I see that a fair amount of visitors to this blog come in from Google and other search engines from around the world searching for “AutoCAD & TabletPC”.
I am curious are you aware AutoCAD 2004 is Microsoft XP TabletPC logo certified? I am very interested in your ideas for more integration and changes to accomodate the TabletPC as well as what your primary use of AutoCAD on the TabletPC is for.
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Cheers,
-Shaan
2 comments
Hi Shaan,
What spec (speed) is your tablet?
We have a trail machine at work that i might be able to get for an Autocad (ADT) trial but the IT people say its slow (900’ish processor i think). I reckon would be great for taking the model to our retail stores for in store meetings/as builts etc.
Regards,
Robin
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I have one first generation Toshiba Portege 3500 currently which is a 1.4Ghz Centrino that is a fairly quick machine.I also have a new second generation HP slate all ruggidized coming which I will detail in this blog later. I am assuming you have the first edition Compaq which was not a real speed demon and also on the non intel chip, right?
The main speed limitation has been the graphics card in these devices which in the second generation machines coming out now has been for the most part addresed. Some of the new TabletPC units now shipping are comparable to the current low to mid range notebook specs you can purchase. In fact you will see more and more notebooks for an additional cost of $200 as a TabletPC model which will speed adoption into the market. I would not suggest the TabletPC yet for 3D or heavy operations like ADT, Inventor or Max, but for general plain AutoCAD it is sufficient.
You can also now get very fast TabletPCs with a built in CD/DVD which has also been a complaint of many users.
There should be a fast growing adoption as more and more tablet/notebook models hit the market. In fact the city of Seattle just announced their standard notebook as the TabletPC from Gateway.
Link to the new Acer Tablet TMC302Mxi http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/hardware/2004/0402090737.asp?A=DSK&S=Desktops%20and%20Notebooks&T=Section&O=FPSH
Cheers,
-Shaan
Hi Shaan,
What spec (speed) is your tablet?
We have a trail machine at work that i might be able to get for an Autocad (ADT) trial but the IT people say its slow (900’ish processor i think). I reckon would be great for taking the model to our retail stores for in store meetings/as builts etc.
Regards,
Robin
I have one first generation Toshiba Portege 3500 currently which is a 1.4Ghz Centrino that is a fairly quick machine.I also have a new second generation HP slate all ruggidized coming which I will detail in this blog later. I am assuming you have the first edition Compaq which was not a real speed demon and also on the non intel chip, right?
The main speed limitation has been the graphics card in these devices which in the second generation machines coming out now has been for the most part addresed. Some of the new TabletPC units now shipping are comparable to the current low to mid range notebook specs you can purchase. In fact you will see more and more notebooks for an additional cost of $200 as a TabletPC model which will speed adoption into the market. I would not suggest the TabletPC yet for 3D or heavy operations like ADT, Inventor or Max, but for general plain AutoCAD it is sufficient.
You can also now get very fast TabletPCs with a built in CD/DVD which has also been a complaint of many users.
There should be a fast growing adoption as more and more tablet/notebook models hit the market. In fact the city of Seattle just announced their standard notebook as the TabletPC from Gateway.
Link to the new Acer Tablet TMC302Mxi
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/hardware/2004/0402090737.asp?A=DSK&S=Desktops%20and%20Notebooks&T=Section&O=FPSH
Cheers,
-Shaan