Recommend a tablet pc

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2008-07-09 03:04pm

The younger sibling is entering art school and the parents are thinking of getting a tablet pc for her. Do you guys have any recommendations? Probably around the 1,500 USD range.

Should be durable enough to be carried around campus. I expect her to sketch often with the thing, and it should also be reliable enough cause she'll probably be doing some 3D rendering with it as well.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2008-07-09 04:44pm

The best one is the Lenovo X61 Tablet, but it's pricey.

TimothyC · Post by **TimothyC** » 2008-07-10 02:03pm

I've seen a tablet torn up by note taking before, so one thing to look into is a drawing tablet to compliment the PC itself.

Ypoknons · Post by **Ypoknons** » 2008-07-10 07:38pm

Most common tablet around is the HP TX2500, simply because it's available at $900 and has an AMD processor comparable to the latest Centrinos. It's quite alright, I hear, if a little heavy at 4.4ibs.

If you're spending more, X61 tablet and Latitude XT sound better. But I don't have any hands-on experience here.

Post by **Beowulf** » 2008-07-10 07:52pm

I've got a HP tx2000z (predecessor to the tx2500). It's a decent enough laptop.