<p>I'm entering college this Fall and, in Aug., am going 2 buy a Tablet PC, preferably a convertible. Does ne 1 own one and absolutely love it?Or just recommend it? Ne1, like me, looking and found a gr8 1 4 a "mobile" college student? I've been searching and researching so ne input helps! </p>
<p>Thanx</p>
<p>I'm going to buy one as soon as I graduate in a couple weeks. I'm loving the toshiba m200. It's super light, only 4lbs, has a great screen, and can be found quite cheap.</p>
<p>also, using numbers in your posts as words is really annoying and makes it difficult to read. ;)</p>
<p>I am going off to college this fall. I was going to get a table pc but I also wanted a powerful laptop that wouldn't overheat(which some tablets are prone to do) , was cheap (under 1300) and I could play the sims 2 and simcity 4 on (simcity 4 requires a lot of processing power that most cheap tablets just don't have) then I discovered this little baby. <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1738379,00.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1738379,00.asp</a> its a been that records everything I write and sends it to by laptop and since I am going to be an Accounting and Comp. Sci. major its great for writing down formulas and I don't have to get a overpriced underpowered tablet.</p>
<p>Preztolkien:</p>
<p>Here's another review of the Logictech io2. Not a bad way to capture your notes, but the pen requires special paper in order to work:</p>
<ul>
<li>$5.00 for a 50 sheet of Post-it notes</li>
<li>$9.00 for a 160 page spiral bound notebook</li>
<li>$15.00 for a three pack of 120 page spiral bound notebooks</li>
<li>$11.00 for 10 ink cartridges</li>
</ul>
<p>Most, though not all reviewers, had few problems with the handwriting recognition that was converted to text. </p>
<p>While this device would work for hand written notes, what about your math formulas and charts? I'm guessing they would end up as Jpeg files which isn't very useful. </p>
<p>Take a look at Xthink.com's Mathjournal program written for Tablet PCs. Way more useful.</p>
<p>I can't argue with your need for a gaming system and your laptop budget.</p>
<p>I also have the toshiba m200 and it is really ownderful. i have never owned a laptop with som any feaures...SD, USB, 512MB, rotatable screen,etc....it is really amazing.....you can find them on ebay for a very reasonable price...i also have a dell inspiron 1100 but it is nothing like the toshiba...</p>
<p>A nice article on why Tablet PCs are great for students.</p>
<p>My nephew just finished his first year of college and loves his Toshiba M205.</p>
<p>Tabetpcbuzz.com listed these two links to a San Diego newspaper articles on Tablet PCs. Excellent articles...</p>
<p>I prefer to use a notebook because for some reason the depth of the text (how far it presses into the page) helps me learn...but to each his own</p>
<p>The IBM Tablet PC (X41 Thinkpad) will reach the marketplace around June 14th.</p>
<p>This is a great webcast from IBM (22 minutes) describing the release of the new X41 Thinkpad Tablet PC. The last five minutes of the presentation addresses academic use of Tablets (MIT/Harvard Medicial School).</p>