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tc1100 tablet pc dies before i've even set it up

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nudone:
call me insane but...

i've just bought another tc1100 on eBay. only £80 !!! (that's £100 less than the one i blew up).

okay, it's not a perfect machine this time: pen missing, 512 meg, nipple doesn't work on the keyboard - possible light scratches on the screen. BUT, it works.

i'll use the ram from the old machine (an extra 512) and the keyboard. then i'm back to what i had before the fatal "pop" sound.

i just thought £80 for a tc1100 couldn't be ignored - i mean, i'd enquired about having the broken machine repaired and that was going to cost, at least, £80. so, i've saved money, haven't i... right?

i'm still waiting for the other tablet (motion) to arrive - i've no idea what i'm going to do with two tablets (and a wacom cintiq). maybe the motion one will get sold???

tomos:
> i just thought £80 for a tc1100 couldn't be ignored - i mean, i'd enquired about having the broken
> machine repaired and that was going to cost, at least, £80. so, i've saved money, haven't i... right?
lol,
you're sounding like my mum now :)


> i'm still waiting for the other tablet (motion) to arrive ... maybe the motion one will get sold???

from the looks of the motion one it might be hard to let go of it - keep us updated...

nudone:
will do.

hopefully, i'll be able to do a decent comparison between the machines. i only went for the motion tablet because i'd seen a review saying it was the natural replacement for the tc1100. so, it will be interesting to see how they compare - ignoring their hardware age difference i suppose.

nudone:
still waiting for the motion le1700 to arrive - starting to get a little concerned over that (not heard from the selller, yet).

the cheap tc1100 has arrived. i can now see why it was so cheap. it looks like someone has built it out of scraps bits of hardware lying around - or they've never once put it inside a padded case. it works but it's pretty useless - the power socket is too temperamental and for some strange reason it doesn't work with the keyboard from the previous (dead) tc1100. also the case is very battered and the screen has a few lengthy scratches.

so, it looks like i'm going to have to dismantle both tc1100s and try and build a "good" machine out of them. i'm not looking forward to it so i think it will be a project i'll just forget about for a few months - or years.

hopefully the motion le1700 will be so amazing i won't even care about the money wasted on the tc1000s.

nudone:
i spoke too soon. the motion le1700 has just arrived.

i'll try to do a proper review/comparison this week - but, so far, i'm pleased with what i've seen (not too sure about the brightness of the screen - a bit dull). it feels quite light for its size, quiet and the pen accuracy appears to be better then my wacom cintiq (i always thought my wacom cintiq had lousy pen accuracy - for a specialist machine it is downright pathetic).

anyway, i'll try not to blow it up with an external dvd drive and then i'll report back in a few days.

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