Laptop For PPT - Tablet or Regular?

[IC_Clearly]

I am looking for suggestions for a laptop for making PPT presentations. I
have never owned a tablet, but it seems it might be well suited for a small
group (4 or 5). By twisting the screen around the audience's view will not
be blocked by keyboarding.

Any thoughts or suggestions on a traditional vs tablet in this situation
would be appreciated.

Thanks.

IC

 

[Troy @ TLC Creative]

I do not have a tablet, but am not opposed to them. The major points to
consider would be:
- Screen size (if not outputing to a projector)
- Video/graphics card (should be minimum of 32 megs dedicated vram (not
shared memory))
- Processor (pentium 4 or centrino)
- Fan noise (again very important for small, non-projector presentations)

For either a swivel pad will be a valuable asset to have (ie.
www.coolpad.com).

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Best Regards,
Troy Chollar
TLC Creative Services, Inc.
troy at tlc creative dot com
www dot tlccreative dot com
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A Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
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[IC_Clearly]

Anyone have any suggestions for this?

Thanks.

IC

 

[Sonia]

Troy and Steve provided replies. Did you not see them? Maybe you're accessing
a server that doesn't keep replies very long. Try clicking here:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Tushar Mehta]

I have two Toshiba tablets, both acquired so that presenters can write
on the PP slides.

I don't see how a tablet would help a small group avoid 'blocking by
keyboarding,' but then I don't understand what that means.

The way we use a tablet PC is to connect it to a projector like any
other laptop. I just make sure we have enough space at the back of the
tablet so we can tilt the screen back (I put something to ensure the
screen is not accidentally pushed so far that something goes wrong).
Now the presenter can write on the screen and the audience gets to see
what s/he is writing.

This has been very effective even with people who swear they are techo-
phobic.

The down side with the tablet is that you cannot have presenter view and
write on the screen at the same time. Which means I (and others) have
to have our cheat sheets (presenter notes) printed and the audience gets
to observe as I paw through them.

The other down side is the cost. I don't know about current costs but
when I bought the tablets my unscientific guess was that the price
premium for the tablet capability was around $800.

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Regards,

Tushar Mehta
www.tushar-mehta.com
Multi-disciplinary business expertise
+ Technology skills
= Optimal solution to your business problem
Recipient Microsoft MVP award 2000-2005

 

[IC_Clearly]

Thanks much for everyone's reply. By the way, I did not see Troy and
Steve's reply until I visited the link Sonia gave me.

I am going the standard laptop route and look for a remote.

Thanks again!

IC

 

[Sonia]

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[IC_Clearly]

Thanks much.

ic

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