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nendil

It figures (week 1)

Jan 24, 2009 21:12

Biweekly sessions of figure drawing at work means that I get to take my new tablet PC out for a spin for realz! This model was really great but I sure wish he did some longer poses.

1 minute: Good poses make for good sketches.

5 minutes: 1 | 2

The 10-minute ones didn't turn out so good. Maybe next time.

figure drawing, art

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Oooh Tablet PC dreadite February 5 2009, 17:24:41 UTC

Which kind did you get, and how do you like it?

My laptop has become dead, and I was planning to get a tablet for their cool cool Captain Kirk vibe. ;) Do you like how yours works?

Re: Oooh Tablet PC nendil February 6 2009, 05:04:07 UTC

Hey, you're alive! (unlike your laptop)

I have an HP Pavillion tx2000, which was cheaper than I thought tablet PCs would be. The good points are that it functions quite well, and it uses Wacom technology so the tablet is quite competent as you can see. Also, it's constructed and designed pretty intelligently. The downsides are that it gets really hot, especially when you're drawing on it; and that it's a bit heavy to carry around like Starfleet officers, although I don't know if other tablet PCs are any lighter.

Lemme know if you want to know anything else!

Re: Oooh Tablet PC dreadite February 6 2009, 08:29:45 UTC

Certainly! Admittedly, weight is somewhat of an issue (my school pack now weighs an impressive nineteen pounds, I feel somewhat military with it on). Is it noisy? What's the actual weight on it (do you know?)

Do you have to use the pen, or does it come with a multitouch screen? Other such things. :D

And yes, I live... again. ;)

Re: Oooh Tablet PC dreadite February 6 2009, 08:30:18 UTC

Bloody anonymous posting!

Re: Oooh Tablet PC nendil February 6 2009, 15:55:02 UTC

Websites quote the weight at 4.4 pounds without a bigger battery. Oh yeah, that's another thing - the standard battery really doesn't last very long (~2 hours), but then I'm almost always using it plugged in.

The fan actually does get pretty noisy as it's trying to dissipate that heat; not too noisy for me since I'm not trying to be Solid Snake or anything but definitely noisier than the average laptop.

You can use the pen or your finger, though I never use my finger (smudges! D:) It's not multitouch; does any non-Apple things do that? And of course there's the standard laptop trackpad which I use most often.

Sooo I guess I would say that this thing works really well for my purposes, but as a laptop it could use a few improvements. You may want to look into whether HP's newer tablet models are any better about these things.

Re: Oooh Tablet PC dreadite February 6 2009, 20:20:10 UTC

Yeah, the lenovo tablet PCs are actually multitouch. I don't know about anyone else's, but the screen they're using is a microsoft design.

Good to know at least. I'll have to keep looking around, loud computers aren't exactly the best thing in the world for school.

Re: Oooh Tablet PC nendil February 6 2009, 20:42:12 UTC

Hell, lemme know (or post) what you end up deciding on; I could use some info on what to consider for my next upgrade.

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