>>>>>>>>>>>Anybody have something serious about that new portable (Origami) by Microsoft.
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>>>>>>>>>>>For example : All the specs, release date, price...
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>>>>>>>>>>http://www.origamiportal.com/modules/news/
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>>>>>>>>>Thanks Victor.
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>>>>>>>>Are you thinking of buying one? Only thing that seems dumb so far is that they don't make any with GSM for CDMA stuff built into them - so you can use them as a cell phone or wireless modem too. I have a pocketpc/cellphone and as long as I have that seems like a Origami would kinda be a waste.
>>>>>>>>I wonder how many of these $1000 devices they'll sell - I wonder how many people will be willing to spend that much on a device that could so easily be dropped, lost, or stolen.
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>>>>>>>I'm looking for a portable with a touchscreen. I tried a tablet pc and the pen is a problem for me. So the touchscren is the the only reason so far I'm interested by the Origami.
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>>>>>>>Unless there are real speedy touchscreens portables out there with a good price.
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>>>>>>Interesting......The tablet I had for a while came with the pen/stylus thing,
>>>>>but it was also touch screen. I was under the impression that they all worked like that.
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>>>>>Which one did you use? Why did you stop using it?
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>>>>I had the Compaq TC1100.
>>>>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1383088,00.asp
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>>>>I stopped using it when I sold it to a friend because I needed the $ at the time. Overall I was pretty happy with it (very stable, lots of cool goodies) - but it was only a 1.0gz machine so it was kinda slow for what I wanted to use it for. The thing was super light-weight and with the pen, the handwriting recognition in it was increadable. (anything that can read MY handwriting is awsome...hahaha)
>>>>Since then I've read some comaprison reviews and I recall that there were better ones out there.....my only real complaint was the 1.0gz. Was able to run the thing for like 5 or 6 hours on the battery though.....
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>>>My sister's boyfriend has that particular model. I tried it a while ago and it did work only with the pen. Nothing happened when I touched the screen with my finger.
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>>>I just called him just to be sure and he told me that effectively it only worked with the pen. Perhaps there's a setting to make it really work like a touchscreen. Do you recall such a setting necessary to make it work that way?
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>>>But like you say the speed could be a problem depending on what has to be done with it.
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>>hmmmmm.... I don't recall having to change any settings. I've got a call into the guy I sold it too & maybe he can try it on that one.
>>As far as the speed is concerned - if you know someone with one, perhaps they'll let you play with it for an hour or two so you can see if its going to be fast enough....and like I said I read some reviews that compared this tablet with a couple of other ones and there was at least one of the other ones that rated better.
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>My sister's boyfriend let me test some things on his Compaq. The speed was fine but this was for demoing an app. But at 1ghz I know that I can forget about using that machine for development on .net
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>No problem for VFP development though. But I'd like that machine to last for some years. So because of the longevity factor I can forget about the TC1100. But still if there's a way to really use it as a touchscreen and if I can get one second hand not too expensive it could be interesting.

well....eBay is your friend! I got mine for $650 off eBay, used it non-stop for about 3 months and sold it to my friend for $600.