Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 13, 2011 Hash Fellow Share Posted November 13, 2011 We have previously wondered about A:M on an iPad. Well... not possible right now, but here's A:M (v13) on a slate! This is a six-year old Motion Computing LE1600 running Windows XP Tablet. No Keyboard, all pen input. It has a Wacom pen so it's like having a portable Cintiq for $150. It has a 1.5GHz Pentium M in it with 1.5 GB RAM and does the Benchmark scene in 20:20 which is not much worse than my old Athlon XP 3200 Desktop PC. Screen Res 1024x768 which is also what i was running my old desktop at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted November 13, 2011 Admin Share Posted November 13, 2011 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildsided Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Indeed very very cool. did you already have that Rob or did you buy it recenty? If so Ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 14, 2011 Author Hash Fellow Share Posted November 14, 2011 I got it last week on ebay. I wanted something to take with me as I visit elderly relatives over the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildsided Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Well it's pretty darned cool. I've been looking into getting some kind of slate PC and I think I might be able to stretch to $150. Other than A:M how is it for other things, startup, browsing etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 14, 2011 Author Hash Fellow Share Posted November 14, 2011 plus S&H, of course. I've only begun to tinker with it, so I haven't tried everything. Browsing is fine, it plays Youtube videos fine. Startup is rather slow, I suppose an SSD would fix that but that would be at least another $100 and probably overkill for what I need this for. It had Alias Sketch installed and that seemed pretty responsive for drawing. The handwriting recognition is pretty good, I'm impressed. Haven't tried the speech recognition. The screen is a "View Anywhere" screen but it would be tough to use outside on a sunny day. It's above average, however. The 12" screen is a bit large as tablets go. The big downside of this model is they dont' make new batteries for it anymore and 3rd parties don't either. Mine is tired it, gets about an hour run time. I might look into a "Universal" battery which is basically a battery in a box you plug into the regular power input on any laptop. The other economical tablet I was looking at was the the HP TC1100, but that was a 10" screen and somewhat less powerful and no lighter. This is 3 pounds. If you do look on ebay, look for complete ones. Don't get anything missing a stylus, RAM, HD, OS or battery... those cost too much individually to round up. Here's a forum that has reviews of various tablet PCs if you are curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildsided Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Cool, thanks for the heads up Robert I'll keep my eye out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 16, 2011 Author Hash Fellow Share Posted November 16, 2011 I've been experimenting with my "View Anywhere" screen. It's a bit better than my first impression. The trick to using it outdoors is have something dark behind you so there isn't a bright reflection in the glass. It has an anti-reflective coating which helps a lot but giving it less to reflect is important. It's certainly better than the LCD displays on cameras I have which are invisible outdoors. If you're thinking of an LE1600, I'd strongly recommend the "View Anywhere" version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewiresrus Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 We have previously wondered about A:M on an iPad. Well... not possible right now, but here's A:M (v13) on a slate! This is a six-year old Motion Computing LE1600 running Windows XP Tablet. No Keyboard, all pen input. It has a Wacom pen so it's like having a portable Cintiq for $150. It has a 1.5GHz Pentium M in it with 1.5 GB RAM and does the Benchmark scene in 20:20 which is not much worse than my old Athlon XP 3200 Desktop PC. Screen Res 1024x768 which is also what i was running my old desktop at. Thats cool i gotta get me one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewiresrus Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 How do you install stuff on it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 21, 2011 Author Hash Fellow Share Posted November 21, 2011 How do you install stuff on it??? Most installers are downloaded from the web. To install and run A:M v13 I hooked up a USB CD drive. I'd need to get a current sub to do much A:M ing on the slate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewiresrus Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 How do you install stuff on it??? Most installers are downloaded from the web. To install and run A:M v13 I hooked up a USB CD drive. I'd need to get a current sub to do much A:M ing on the slate. Current sub?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted November 21, 2011 Author Hash Fellow Share Posted November 21, 2011 Current sub?? in addition to the one I have for my desktop, so i could put a non-CD-requiring A:M on the tablet PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewiresrus Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 O ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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