20 Jan
2018
20 Jan
'18
3:45 p.m.
said Thierry de Coulon:
. . .
| I don't like touchpads and the Surface Pro 2's was driving me mad, so I
| searched for a 2 in 1 with a track point or similar, and found the
| Toshiba z20t (it does have a touchpad too, if you like).
|
| The model I got (for £300 on ebay) is the Z20t-B-113. As far as I can
| say everything works out of the box: Touchscreen, stylus, keyboard
| (except the FN special keys), touchpad (which I deactivated), track
| point, suspend and hibernate (from tde powersave menu).
|
| The machine uses an Atmel touchscreen (that can be controled with
| xrandr) and a Wacom pen digitizer (which can be controled with
| xsetwacom).
. . .
Fascinating -- I'd go for one forthwith were my entire experimental budget
not tied up in the Planet Computers Gemini, which I am to receive Real
Soon Now. As we wait for it to ship, the rumors are getting crazier and
crazier; the one thing that I know it lacks (that I wish it had) is some
sort of Trackpoint-like pointer control; instead, it's pure touchscreen,
which means I'll be developing new skills in keyboard navigation (thanks
in part to answers gotten here).
If it doesn't work out as I hope, I'll be in the market for the Toshiba.
--
dep
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