Last month the notebook was officially retired from my mobile office. As you may recall this was attempted a while back with the investment into the Playbook when it was first released. The Playbook has been passed on to the family and it is still working well.
A couple of months ago, it was time to embrace another Tablet. Many of us would have chosen the iPad and I personally decided to not go this route. We have two iPad mini's at home and several iPad's on the AlphaKOR team as part of our mobile fleet.
I chose the HP ElitePad. The experience of using the ElitePad is similar in speed to the notebook. It is light, thin and with the docking station at the home office it is virtually the same overall. Using the same mouse, keyboard, monitor and printer with no major challenges when initially configured to the Tablet.
The Windows version is Windows 8 Pro and running all the same software applications. Internet browsing and the cloud applications all run very well.
Bringing just the ElitePad (and business cards) into a meeting is now routine. Notes are all taken electronically now and stored in the cloud. Proposals are on the Tablet, although bringing hard copies does help with the interaction at the boardroom table.
When meeting new companies, showing the AlphaKOR PowerPoint on the Tablet provides an excellent visual to our discussion. This helps with the interactive discussion when telling our story.
My only challenge is embracing the touch keyboard. Speed is the issue and it's me with the challenge! Learning how to transition from a touch typist on a keyboard to a touch typist on the screen. Any tips would or typing drills would be appreciated.
What Tablet have you invested in?
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