Thinkpad Tablet

[Edward64]

I got an iPad last Christmas and the family is primarily using it as an entertainment tool. Other than checking email on the go, I really haven't seen it as a productivity tool.

To me, productivity means

Portability
Email
Lite word processing/spreadsheet (w/keyboard)
Nice battery life
Ability to take "handwritten" notes


Thinking about the new Thinkpad Tablet. Anyone else been looking at it?

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet - reviews - Broadband - none - PC World Australia (http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/broadband/lenovo/thinkpad_tablet/399408)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31gAfLLqDrA

[jeff061]

I just can't get over how expensive these things are.

[SteveMax58]

I just can't get over how expensive these things are.
+1

I mean, as Edward kind of alludes to, I rarely see anybody being "productive" with them. Plus most (perhaps not the iPad) that I have seen are terrible on battery life...and I don't think they were editing massive documents on them so its pretty much just reading email on a bigger screen than a phone.

A bigger/better looking email reader? Sure, it does that. Can take an attachment & make major professional looking modifications to it? I'm not so sure. A neat gadget & timewaster while you're waiting at the doctor's office, car wash/oil change, etc. place? That's what I see my use case for it. And that's just not worth the cost over a smart phone.

[Marc Vaughan]

I'd recommend looking at either the triple-E or Acer A500 tablets as more cost efficient units myself.

One of the chaps at SI* has a EEE and I was very impressed generally with its built quality and feel ... haven't seen any of them here in Florida, but the A500 (Acer) looks very similar.

*No he's nothing to do with handheld development before you get excited, its his personal device - he's working on FM PC

[Scoobz0202]

Yea, I've considered the Asus Transformer plus keyboard dock or the Thinkpad tablet, but the cost always keeps me away.