Speed will be much faster, day and night. But the no desk thing will be more
challenging than the format of the e-mate for sure. I have a nice cordura
clamshell case that secures the MP and the keyboard, but it is not rigid
like the e-mate - but doable. If you use the HWR more than the keyboard then
it's a no brainer, get the 2100. On the other hand if you tend to keyboard
more - then your e-mate is a more logical choice for the lap.
As an addicted MessagePad collector, I would have both and use the setup
most appropriate for the situation, on a usage basis. In fact, I would have
backups of each for redundancy and then another set for collecting. But
that's just me and probably a few dozen others here...
Best Regards,
Paul Curtis
Certified Mortgage Planner
Allied Home Mortgage - "You've Got Everything To Gain!"
(517) 775-6666 Cell (Voice Mail)
(517) 327-4200 Office
(517) 327-4300 Office Facsimile
www.GainEverything.com Advanced Online Application
-----Original Message-----
From: newtontalk-bounce@newtontalk.net
[mailto:newtontalk-bounce@newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Mr Jonathan Dueck
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:54 PM
To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
Subject: [NTLK] Newton 2100 + kbd, or eMate?
Hi, folks.
I've been looking over some old threads comparing a Newt 2100 and an eMate.
I'm currently using an eMate to take HWR notes on meetings (I teach
ethnomusicology at a university, so I've got lots of student meetings,
etc.), for which it seems slow, and for book reading and word processing /
writing, for which it's the best tool I can imagine.
I'm interested in a Newton 2100 setup, which I think would improve the HWR
speed considerably, but I'd still like to have a setup similar to what I've
got now for writing with the keyboard: a use-it-anywhere (with or without a
desk) instant-on word processor with a keyboard.
I've seen several cases for the 2100 (handstand) that claim to do this, and
I think a home-made case could probably be made too.
What do people think? Is a 2100+case+keyboard usable without a desk? Is the
speed dramatically better than an eMate?
Regards,
Jon
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
-- This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/ WikiWikiNewt for all kinds of articles: http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/ -- This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/ WikiWikiNewt for all kinds of articles: http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/Received on Tue Sep 19 22:09:08 2006
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.8 : Tue Sep 19 2006 - 23:30:00 EDT