So far this sounds like it will fit my requirements. What is the batt life like and do you have to have a charger or does it charge via usb?
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2019, at 3:41 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a Microsoft surface that I bought to resolve the very problem you have > (the too big and heavy one, not the having to downsize to make my wife happy > one). > > I have a smallish "personal item" sized bag (my wife calls it my "murse") > that I keep all of the things I might need during a flight, such as phone > charger, usb cables, pencils, etc. This fits nicely in there and doesn't > take up too much space. > > Overall, it's a similar size to a tablet, and can be used that way as well. > It also runs normal windows stuff, so you can probably run solidworks. You > may actually find that the stylus pen you can get for the surface makes > certain solidworks operations easier, but that most likely depends on what > operations you are performing. > > On the other hand my wife just replaced her tablet with a new large Samsung > tablet which comes with a nice keyboard as well. Id have to look up the > model but for everything she does (email, support tickets, etc) it works > fine. But it isn't as nice to do actual work on as the surface. > > One last note about the surface. The tablet version uses an optional > magnetic snap on keyboard which can be removed. They have also released a > new version with a permantely attached keyboard. Im intrigued by this but > not completely convinced. > > >> On Sun, Sep 8, 2019, 11:45 AM Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: >> My wife is busy (for months) planning some travel for this fall. She told >> me I am not taking my laptop. Too big, too heavy etc etc. (I actually left >> it on a train at Heathrow once, had enough time to go catch that same train >> and found it.)But I digress. >> >> She says I can have an iPad. I acquiesce due to the fact that she micro >> manages these trips and I don’t have to do a thing. She likes it that way >> and I like it that way. I just go where I am told to go and I pay. She >> makes sure I have clean clothes and the proper tickets needed for travel as >> well as hotel rooms. It is actually pretty wonderful. She teams up with my >> UK son-in-law as he is like this too. >> >> But again, I digress. >> >> I know almost zero about iPads. I need a human size keyboard. Hopefully >> one with keys that physically move. I would like to be able to plug in an >> HDMI monitor too. Mouse? >> >> Dear Borg, what are my options? >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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