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September 6th, 2007
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| 100% Space Shuttle Door Gunner | Post; Might get a Motion Computing LS800 Tablet PCI might be able to get a brand new Motion Computing LS800 Tablet PC with Bump case and USB Keyboard for a total price of $400. Good buy or not? It's not hot.... I know the seller personally. I'm looking for a small laptop PC that I can use for both work and college. I was just thinking of getting another Toughbook like the one I was issued for my patrol car but I wanted something a little lighter and easier to use. What really got my attention about this one is the fact that it uses a pen, which means I can simply write notes when I'm in class. It has a write feature.... That seems pretty niffty. I don't plan on using this thing for gaming and such. I plan on using it for report writing , record lectures, and maybe watching a movie or two.      BUMP CASE (It's the one on the right)  Quote:
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September 8th, 2007
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | 5.56 AH-HA know you are entering my area of expertise... AND You're in luck, I know that computer extremely well. I spent 3 months as part of an evaluations team on half a dozen laptops, penpcs and hybrids to replace all the laptops in my company. The LS800 was one of the pcs that made the shortlist. Unfortunately we selected the Fujitsu-Siemens T4210 instead. I can tell you why we eliminated the LS800 (what I wrote in my conclusions to my bosses). The LS800 is a nice pc but its got one tremendous drawback -the lack of an integrated keyboard. That was a deal killer for us. The remote keyboard just sucks when you are on the road and the logical keyboard is too slow to type documents. Another problem was the fact the the PEN is the older physical type. This means that the pen must make contact with the screen in order to work. The screen itself is very fragile as there is about a 1 mm of glass between the screen and you. The glass screen breaks very very easily (like most tablets). My sales guys handle computers like bowling balls, gives me fits when I see the destruction they have caused on a 1 year old computer. The new technologies use a magnetic pen which is more accurate. The only drawback is only the "pen" will move the cursor. You cannot use anything else. Also while its more accurate the control gets a little getting used to. The LS800 also lacked a built-in modem. There is an external kit you can buy. But again for my company it meant yet another accessory to buy and carry around with you. Remember keyboard, case, mouse, modem, it starts to add up. The LS800 is one of the few tablets that makes a 8in screen. Most others use the 8.5x11 format. New Motion computing has very good support (I actually spoke to some of the design team in Europe) and there product is good if you can accept the limitations. The whole design team are ex-fujitsu engineers, who specialize only in tablets. In fact thats why they left F-S because Fujitsu-Siemens was focusing more on laptops than tablets. Its a very good pc if you want a 'pure' tablet, But I think you ought to check out a hybrid like the Fujitsu-Siemens T4220. Hybrids are laptops with fully rotating screens so you can switch between tablet and laptop modes. They do cost more however... I just realized you getting it used. Keep in mind that in May 2006 I was quoted a price of 1300 Euros per PC BRAND NEW from New Motion. So $400 is pretty good considering...
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September 8th, 2007
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| Fridgeraider (Instructor) | Looks pretty good. How long does the battery last on average?
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September 9th, 2007
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| 100% Space Shuttle Door Gunner | Well folks I went and got my a Motion Computing LE 1600 Tablet PC.     My Desktop from my Tablet PC. |
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September 9th, 2007
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | It looks a very tidy unit, I must say that i have never actually seen one myself. I like it.
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September 9th, 2007
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| 100% Space Shuttle Door Gunner | LE1600 Tablet PC Specifications Operating System • Genuine Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition Chassis • Carbon Fiber Blend – upper bezel • Magnesium Alloy – lower bezel Processors/Cache • Intel® Celeron® M Processor Ultra Low Voltage 383 (1MB of L2 cache, 1GHz, 400MHz FSB) Chipset • Intel 915GMS Display • 12.1" XGA TFT LCD with viewing angles up to 180 degrees • Intel Display Power Saving Technology • Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) • View Anywhere® display (optional) Digitizer Pen • Active digitizer pen (no battery required) • Right mouse click button • Integrated eraser Graphics • Intel 915GMS Extreme Graphics controller • Rotation 0°, 90°, 180°, 270° Video RAM • Maximum 128MB total with Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology Audio Controller • AC 97 audio codec PC Card Controller • Industry-standard CardBus controller System Memory • Celeron Models - Base RAM: 768MB 400MHz DDR2 memory - Upgradeable to maximum 1.25GB System Storage • 1.8" Hard Disk Drive (HDD) with 60GB capacity • PCI bus master enhanced IDE • Supports Ultra ATA 66/100 Communications • Integrated Atheros 802.11a/b/g network connection • Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN controller with RJ-45 connector (Gigabit Ethernet) • Integrated Bluetooth® Audio • Motion Speak Anywhere® technology - Multi-directional array microphone design intelligently switches between two of the three microphones based on screen orientation - Knowles Acoustics IntelliSonic software • Two integrated speakers I/O Ports • Microphone-in • Headphone-out • Two USB 2.0 ports • DVI-D custom connector • IrDA port • External VGA port • Motion accessory port • RJ-45 connector • Docking connector • DC power in Expansion • Secure Digital (SD) slot • One Type I or Type II PC card slot Dimensions • 11.65" x 9.64" x 0.74” - 0.87" (296mm x 240mm x 18.7 - 22mm) Security • Integrated Fingerprint Reader • TCG Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.1 • Universal lock slot • Motion Security Center Weight • 3.13 lbs. with Standard Battery1 • 4.19 lbs. with Extended Battery3 Battery • Standard Battery - Lithium-ion battery with 35WHr capacity • Optional Extended Battery - Lithium-polymer with 40WHr capacity • Combined battery capacity - Maximum 75WHr Battery Charging Time • Standard Battery only - 1.5 hours (Tablet PC on/off)4 • Standard Battery with Extended Battery attached - 3.5 hours (Tablet PC on/off)4 System Status LEDs • Power on/off • Battery status • Hard Disk Drive (HDD) activity • Wireless activity - Bluetooth and 802.11 Control Buttons • One 5-way directional control button • One function button, one programmable escape button and two programmable buttons • Secure Attention Sequence (SAS) button • Wireless on/off button AC Adapter • 50W universal, 2-pin jack • 100-240V 1.5a, 50-60Hz Software • Motion Dashboard control panel • Motion Security Center • Motion/Softex OmniPass™ Security software • Infineon Security Platform Tools • Toshiba Bluetooth Software • Adobe® Acrobat® Reader • Windows Journal • Sticky Notes • Pen/button-based setup utility Environmental • Temperature - Operation: +5°C to +35°C - Storage: -20°C to +65°C • Humidity - Operating humidity: 20% to 80% without condensation - Storage humidity: 8% to 90% without condensation • Altitude - Operation: sea level 0 to 10K ft. - Storage: sea level 0 to 40K ft. Standards • ACPI 1.1 compliant Regulatory • FCC: 15B, 15C • ICES-003, RSS-210 • CE; EN55011, EN55022, EN55024, EN301-489-17, EN301-893, EN300-328 • Safety: UL, CUL, TUV, EN60950 (IEC60950-1 A11/2004) |
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September 9th, 2007
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| Can you hear me now?  | Uh...Sorry, I don't speak computer nerds. But that computer looks nice to me.
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September 9th, 2007
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Quote:
Oh look, it one of those "normal people".  | |
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September 9th, 2007
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| 100% Space Shuttle Door Gunner | Quote:
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September 9th, 2007
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| Optio | Quote:
 Nice tablet though, sounds like it was a good buy. Hope it fits your needs well!
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