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Maybe this is a stupid question but can you buy OneNote and run it on a Mac book?

I am leaning towards getting a Mac but would like to be able to use OneNote if I wanted, I realize that you could not write on the screen with a Mac but can you just type notes into the program and on the slide etc???

I feel so old school right now, I honestly cannot imagine not handwriting all of my notes.
 
Macs can run Windows, so you can actually dual-boot Windows and OSX. Or, you can run Windows through Parallels or VMWare from within OSX. Unfortunately, there is no version of OneNote that will run within OSX natively.
 
I am leaning towards getting a Mac but would like to be able to use OneNote if I wanted, I realize that you could not write on the screen with a Mac but can you just type notes into the program and on the slide etc???
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Yes to all that.



Hopeful - daft taco? I lol'd.
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It'd be an awesome band name😀
 
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marycatherine said:
My MacBook Pro actually has this incorporated into the Microsoft Word program-- I found out about it from SDN! If you go into the Notebook view or layout, then you can see a microphone which interacts with what you type.
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Wow I did not know about this either, that's really cool! This will definitely help me next year. Is there anyway to export audio into other programs(itunes or something) or can you only re-listen in the original document?
 
TheEvilShoe said:
Sounds to me like the perfect mix would be having a desktop at home and a tablet for class.
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That's my setup.

I'm far from rich, so don't think it's unattainable! A decent desktop can be had for pretty cheaply, particularly if you think you would feel comfortable putting something together yourself (or know someone else who can). In the last year or so I've pieced together two fairly powerful machines (one for home, one for lab) for about $700 apiece through buying parts from newegg.

My home machine dual boots Debian Linux and Windows 7, and the one in the lab runs Debian with a Windows 7 virtual machine run through kvm/qemu. Tablet is Windows 7 - I can't imagine ever feeling like trying to get the tablet functions to run reasonably in a Linux environment. :laugh:
 
Hey Guys,

I just wanted to add something...Ive seen a lot of people talking about OneNote on this thread and I wanted to put it out there that there are a TON of programs you can use to take notes with your tablet. For example, the tablet should come with WindowsJournal, which is fabulous in a lot of ways, or you can buy OneNote (which is from the Microsoft Office line), or Bluebeam (if you like taking notes directly ON PDF documents, though file sizes are a bit big)...etc. Windows itself is the means by which your handwriting is recognized, so the more you write on your tablet, the more it will "learn" your writing. Even people with messy writing can use the search function if they "train" their computer properly.

As for super cool hidden features? I dunno...I'd say the latest cool thing I've discovered is I can use my tablet to make electronic flashcards, which is awesome because I dont have piles of cards lying around the house anymore. Plus it will "quiz me" 👍

As to the comment earlier, my screen is basically the same size as a piece of paper so I dont find the smaller screen to be a problem. If anything I LOVE how portable and light it is.

Finally, to the person who asked about pressure, my tablet (X200) can recognize pressure differences and makes harder/softer lines acordingly. Hope this helps!
 
Sorry to drag this back up, but if you're trying to get your hands on a Lenovo tablet and can't find one in a retail store, see if your college computer store has them. We found out that UNC Chapel Hill sold them and had one on display. Took a look at it today, my wife liked it (for Pharmacy school), and we ordered one online - they have quite a deal going this week with an additional discount for St. Paddy's Day, as long as you order NLT the 17th. Hopefully they have a similar deal going on next year with the new processor.
 
I found a Lenovo at Fry's. It was out on display and you could play with it. Only problem was, no stylus. So if you go to check it out, bring one of your own if you have one from a DS, PDA, or some such.
 
thanks armymutt!! i will check out a comp store near my school when i visit in a couple weeks
 
HopefulAg said:
I found a Lenovo at Fry's. It was out on display and you could play with it. Only problem was, no stylus. So if you go to check it out, bring one of your own if you have one from a DS, PDA, or some such.
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Schwing! I know what I'm doing Thursday! Thanks! And thanks for the tip about the stylus. I would have been upset when I got there and there was no stylus!! 🙂

P.S. I was kind of sad to see your post on the Vet Med Decisions thread since you decided you're not going to U of E. However, money talks so I understand why.
 
P.S. I was kind of sad to see your post on the Vet Med Decisions thread since you decided you're not going to U of E. However, money talks so I understand why.
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Unfortunately it does. I'm already kind of starting to regret it but there's no turning back now, I withdrew the UCAS offer already. But I reckon it'll work out in the end.

Course, then I'm reminded of "money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk". Love that song.
 
Okay, so here's a question. I already have a laptop (MacBook!), and don't want to buy another one at least until clinicals. However, I want tablet-style input for notes. I was looking a peripheral tablet that I could plug into my laptop instead, like the Wacom Bamboo Pen. However, I've never tried one of the things before. Does anyone know if this would be a workable solution? I just really would rather spend $70 and still use a mac than $1000 and not use a mac.
 
I've also been eyeing those tablet things. No idea whether they're good or what brands you should look for.
 
Keep in mind all the extra space you'd need to use one of those Wacom tablets. With a tablet pc all you need is the laptop itself, but with the Wacom tablet you'd need enough space for the tablet AND the laptop. That was the main reason I never grabbed one to try.
 
PrimalMU said:
Keep in mind all the extra space you'd need to use one of those Wacom tablets. With a tablet pc all you need is the laptop itself, but with the Wacom tablet you'd need enough space for the tablet AND the laptop. That was the main reason I never grabbed one to try.
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I am not really up on a lot this stuff but I got an Adesso tablet as a gift. It has a clunky pen that makes it hard to write neatly so OCR is kind of out of the question. I used it to copy my figures, charts, diagrams, etc from my notes into my computer when I was being a particularly conscientious student (not these days).

It was a nice "toy" to send handwritten e-mails to people as well.

I wouldn't recommend it based on my experience. It is about 2 years old and looks kind of dusty on my shelf now.
 
NittanyKitty said:
See, I had the opposite experience. I got my HP desktop the summer before undergrad and it is in absolutely perfect condition 4.5 years later. I love my 'puter! 😀 I rebooted it once last year to get rid of spyware and such that accumulated and it was good as new. I'm definitely leaning toward another HP when I make a laptop purchase.
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I completely agree with Nittany. My HP laptop has gone through HELL and back (even being smashed in the trunk, long story), and still works perfectly. I feel bad leaving her behind for a new one once I get to vet school.

Btw..any comments on the Smartpen? I saw it at Best Buy one time and fell in technology-love.
 
HandD42 said:
Maybe this is a stupid question but can you buy OneNote and run it on a Mac book?

I am leaning towards getting a Mac but would like to be able to use OneNote if I wanted, I realize that you could not write on the screen with a Mac but can you just type notes into the program and on the slide etc???

I feel so old school right now, I honestly cannot imagine not handwriting all of my notes.
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I've got a 2004 Mac Powerbook G4 and while it may have cost me more up front, this puppy is a workhorse. I promised myself a new Macbook Pro 17in if I got accepted, but this thing just keeps on trucking. Kinda hard to justify scrapping it when I have zero complaints about it's current capabilities.

With regard to OneNote, there is a Mac program called Notebook by Circus Ponies that does almost exactly the same stuff. It can voice annotate your lecture notes as you are typing. You can import PDFs and PPTs to type directly on top of or as a link with your notes. It has a multidex that automatically catalogs EVERYTHING so you can easily search any word, phrase, etc that you've typed. Oh and I can easily click "export to web" an my fellow classmates can have access to my notes for studying. Best of all, it's not a Microsoft product so you don't have to deal with the PIA that can come with their products. Also, it's $30 for students and you can download a fully capable free 30 day trial to test it out. Their demo online shows it's capabilities. I'm a huge fan of the product and I only use a teensy bit of the functions. At least once a week I have a OneNote user looking over my shoulder at school drooling over it.

http://www.circusponies.com/
 
If anyone's interested in the Lenovo X200 tablet, evidently they're running a deal currently, listed at $1,200 supposedly marked off from $2,400, which is a huge savings. However, I've seen it online for $1,500 so I don't know how accurate Lenovo's 'list price' is. Regardless, it's still a savings of at least $300.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1913116
 
oman i hate it when good deals show up but im not ready to buy yet!! 🙁
 
I have owned a tablet. I had the Toshiba. I searched for months when I was starting undergrad. I thought that it was the best thing and that I would use it all the time and that I would always take it to class. After paying more for it than I would have for a regular pc and getting slower processor, less RAM, and a generally slower pc, I finally got the tablet. I had the Ink flash cards and all the other goodies that came with the tablet.
Needless to say, my tablet never made it to class and I RARELY used the tablet function. I used it occasionally just to play a bit and b/c it is cool. But as far as functionality goes, I just didn't get much use out of it. And I thought that was the only type of computer that someone in college should have.....Just make sure that a tablet is what you want and that you are going to use it as it is intended to be use before you waste $$ on one. It is kinda hard to find one that is a tablet and has a decent amt of RAM and processor speeds. Good luck on your search.
 
OliveOyl said:
I had the Ink flash cards and all the other goodies that came with the tablet.
Needless to say, my tablet never made it to class and I RARELY used the tablet function. I used it occasionally just to play a bit and b/c it is cool. But as far as functionality goes, I just didn't get much use out of it.
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So were the flashcards easy to use? did you use them for anatomy or histology pictures. or any type of pictures you could label ?
Heres my thinking, i have heard from multiple students that you will not have time to make flashcards in vet school. I REALLY benefit from flashcards, I made them all the time in undergrad. If it is not in a flashcard format i "cheat" and look ahead when I should be guessing the info from my memory. Imagine you are in vet school this very second, do you think the flash cards on ur tablet would benefit you by taking the snap shot of each slide and putting them onto your tablet and labeling things?
 
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So were the flashcards easy to use? did you use them for anatomy or histology pictures. or any type of pictures you could label ?
Heres my thinking, i have heard from multiple students that you will not have time to make flashcards in vet school. I REALLY benefit from flashcards, I made them all the time in undergrad. If it is not in a flashcard format i "cheat" and look ahead when I should be guessing the info from my memory. Imagine you are in vet school this very second, do you think the flash cards on ur tablet would benefit you by taking the snap shot of each slide and putting them onto your tablet and labeling things?
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Well, Im almost done with my first year and I can tell you that I make TONS of flashcards. Eventhough I have a tablet, at first I was hand-writing them out on notecards (that takes FOREVER). I did try to use the Inkpen software but I really didnt like it. It doesnt have a good way to "quiz you" and it was kinda a pain to use. If you're wanting to take a "snapshot" of each slide and write your notes...i guess you can do that but it would be a formatting disaster (I think) since most of the professors only post their notes in PDF format...which means cropping each individual slide...aaahh. The best thing that works for me is taking the big picture items off the slides and making flashcards out of them myself...for example: "liquefactive versus coagulative necrosis". Also, in a lot of your classes making charts, at least the first year, is a great supplement to the flashcards. Parasitology, for example. I would be so lost if I didnt make a chart for every exam with all the basics in it (Just a tip!). (PLUS you can keep them through all 4 years and use them to study for Capstones and boards!)

Anyway, I went back to making hand-written ones for awhile after trying the inkpen, but then some classmates and I all decided to get this program called Flashmybrain (go to www.flashmybrain.com). I LOVE IT. It's easy to use, if you have a smart phone you can take your cards with you anywhere, and the best part is you can share flashcards with your classmates. This is a huge deal because, with 28credits this semester, I have to be a flashcard machine just to get them all typed out...much less actually learning them haha. With friends making cards and you making cards it can save a LOT of time. Just a tip! Hope it helps 🙂
 
HopefulAg said:
If anyone's interested in the Lenovo X200 tablet, evidently they're running a deal currently, listed at $1,200 supposedly marked off from $2,400, which is a huge savings. However, I've seen it online for $1,500 so I don't know how accurate Lenovo's 'list price' is. Regardless, it's still a savings of at least $300.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1913116
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Also wanted to mention that you can get 10% bing cashback on a lenovo if you type "thinkpad" on bing.com and click the link from there.
 
twelvetigers said:
To make up for that, here's a picture of a cuttlefish I drew for my invertebrate zoology class lab manual:

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I highly enjoy your cuttlefishes eyelashes, and do not believe they were sufficiently acknowledged on the last page. :laugh:
 
Aww, thanks. It just looked so happy. I'm not sure if my TA for that class enjoyed my sense of humor. 😉 I think I also had a crawfish with a top hat... and a monocle... but alas, he is gone.

I do still have the nautilus on my fridge - I just drew him outright though. Random factoid: the nautilus is by far my favorite sea creature. Hmm!
 
BlacKAT33 said:
So were the flashcards easy to use? did you use them for anatomy or histology pictures. or any type of pictures you could label ?
Heres my thinking, i have heard from multiple students that you will not have time to make flashcards in vet school. I REALLY benefit from flashcards, I made them all the time in undergrad. If it is not in a flashcard format i "cheat" and look ahead when I should be guessing the info from my memory. Imagine you are in vet school this very second, do you think the flash cards on ur tablet would benefit you by taking the snap shot of each slide and putting them onto your tablet and labeling things?
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I used flashcards ALOT in undergrad. Even after I had the tablet, I was constantly making cards....by hand. I think it was useful on the tablet, but just much easier to make them by hand. I would not even begin to know about having pics on the flashcards. I agree that it would be a formatting issue between programs. I can say that if I was currently in vet school, I would not even touch my tablet for the flashcards and other supposedly useful features. Either way, whether you are using a tablet or doing it by hand, you are still writing..Good luck in your decision. Perhaps you could find someone who has one that would be willing to let you play with it for a couple of days. If I still had mine, I would gladly let you use it. I got rid of mine after 1 year.
 
OliveOyl said:
I used flashcards ALOT in undergrad. Even after I had the tablet, I was constantly making cards....by hand. I think it was useful on the tablet, but just much easier to make them by hand. I would not even begin to know about having pics on the flashcards. I agree that it would be a formatting issue between programs. I can say that if I was currently in vet school, I would not even touch my tablet for the flashcards and other supposedly useful features. Either way, whether you are using a tablet or doing it by hand, you are still writing..Good luck in your decision. Perhaps you could find someone who has one that would be willing to let you play with it for a couple of days. If I still had mine, I would gladly let you use it. I got rid of mine after 1 year.
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Thanks for the info!! I will be seeing someones tablet when I visit Penn this weekend. Unfortunately, she lost her pen so I can't write lol but at least I'll be able to see it. I have a feeling I will probably still buy a tablet because I just won't know if it is a good fit for me or not until i have one. I may always have that "what if?" feeling, especially if I find that I don't have time to hand write all of my cards. But I will make sure to upgrade the RAM and everything else so it is a good laptop in general.
 
I have a question for all you tablet owners out there. I write with my paper completely horizontal... I am a lefty and that is the only way to keep my hand from dragging in the ink and smearing it. I hear that a lot of tablets automatically flip screens when you move them from vertical to horizontal, much like the ipod touch. Is that accurate? and, if so, are you able to prevent it from doing that?
 
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I have a question for all you tablet owners out there. I write with my paper completely horizontal... I am a lefty and that is the only way to keep my hand from dragging in the ink and smearing it. I hear that a lot of tablets automatically flip screens when you move them from vertical to horizontal, much like the ipod touch. Is that accurate? and, if so, are you able to prevent it from doing that?
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I have the X200 and the answers to your questions are yes and yes. It automatically flips the screen vertically when you swivel it and lie it down to write (it doesnt have a gyroscope like the ipods tho). There is a button right on the screen itself that allows you to switch the orientation of the screen to any direction you chose (4 options). In addition, you can go into the settings and have it automatically swap it to whatever orientation you prefer when you lie it down flat (vertically is the default but you can change it). Hope this helps!
 
HopefulAg said:
If anyone's interested in the Lenovo X200 tablet, evidently they're running a deal currently, listed at $1,200 supposedly marked off from $2,400, which is a huge savings. However, I've seen it online for $1,500 so I don't know how accurate Lenovo's 'list price' is. Regardless, it's still a savings of at least $300.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1913116
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Hi, don't mind me, just a pre-med wandering by 🙂 . I ordered an X200t using that slickdeal on March 11 for about $1250+tax, and I just received it on March 30. I am pretty satisfied with it so far, I'd never had a tablet before. The screen being 1280x800 means that when you have it flipped into portrait mode a lot of websites don't render correctly. I am slowly teaching it to learn my atrocious handwriting. Today I played with OneNote for the first time and I am completely hooked
 
Since tablet-talk has come up so much on this thread, does anyone know about the Fujitsu tablet? ISU requires it (Fujitsu T900 for c/o 2014; T5010 for c/o 2013). I'll admit it, I'm not so good with computers. 🙁
 
StartingoverVet said:
I found this mini-tablet from lenovo while searching on Fry's for $499. Anyone have any idea how much of a step down from the x200 this would be?

Lenovo S10-3t 10.1" Multi Touch Tablet

Here's a link to lenovo website if anyone is curious:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/notebooks/ideapad/s-series/s10-3t
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I had considered that option because it was cheaper. However the key thing that made it a nonviable option was the reviews. People said that the touch screen capabilities were awful. It was unreliable that the pen would read whatever it was you wanted it to do and worked only sporadically. This and the small processing speed and low amount of RAM turned me off from this model.
 
i ordered a lenovo x200 tablet with multitouch so i should have it in a couple weeks. startingovervet....if you're interested in a lenovo tablet you can see it if you move to philly this summer! still gives u enough time to get one of your own and test it out so you feel comfy with it before school starts.
 
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I had considered that option because it was cheaper. However the key thing that made it a nonviable option was the reviews. People said that the touch screen capabilities were awful. It was unreliable that the pen would read whatever it was you wanted it to do and worked only sporadically. This and the small processing speed and low amount of RAM turned me off from this model.
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Thanks Chii. "Awful" reviews means this one is definitely not great for me. I hate dealing with computer hardware problems! By the way love your screen-name. We nicknamed one of my dogs chii-chan because she is so small (and cute)!

And Blackkat, thanks but I wanted to try out a tablet for one of my current classes that has way too many pages to print out, but would be great to take notes on. Thought I should practice on a class that doesn't really count anymore.
 
Oh Blackkat I want a FULL review... seriously. Thats the one I am thinking about buying so cant wait to hear about it!
 
StartingoverVet said:
Thanks Chii. "Awful" reviews means this one is definitely not great for me. I hate dealing with computer hardware problems! By the way love your screen-name. We nicknamed one of my dogs chii-chan because she is so small (and cute)!

And Blackkat, thanks but I wanted to try out a tablet for one of my current classes that has way too many pages to print out, but would be great to take notes on. Thought I should practice on a class that doesn't really count anymore.
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Thanks! 🙂

Yeah, I just got the X200, actually. I did, however, pimp it out. Opted for more RAM, better processor, larger harddrive, etc. Ordered it before that awesome sale was over in March and it just came in the mail yesterday. I was too tired to open the box and get all the install/setup stuff started so I'll give you my review after I play with it tonight! 🙂
 
So far, it is amazing. OneNote was clearly made for tablet writing. The only issue I've had so far is trying to browse the internet in tablet form. Some of the forms, like the sign in boxes to SDN, don't prompt a text fill-in option (but you can find the small silver sliver on the left hand side that will give you that option). That, and when you are entering in website addresses, because chrome likes to google everything, it doesn't want to add it in as a web address, but as a google search for long addresses (www.physics.sfsu.edu/~awindham/phys121.html, for example). It added spaces between words, but that could be corrected fairly easily by the "joining" option. Of course, IE will do the same thing. However, I think Chrome is amazing.

http://www.google.com/chrome

Runs faster than IE or Firefox, takes up less memory, and is a bit smarter at predicting what you look at. Plus, I hate Bing searches. (Sorry for the tangent.)


The pen is cool. You write normally, it hasn't detected my palm as a source of input. The back portion acts as the eraser for One Note. However, if you "strikethrough" the word you put in for a google search, it will delete it as well. There is a side button on the pen that acts as the right click on the mouse button. You can hold the pen to the screen for longer to prompt the same action if it's awkward. I'm pretending to do old physics homework assignments from earlier this semester to test out OneNote.

I highly suggest getting this computer ahead of time to get used to it!! Tablet writing is not the same at all. However, it'll be convenient if you plan on using it the way you should. I'm beginning to get used to it, but it's only been up and running for about an hour.

If you have any questions and I haven't figured that out yet, ask and I'll try to figure it out.

Don't forget to charge the battery completely and let it die completely upon first use! 🙂
 
i haven't read through this entire thread yet, so i'm sorry if someone has mentioned it already, but... are you dead set on a computer/tablet combination? i would personally recommend getting a nice, reliable computer, and separate tablet rather than forking oout $900 for a simplified computer that you can touch. i have a nice little wacom bamboo that i love. i'ts lasted me a couple years now and it only cost about $70. my previous wacom graphire4 still actually works, but the pen kind of fell apart after five years of use and the cost of a replacement pen is half the cost of a brand new tablet 😛

the only thing im iffy about is the writing recognition; i have no idea if graphics tablets do this. i think you can get the software or whatever for your computer, but i've never actually tried it, since i draw/paint with mine.

edit: okay, having finally read through the entire thread, i think this post might help tiktaalik a little
 
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I just got my Lenovo X200 and I have to say I am already in love with it. It is way too cool.

For what it is worth, I have horrible handwriting and it is a lot better at recognizing that I would have thought. Not sure if I really want to convert my writing to text anyway but at least it is a possibility.

Also, I got mine on Ebay. It was much cheaper than getting it direct. Mine was an "open box" so essentially unused and was almost 50% discount for everything it came with. I would strongly recommend looking for something along those lines as well.

I have a ton of stuff to learn but hoping to use it for my classes now to get the hang of things.

Also, I never used a lenovo trackpoint and I don't have any problem with it (not to mention you can just use the pen to move stuff around).

Well, that is my opinion. Thanks for all the advice everyone. I lurked on this thread a long time before finally diving in!
 
StartingoverVet said:
I just got my Lenovo X200 and I have to say I am already in love with it. It is way too cool.

For what it is worth, I have horrible handwriting and it is a lot better at recognizing that I would have thought. Not sure if I really want to convert my writing to text anyway but at least it is a possibility.

Also, I got mine on Ebay. It was much cheaper than getting it direct. Mine was an "open box" so essentially unused and was almost 50% discount for everything it came with. I would strongly recommend looking for something along those lines as well.

I have a ton of stuff to learn but hoping to use it for my classes now to get the hang of things.

Also, I never used a lenovo trackpoint and I don't have any problem with it (not to mention you can just use the pen to move stuff around).

Well, that is my opinion. Thanks for all the advice everyone. I lurked on this thread a long time before finally diving in!
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I get mine next week!!! wow, i hope people dont think we're stuck up when they see two friends with x200s next to each other hahaha that would be pretty funny if our whole SDN group had them though. anywho, i'm glad a savvy dude has one too because i suck with comps so maybe i'll learn some tips from you with using it! did you get One Note too??? I'm dying to try it out, it looks awesome! cant wait for my new toy next week!!
 
BlacKAT33 said:
I get mine next week!!! wow, i hope people dont think we're stuck up when they see two friends with x200s next to each other hahaha that would be pretty funny if our whole SDN group had them though. anywho, i'm glad a savvy dude has one too because i suck with comps so maybe i'll learn some tips from you with using it! did you get One Note too??? I'm dying to try it out, it looks awesome! cant wait for my new toy next week!!
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Got onenote but haven't tried it out. Savvy? Computer software? yes. Computer hardware? Not a chance. We need chii chan or Nyanko or twelve tigers etc to transfer into Penn!

So far I'm excited I could find the place to store the pen when not in use. :laugh:
 
You just "made" me go to ebay and look up tablets! I am so intrigued by the idea of a tablet that I thought for at least a minute or 2 about bidding on one of the used lenovo tablets up there right now. But then I remembered that I am obsessively saving money and that it will be at least 16 months before I start vet school, so I closed the ebay window.

I have used a graphyre (sp?) tablet (with wireless bluetooth... so I could stand anywhere in my room and control the computer and write on powerpoint slides) quite a bit at work and loved it (but had to give it to a co-worker when my classroom was chosen for a smartboard... in some ways I miss that tablet and would trade my smartboard back for it!), so getting one as an add on to my current laptop (if it is still alive in 16 months) may be a good alternative.

I've checked out the one note software (downloaded the free trial) and saw some good potential there. I also saw info on other software from microsoft for use with the tablet pcs (like the flashcard application), but does anyone know if these work with the plug in tablet?

OK, back to my boring friday night...
 
StartingoverVet said:
Got onenote but haven't tried it out. Savvy? Computer software? yes. Computer hardware? Not a chance. We need chii chan or Nyanko or twelve tigers etc to transfer into Penn!

So far I'm excited I could find the place to store the pen when not in use. :laugh:
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🙂 Sorry I tried! They didn't even give me an interview.

OneNote is AMAZING. In physics we're doing optical stuff and mirrors. Luckily I've learned it all before, but being able to change the pen colors in a flash for each different ray line has been very helpful so far.

Helpful hints for new OneNote users:
You can drag a document (.doc/.docx, .ppt/.pttx, .pdf, etc.) directly from a folder (my docs, desktop, etc.) into OneNote, choose the option that lets you copy as a printout, and it will put each slide or page as its own separate picture.
You can also use the "Clip" button to clip any thing from the internet or on your screen (will bring up whatever application you were looking at last before OneNote) to put into your OneNote page almost like a screen shot.
I can't think of anything else that I thought was awesome about it when I was first figuring it out. If I do, I'll let you know.

Where are you storing your pen?
 
chii chan said:
🙂 Sorry I tried! They didn't even give me an interview.

OneNote is AMAZING. In physics we're doing optical stuff and mirrors. Luckily I've learned it all before, but being able to change the pen colors in a flash for each different ray line has been very helpful so far.

Helpful hints for new OneNote users:
You can drag a document (.doc/.docx, .ppt/.pttx, .pdf, etc.) directly from a folder (my docs, desktop, etc.) into OneNote, choose the option that lets you copy as a printout, and it will put each slide or page as its own separate picture.
You can also use the "Clip" button to clip any thing from the internet or on your screen (will bring up whatever application you were looking at last before OneNote) to put into your OneNote page almost like a screen shot.
I can't think of anything else that I thought was awesome about it when I was first figuring it out. If I do, I'll let you know.

Where are you storing your pen?
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awesome info! thanks!

wait, so there is not a hole on the side where the pen sticks in??? ya, how the heck do u keep ur pen without losing it?!?! i was never able to see the lenovo in person but the HP had a slot where you put the pen in on the side, i assumed all tablets were like this.
 
chii chan said:
Where are you storing your pen?
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As Blackkat alludes to below, the hole on the right side of the computer. Took me a while to figure it out. Very neat.

I can't get the fingerprint thing to work yet (not that I care).
Still trying to figure out the camera (not that I care).

Changing colors? That sounds cool.

I will work on onenote tomorrow if I have a chance after picking out new stuff for my new bathroom in my new city in my new house in my "old' school. 🙂

Let's compare (one)notes soon.

I definitely need to work on flashcards soon as well. I am studying anatomy this quarter.
 
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