Touchpad writer (i'll explain...)

Ok i think i made a big mistake in buying an e1505 for college since it just stays in my dorm and i'm still using old school notebooks to write notes. shoulda picked up a cheap tablet and a desktop but too late now. Wondering if it was possible to temporarily convert the touchpad into some sort of artist pad so I can draw symbols, formulas, etc after typing with the keyboard. Possible?

 

To my knowledge, it's not possible. If it is, it would be incredibly awkward. However, I do see two far-superior solutions:

1) Buy a writing tablet. One place has them on sale (you can split the cost if you know someone else who wants one): http://dealnews.com/deals/Wacom-Dir...pen-tablet-get-the-2-nd-at-50-off/132580.html

2) Better yet, type. That's one of the big reasons I bought a laptop. I can type much more quickly than I can write, and I can copy my notes directly into essays. I assume that fact about typing speed to be true of nearly everyone on the forum. I have a Lenovo, and I specifically asked professors and peers whether they noticed my typing; no one did. Your keyboard is also a bit quieter than mine, which means it should be still less bothersome. It seems to me that this would be much better than ... writing - so ... 20th century.

Good luck

 

Unfortunately, typing doesn't work so well and doesn't move so quickly when you're taking Differential Equations and have about twenty integrals, 30 greek symbols, and 50 fractions in one problem. That's where tablets really come in handy. Thus being why my engineering school is requiring every incoming freshman next year to purchase a tablet PC. I would love to have one if it weren't for the fact that they had crappy GPUs.

 

I'm HEAVILY looking into this unit: http://www.adesso.us/product_details.asp?dept_id=124&pf_id=KA33CYBERPAD

It's cheaper elsewhere, but that's the gist of what it is. You can use any legal pad to write on AND you can plug it into your notebook via USB and take the paper off and use it as a drawing pad! Very cool stuff...and the accuracy looks incredible.

I have another thread going on this somewhere, search under my name "MadDog31" for it.

 

notebook paper is cheaper and just as effective in my view when you're writing all that complex stuff. and when windows or your computer breaks you still have your notes.

 

that thing looks friggin sweet

 

I've been notebooks since i was a kid, and they're pretty good, until they start disintegrating. Pencil smears, pages tear, etc, etc. Thought having a laptop would fix all that, but it didn't work out too well for me, especially since all my classes are math or science. just hate my laptop sitting in my dorm all day.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=1559616&postcount=6

That's the post I made with a couple of other links. They have a great software available too that converts it into OneNote...very nice stuff.

 

I don't blame you man...I'm gonna be taking some accounting and Math soon, along with some science and a notebook may not help that...unless I can use that Cyberpad and digitize them.

And back them up so when Windows crashes, I'm covered. Backups backups backups.

 

why not just use paper and pen? Can't say I ever wanted a tablet for taking notes.

I found the laptop useful for doing group work. Everyone could meet in the union or library or a frat house or something and all work at their laptop, not crowded around one laptop or desktop in someone's room.