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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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GBM InkShow: Axiotron ModBook Review Part 2 - Vista Bootcamp and VMWare

- Rob Bushway

InkShow_4In Part 2 of my Axiotron ModBook InkShow series, I take a look at how the ModBook performs as a Windows Vista based Tablet PC under Bootcamp and under VMWare's Fusion.

In short, Vista Bootcamp provided a near seamless slate tablet pc experience, with the added benefit of having 512 levels of pressure sensitivity and a built-in cd drive. Although a heavy slate Tablet PC, the ModBook performed wonderfully, and is a compelling solution for those needing to keyboard in OS X and ink in Vista using one machine. VMWare's Fusion was a different story, though. There was digitizer support via VMWare, so all inking was accomplished using the standard mouse driver. In addition, there was no TIP support. This VMWare installation was using the Bootcamp partition tested above. For my usage scenarios, I would be more interested in a VMWare solution that worked seamlessly rather than Bootcamp, so this was a disappointment for me.

Be sure to watch Part 1 where I tour the ModBook and review some of the software included with  the ModBook. In Part 3, I'll take a look at Apple's InkWell applications. I'll then wrap it all up with some closing thoughts.

 

 

 

 



Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:41:46 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Rob,
I am surprised there have been no comments about the first two parts of the ModBook Inkshow. Bootcamp looks pretty sharp on it. Like I told you before, I am looking for something that will do PC/OneNote by day, but OSX by night. The weight and heat may be a deterrent, but I will keep watching.

Thanks
Greg C
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 3:10:39 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Did you get a chance to try with 3rd party Ink input programs (Inker or RitePen) ?
Flip B
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:50:26 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
If you install the Penabled driver from Wacom, you can use all the pen tools in Vista, except for flicks and hold for right click.
Wally Rodriguez
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