What touchpad device to get?

[Blade]

Hi,

I am wondering what touchpad device is the best to get based on (cost, ability, etc). I do not want to pay a fortune for it, but I want it to be able to control the devices in my house.

I appreciate any feedback.

[collegeboyslive]

look on ebay for the fujitsu 3400

you can get them for around $500, a good tablet,400 mhz system with a nice touch screen and can handle win 2000. I use several of them

[scaleste]

Does the screen respond to touch or is it limited to a pen input?

[bruce l]

Check out the touch screen forum on this board. There are several lower priced options lately. Prolly the most promising is the $225 Kiosk PC - several have it and it works good for touchpad interface.

[Phill]

Blade.

I wanted touchscreen type functionality but didn't want anything too obtrusive. So I went for PDA (with built in wirelees) and I'm very impressed with the results. Clearly it lacks in size compared to a proper touchscreen but it has the advantages of:-
o needing no installation (you just plug in the power and go)
o You can pick it up and roam
o Works with pen or finger
o Supports Touchpad skins
o Can offload some of the processing i.e. Outlook on pda for email
o High WAF (It's become "My PDA")

Just my 2 penny worth.

Phill

[bruce l]

Phill - what PDA do you use ? How long can you use it before you have to recharge it. I've read wireless eats batteries in most devices in about 2 hours max.

[johnquirk]

I use an DELL AXIM X3i. It's a great little device, light, thin and responsive. Bettery life is a bit of a problem, 3 hrs is probably a little ambitious, but I find that I only need it for a few minutes at a time, then it's back in its cradle.

JQ

[Phill]

Bruce.

I leave the PDA docked most of the time so battery life isn't an issue. It's the HP4100.

Phill

[aboyce]

Yeah

But what about a good old Pronto.