TOPIC: Laptop, notebook,tablet

Mark;

... and on to the nest one.

.....

Cheers

That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. 

Dominic, is the hi res screen worth the extra cost? Xp being dropped from Microsoft for support, is Windows 7 the right choice for thhis unit? 2 gb ram? Thanks for your input. George

Hi George,

Welcome to the boards.

XP will be supported by Microsoft for another 2 years, they extended the deadline.

The HI res screen is nice and it's only $30 extra. Using the HIP coupon code and it's only $10. It's definitely not necessary though. Windows 7 works great. Get 2 gigs of ram if you like to take a ton of photos or if you're using the tablet for more than just Home Inspector Pro.

WOW you work late weekends!! What do you think about 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 7? Matt seems to think Windows 7 has a better touch screen mode. George

How incompatible is Windows 7 with existing programs. I run five or six programs at a time when I'm doing my report. Some of these are old programs and I have no inclination to upgrade every one of them to Windows 7 (if that's necessary).

I was told by a computer rep that was using a tablet in a store I was visiting that Windows 7 professional will run XP compatible programs without any problem.

Is there any problems encountered with running XP on seven?

George, I'm always working late 64 bit is faster for certain applications, on others it'll be the same. For HIP you won't notice much of a difference as it's efficient to start with. Windows 7 does have a better touch screen interface, especially if you get Professional or higher.

David, I've only heard of a few guys having problems. If you purchase Windows 7 Professional or higher, it actually includes a virtual copy of XP that can be downloaded at www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx which ensures that you'll have no problems.