Hail to the Tablet PC
I’ve been using my HP tc4200 for about a year now and it’s easily the best laptop that I have owned.
The tc4200 is a great machine and has a terrific form factor. It’s small, sleek, light, sturdy and has a swivel screen that makes it easy to give presentations on the fly. I’m hard on my computers and two previous machines (made by another manufacturer) had already started to fall apart within a year.
While the form factor of the tc4200 is cool, it’s the tablet software that really makes this baby rock and roll. By far the most useful feature is the Windows Journal. This application allows you to take handwritten notes on your screen and store them as a digital file. Others rave about how good the hand recognition software is, but I’ve found that just saving my handwriting is enough. I average about eight meetings per week and generate copious notes. In the past, I used notebooks and legal pads that inevitably got lost among the stacks on my desk. Storing my notes digitally has made recovery fast and easy and has been a huge advantage for my productivity.
I’ve also saved an enormous amount of time in dealing with the documents that come my way requiring signatures and fax-backs. Before, I had to print the document, sign the document, and fax the document somewhere. Now I simply open it on my computer, sign the screen, and e-mail it back.
Any business whose sales staff, consultants, or other professionals depend on the exchange of ideas and notes will benefit from tablet PCs. For reference, I’ve included a link to the HP site for more information on the tc4200.
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