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My dream computer was a Fujitsu Stylistic ST-4110 w/ a Wacom stylus which I carried everywhere (along w/ a spare battery), and I had docking stations for it at
by WillAdams 4y ago
My dream computer was a Fujitsu Stylistic ST-4110 w/ a Wacom stylus which I carried everywhere (along w/ a spare battery), and I had docking stations for it at home, and at work, along w/ power supplies, so that I just dropped it in place and used it w/ an external keyboard and mouse. When mobile, it had a transflective display which allowed me to use it in full, bright, direct sunlight, so I used it as an ebook reader, and map reader (w/ a USB GPS).
I despair of replacing it --- these days I have:
- a Samsung Galaxy Book 12 --- very nice machine, but the OLED washes out in bright sunlight, and I have to keep the drive full so that it won't update beyond Windows 10 build 1703 (Fall Creators Update breaks the stylus so that it won't select text, or draw in older apps such as Freehand)
- Galaxy Note 10+ --- wonderfully portable, I carry it places that the Fujitsu never would have gone, but again, the display doesn't work in the sun
- Kindle Scribe --- screen works great in sunlight, and it uses the same stylus technology as my other devices, so excellent synergy, but loading maps is a pain, and there's no GPS
- a Wacom One connected to my MacBook at my desk
I desperately want a computer which:
- has a daylight viewable display (this idea that one can out-bright the sun on a battery-powered device is just idiocy)
- has a nice stylus (Wacom EMR, the current generation is fine --- I suppose my next computer will be a Wacom Cintiq Companion, but that will use a different stylus technology than everything else)
- converts between tablet and laptop and desktop use -- I'll pay for a docking station if offered, or use one of the USB-C ones