I'm thinking of getting a 2nd hand Macbook Air 13" (2012) for £849. But I really want to try a touchscreen like the Surface Pro. Perhaps i could write on the trackpad using a capacitive ipad stylus? Anyone tried making notes in lectures like that?
Writing on the trackpad
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If you want to write with a touch pad, Wacom is what you want.
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It's not big enough to write sentences, you would be writing single words and short words at that.
I could just about to write the word "Sentences" on it, plus the tip of those pens are round like the end of your thumb, not a tip like the Wacom.
The alternative is do it on a tablet like an iPad, Evernote that do that and people actually use it. The screen estate on an iPad is just so much bigger and in this instance, bigger is better.
I could just about to write the word "Sentences" on it, plus the tip of those pens are round like the end of your thumb, not a tip like the Wacom.
The alternative is do it on a tablet like an iPad, Evernote that do that and people actually use it. The screen estate on an iPad is just so much bigger and in this instance, bigger is better.
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I want...but might end up having to buy the much cheaper bamboo version
I've got the bamboo pen & touch and its brilliant.
Works just like a trackpad as well.
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Haha yeah, the whole thing can do the same gesture as the trackpad.
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Does the bamboo have pressure sensitivity the same as the intuos. I'm still a bit confsued about the differences apart from price and the hotkey functions on the intuos.
yes the bamboo has pressure sensitive.
its probably got a bigger writing area thats probably it.
If you're going to write by hand anyway, then can't you just take pen and paper to the lectures?! It's cheaper and it doesn't run out of battery.
For me the whole point of taking a laptop to lectures was being able to type much faster than I can write...
For me the whole point of taking a laptop to lectures was being able to type much faster than I can write...