provided with an excuse to buy a new laptop. In a drive of eccentricity, and thanks to Elvan who lent me hers for a couple of weeks, I opted for a Tablet Pc. The great thing about these laptops is that you can use pen to input directly on the screen, though because of their price premium, they never sold much. The first generations were basically only a big PDAs (and never sold much), however the one I have is a “convertible” meaning that through a swivel mechanism you can easily transform it into a normal laptop with classical keyboard input.
From an academic point of view, it’s great to be able to take notes electronically on lectures, especially on top of slides. I’ve never had my notes so neatly organised, ever. It is starting to make me feel like a nerd.
Other advantages are that for applications that require little text input, such as browsing, the pen is on par with the mouse in terms of ergonomics, and that’s a blessing on a laptop. Besides, its use is unobtrusive and more discreet as you can lay it on the table just as an expensive chunky piece of paper.
You’re such a geek!!!!!
“Besides, its use is unobtrusive and more discreet as you can lay it on the table just as an expensive chunky piece of paper.”
Or you could use an inexpensive and unobtrusive piece of paper?
;-)