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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: timP on February 23, 2004, 12:03:54 AM

Title: Any here use an Acer Travelmate?
Post by: timP on February 23, 2004, 12:03:54 AM

a friend who runs a temp agency just bought 10 of the Acer Travelmate tablet PC for his field reps, and says they all love them.  Small/ Fast Enough for recording it seems..
just wondering if anyone has any personal feedback/stories...


these are some of the ones I found on ebay that look semi promising.....

http://makeashorterlink.com/?B42345E77
http://makeashorterlink.com/?K30323E77
http://makeashorterlink.com/?E21311E77

Title: Re:Any here use an Acer Travelmate?
Post by: Cooker on February 23, 2004, 01:40:10 PM

frankly i think you can get a fuller-featured notebook for that price, i'd look for a bigger drive, more FW ports.. built-in WirelessG , etc...  but if a tablet PC is what you're after - then it looks pretty nice.

a tablet might be really cool for taping purposes - i know chris rabold uses one to calibrate WSP's FOH system...

i've never been a big fan of acer,  though.....   lots of cut corners in their products from my experience..

Title: Re:Any here use an Acer Travelmate?
Post by: fozzy on February 23, 2004, 05:37:42 PM

I know gabe over at penny-arcade.com got one of these right when they came out.  He said he was very happy w/ it.  I know he doesn't use it for taping but rather for sketching his online comics.  You might hit him up w/ a quick e-mail.  although it's just a slow laptop w/ a gee whiz function i doubt you will see any benift if this is for taping.

my .02