<p>I was looking for laptops to purchase for my upcoming school-year at Berkeley when I stumbled upon "Tablet PCs" (these are laptops in which the screen swivels and folds down, and has a stylus, which allows you to write notes much like a Palm Pilot.</p>
<p>I thought these would be perfect because they would allow you to take notes for like Calculus or Physics, which is otherwise difficult to type out. </p>
<p>I was wondering, what do you guys think? Are their pros and cons to getting this kind of laptop?</p>
<p>I have seen very few students use tablets to take notes. The most common usage I've seen is professors lecturing with Powerpoint slides and annotating extra information with the tablet. They could be used effectively for taking notes, but I think most people would still find a couple paper notebooks and a regular laptop to be better overall (a regular laptop will be lighter and cheaper for the same specs as a tablet).</p>
<p>I don't think it would be a bad investment, necessarily, but I personally wouldn't get one.</p>
<p>I am currently using my tablet PC and I love it; in fact, I can't imagine going to college without one. It's not merely a computer you can write on, I like the smaller features like screen-clipping, being able to play video games with greater fluidity, writing notes and signing your signature on Word documents, searchable notes (even when it's in handwriting form), and having condensed notes all saved into your laptop. A lot of cons are from those who haven't used it in the class/college setting. Opinions range from tablets being "fancy but not practical," to their being too expensive and not worth the cost. If you shop around, you can get a good, user-friendly tablet for a reasonable price that is both powerful and serves its function as a tablet (light for on the go work). You should definitely look into it.</p>
<p>Did I just write this via stylus or by typing,
TTG</p>