mattg Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 I was talking to a young doc a few weeks ago, and he mentioned that throughout med school and residency, he had one of those laptop things that are small and you can write on the screen like a notebook (lol obviously i'm not a big tech guy)... he said that he found it to be invaluable - for taking down notes, cases, etc (i.e. throughout the day, even in the hospital, which would be more difficult to do with a comp/keyboard)... does anyone know what I am talking about? lol, what are those things called? if so, does anyone have any idea which company makes the best (in terms of fair price, most accessible, good for this kind of use, and most trustworthy) or have any experience with them? Thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsci Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 tablet with stylus... ibm makes some, HP .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontariostudent Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 I was talking to a young doc a few weeks ago, and he mentioned that throughout med school and residency, he had one of those laptop things that are small and you can write on the screen like a notebook (lol obviously i'm not a big tech guy)... he said that he found it to be invaluable - for taking down notes, cases, etc (i.e. throughout the day, even in the hospital, which would be more difficult to do with a comp/keyboard)... does anyone know what I am talking about? lol, what are those things called? if so, does anyone have any idea which company makes the best (in terms of fair price, most accessible, good for this kind of use, and most trustworthy) or have any experience with them? Thanks:) They're called Tablet PCs. HP and other PC companies make them. I think one person in my class has one. At U of T you will not need to take notes on computer and I don't see a tablet as being very useful. In any event, I type faster than I can write so I don't see how a tablet would help. I think U of O has all their students use tablet PCs, but their curriculum is designed for it. You definitely don't need one for U of T. All your notes will be printed and given to you on a weekly basis, so the easiest thing to do is to write on the notes themselves. If you want to type notes, that is also possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatonekid Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 That sounds like a tablet. But I don't really consider them to be small. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_PC hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Are you referring to a PDA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted June 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 They're called Tablet PCs. HP and other PC companies make them. I think one person in my class has one. At U of T you will not need to take notes on computer and I don't see a tablet as being very useful. In any event, I type faster than I can write so I don't see how a tablet would help. I think U of O has all their students use tablet PCs, but their curriculum is designed for it. You definitely don't need one for U of T. All your notes will be printed and given to you on a weekly basis, so the easiest thing to do is to write on the notes themselves. If you want to type notes, that is also possible. Yea, I doubt they would be very useful for class note-taking. I think he may have been referring more so to taking notes when you are doing work in the hospital starting 3rd year and through residency (i.e. cases, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 They're called Tablet PCs. HP and other PC companies make them. I think one person in my class has one. At U of T you will not need to take notes on computer and I don't see a tablet as being very useful. In any event, I type faster than I can write so I don't see how a tablet would help. I think U of O has all their students use tablet PCs, but their curriculum is designed for it. You definitely don't need one for U of T. All your notes will be printed and given to you on a weekly basis, so the easiest thing to do is to write on the notes themselves. If you want to type notes, that is also possible. I also type faster than I write--and I don't have to decipher everything afterwards I'll be buying a netbook...a tiny little pink one. I would prefer that to a stylus and tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity28 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 If you want a small netbook, may I suggest the Ferrari netbook by Acer....it's gorgeous and fast...a little pricey for a netbook tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 If you want a small netbook, may I suggest the Ferrari netbook by Acer....it's gorgeous and fast...a little pricey for a netbook tho. I think the pink one I'm looking at is by Acer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 and i thought i wasn't a tech guy hehe I've done programming...but hardware isn't my thing; I got lazy when I married and left the IT up to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannn Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 You can try getting a bamboo tablet, not as precise as a tablet laptop, but allows for writing via special input pen http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/bamboo_pen.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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