Comments on: Coffee Break — Working On a 7-Inch Slate

By: bluespapa

bluespapa — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:34:15 +0000

Right, right, but several factors are different. The Atom defaults to lower speeds to save battery, and the screen of the S70 is designed for touch on XP.

My Samsung Q1 with a Pentium M running 1.0 GHz can did it with XP Tablet, but slower with Vista. If I’m in a meeting, I close all the other programs or risk having it freeze up.

The combination of Atom, W7, touch screen, Office 2007, and the Viliv X70 I just have never worked with.

By: Nameless

Nameless — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:12:25 +0000

If the 1.1 GHz Pentium M in my TC1100 can handle inking in OneNote and the rest of Office 2007 just fine, I wouldn’t worry about Atom not being able to keep up.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:39:04 +0000

Neil, I did carry the VAIO P when I had the eval unit. I carry what I already have, I don’t need to buy more gadgets.

I did find the VAIO P to be too sluggish often running Vista. Maybe it will be better with Win 7.

By: neil

neil — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:35:12 +0000

James – curious why you don’t combine the advantages of the X70 and your little keyboard, and just carry a Sony Vaio P? Too expensive? Or are there other reasons why this doesn’t cut it for you?

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:09:37 +0000

In today’s Mobile Tech Manor column I detail my process for deciding which gadget to take on a given outing and why. It explains why I would take the S5 over other devices for a given day trip.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:28:58 +0000

I had the same reservations before getting the Viliv S5. I used to take my 11″ Dell X1 with me everywhere, and that laptop is much thinner than most netbooks.

Now I hardly take it out unless I’m going to be doing a lot of writing or coding, inputting information. Why? Because the S5 is much lighter and more versatile on the go. I find it more enjoyable to read and browse with a device in hand than on a lap or table. And then when needed, whip out a keyboard, which still makes the setup lighter. But yes, on a table the distance makes the text too small.

What I’d like to see is thumb keyboard attachment for the S5 (like the Xbox 360 controller attachment) and a port replicator cradle.

By: Clinton Stark

Clinton Stark — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:04:48 +0000

This setup would kill my eyes! I prefer your HP Mini rig with that cool portable mouse.

It looks like too much futzing, getting keyboard out, flip stand, etc. In the end, is it really more portable than the 10″ HP I wonder?

By: bluespapa

bluespapa — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:38:10 +0000

With XP, you couldn’t have been taking notes on S70, could you? I’m about ready to jump on either S70 with the SSD and Vista (with Windows 7 upgrade) or the Samsung Q1UP-V, which is heavier, and will I assume have fan noise even in “etiquette” mode.

Do you think those little Atom processors can stand up to actual work as a tablet, with inking in OneNote, Word, with Outlook open, and a couple screens of Firefox, compared to Intel Single Core processor in the Q1UP-V?

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:39:37 +0000

No cake, at least not for me. :)

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:39:17 +0000

They are very similar, mainly due to how advanced the Sony U was for its time. It’s rare to find a device like the U that is so far ahead of everything else out there.

By: scoobie

scoobie — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:21:16 +0000

That seems very similar James to your sony u750p setup. Things haven’t progressed that fast in mobile computing have they?

By: Ramfrancisuk

Ramfrancisuk — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:00:41 +0000

Hi James, I getting the feeling that Blogging is all about Coffee and cakes :)