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Tablet PCs
Oct. 4th, 2008 09:17 pmDoes anyone own a tablet PC?
I have a friend who suffers from severe RSI; at times it's been very disabling. She can do almost everything except type on a computer keyboard; when she's tried to use voice recognition, she always gets so frustrated that she caves to temptation and uses the keyboard or the mouse and hurts herself again. She's a writer, so you can imagine how frustrating this is. She mostly hasn't written for the last few years, but really misses it.
We were talking today and she mentioned that she can write by hand without a problem, which got us wondering if a tablet PC would be an option for her. Does anyone own one? Does it feel fairly similar to writing with a pen? Are there stores where she could try one out? Are there any electronics stores with a good return policy? There's really no way to know if she could use one without hurting herself unless she tries one out, and these are really not cheap. I went looking for rentals, and found a few options but mostly they seem to be available for rental in bulk.
I have a friend who suffers from severe RSI; at times it's been very disabling. She can do almost everything except type on a computer keyboard; when she's tried to use voice recognition, she always gets so frustrated that she caves to temptation and uses the keyboard or the mouse and hurts herself again. She's a writer, so you can imagine how frustrating this is. She mostly hasn't written for the last few years, but really misses it.
We were talking today and she mentioned that she can write by hand without a problem, which got us wondering if a tablet PC would be an option for her. Does anyone own one? Does it feel fairly similar to writing with a pen? Are there stores where she could try one out? Are there any electronics stores with a good return policy? There's really no way to know if she could use one without hurting herself unless she tries one out, and these are really not cheap. I went looking for rentals, and found a few options but mostly they seem to be available for rental in bulk.
