She WAS going to get one of the china knock offs. But i convinced her to at least get a recognizable brand.
Scribbling on the iPad... Does not work. Even high speed typing does not work (although I'm awesome so I can make it work).
For scribbling, you either want a device designed for it (like the Samsung Galaxy Tab phone, which comes with a stylus), or a laptop with a graphics slate. Or there's also a pen tracer (sensor on the desk, clip on tracker on the back of your pen) but since you'll be making paper notes with that anyway, it defeats the point (might as well get a scanner). In the end, there's no scribbling substitute for a pen and paper. I like 4-colour pens - switching colours helps makes notes come alive.
Otherwise, what I did in uni was get a laptop and just type it up. You can either get an ultraportable or a netbook for this, and so long as taking notes is all you want it for, you can get them cheaper than an iPad. When you start to want to add games to the mix... Well, that's when I start predicting you'll fail university (unless games design IS your course).
Note, this advice comes from someone who went through laptops, tablets, and tablet laptops over the course of 3 years of taking notes at university. Nothing beats paper and pen (followed by a scanner to save space).
got any suggestions for netbook ?For portable web browsing and viewing info/materials (digesting content) tablets are great.
For making content, however, they're pretty crappy. If the size worried you, just buy a damn netbook, that's what they were made for.
Your average netbook is almost comparable to the prime+dock, and a lot more powerful/functional.
Check the reviews and such here.got any suggestions for netbook ?
woudnt mind buying on retailer websites, or amazon.co.uk
Netbooks, in theory, can have way better battery life than tablets.(netbook's have good battery life, right? sometimes I have to draw things.. thats why a touchscreen would be a little more useful.. but at the end of the day it seems i gotta turn to paper and pen.. if i dont have any other way -.-)
what tablet do you have?I've swapped my laptop for a tablet, well worth it. Laptop was oversized and overkill for what I used it for (surfing, movies, music), so I just do my general stuff on the tablet and keep media on an external HDD. Going to invest in a keyboard cover, but at the mo don't really need one.
You don't want something like that. Every one I've run into is shit. They have especially weak specs, and weak construction. The downsides for fitting a touch screen into a cheap device.Newegg is not available in the UK. It would be hard to find the product I want on newegg at another place that ships to UK lol.
I remember netbooks having 1.6GHz or around that speed processors. But most of my search today shows 1GHz processor and 1GB Ram.
This one http://www.amazon.co...&pf_rd_i=468294
Has only 32gb SSD. But touchscreen and things that I would want.
Do notice that all of the stuff he mentioned was for digesting material, not creating it.what tablet do you have?I've swapped my laptop for a tablet, well worth it. Laptop was oversized and overkill for what I used it for (surfing, movies, music), so I just do my general stuff on the tablet and keep media on an external HDD. Going to invest in a keyboard cover, but at the mo don't really need one.
lol, its very inconvenient carrying a heavy laptop at uni. All my classes take place at different buildings and trust me, I almost spend the same amount of time walking around in the campus as I spend in the tutorials lol.So a High end heavy laptop isn't a real excuse
Amazon would be my best choice.You don't want something like that. Every one I've run into is shit. They have especially weak specs, and weak construction. The downsides for fitting a touch screen into a cheap device.Newegg is not available in the UK. It would be hard to find the product I want on newegg at another place that ships to UK lol.
I remember netbooks having 1.6GHz or around that speed processors. But most of my search today shows 1GHz processor and 1GB Ram.
This one http://www.amazon.co...&pf_rd_i=468294
Has only 32gb SSD. But touchscreen and things that I would want.
I don't live in the UK so I don't know where to buy stuff, link me to some shops you trust (unless it's just Amazon, if so tell me and I'll just look there).
Do notice that all of the stuff he mentioned was for digesting material, not creating it.what tablet do you have?I've swapped my laptop for a tablet, well worth it. Laptop was oversized and overkill for what I used it for (surfing, movies, music), so I just do my general stuff on the tablet and keep media on an external HDD. Going to invest in a keyboard cover, but at the mo don't really need one.
Like I said, tablets are fantastic for digesting material. Watching movies, browsing youtube, reading stuff online, they excel.
However when it comes time to make anything, they're shit.