Since going public with my decision to order a Fujitsu P1620 Tablet PC I have been receiving one question more than others- what does this mean for the HP 2710p that I currently use? The answer is a bit complicated because I realize that I am not a typical user of mobile technology. I’ll give it a stab to answer it the best I can.
I never have only one mobile PC going at one time and this will be no different. I envision using the P1620 and the 2710p interchangeably like I have done with multiple devices in the past. If I figure I will do mostly ink note-taking on a given day I’ll pick up the P1620 from its dock and throw it in my bag due to it’s smaller, lighter form for holding in the hands for extended periods. If I think I’ll do some ink note-taking and writing on the keyboard I’ll grab the HP and throw it in the bag. I can touch-type on the keyboard of the P1620 but it’s pretty small and it’s easier to type volumes on the HP. When I am using multiple devices this is the process I go through pretty much every day, it becomes such an ingrained part of my day that I don’t have to spend any time doing it, I just grab and go.
What makes this work so well is a few things that I do up front. WhenI get the P1620 I will use the Belkin Easy Transfer cable and softwareto clone my setup on the HP to the Fujitsu. That will not only bringover my Documents but also my three email accounts into Outlook and myFavorites for Internet Explorer so the Fuji will come up the first timeafter this almost just like the HP. Since I use Firefox the next thingI’ll install is the add-on Google Browser Sync and in just a fewminutes my entire Firefox environment will be just like it is on boththe HP and the Mac. Finally I will install FolderShare on both theFuji and the HP which will keep my Documents automatically synchronizedwithout my having to do anything else. This is how I can just pick upeither device as I am heading out the door because they are the same.
What I will probably end up doing with the two different devices isusing whatever one suits my need at the time. I’ll use the P1620around the house as it’s smaller and easier to use in the hands and theHP just about everywhere else. I’ll take the Fujitsu to long meetingswhere I need to take ink notes and the HP just about anywhere I want.Both of these devices will work well for me, I will end up very spoiledby having both of them.
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