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I have been using a PPC (currently the hx4700) and an portege 3505 tablet pc. After purchasing an SP5 I am using the ppc a whole lot less but I do miss some of the functionality but not enough to carry the ppc as religiously as I once did. In fact I am now looking to get something smaller than the 3505 to replace the functionality of both it and the missing functionality provided by the 4700.
I may be different from the average consumer and to a certain extent the average ppc thoughts reader but I am willing to pay more to the functionality and portability that I need.
I have a desktop at work and at home. I need something portable for the inbetween desk moments. It won't be my only pc and therefore I can compromise on outright power. I need something that can surf, email, read rss feeds, run one note (tablet pc is must have for me) and the rest of office, and rarely portable video but I'm never going to use it for photoshop or other processor intensive activities. Currently the favoured options are Motion's LS800 and the Fujitsu 1510. The OQO doesn't cut it for me as the screen is just too small.
The comparison of cost to a budget laptop doesn't work for me but then a comparison to a desktop replacement laptop doesn't work me either. I don't care if what I need is close in cost to a 17" high powered CPU, and latest Nvidia GO gpu. The super laptop does not fulfill my needs.
If what we're seeing about Oragami is true it's very interesting. It appears to fit the evolution of my needs perfectly. The smartphone platform has reduced the need for PPC at the bottom end (and provides instant I feel I need it - for example to check an appointment) and this could replace my laptop at the top end.
Now I have been huge fan of the tablet pc since it was launched. It fits my professional life fully. I spend a great deal of my time either reviewing documents or taking notes in meetings. The tablet pc may not have been the huge success that was hoped but for me (and I would guess a lot of people in Microsoft which must have a similar role) it has been one of the greatest changes in the way I use a pc.
It could also explain why we're not seeing top end PPCs coming out with WM5. A top end PPC is going to stray into the range of the oragami and for my purposes is likely to be the poorer cousin.
Anyway roll on the start of March. I just hope they have a similar number of oems lined up to provide hardware as they had for the tablet pc launch.
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