address...
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Marty,
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We just implemented a mobile cart of Fujitsu tablets (model 14xx) this =
year. I'm very pleased with them. They feel more rugged than the =
Toshiba or IBM's that we had teachers piloting. But they don't seem =
clunky. The battery and charging needs work well with our schedules in =
that the cart gets used 2-3 periods a day. We ususally try get a little =
plugged in time before that 3rd class, but I believe, if pushed they =
could make it. I don't think they could be run all day without charging, =
though, if that is a need of yours.=20
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Problems? The internal microphones were "off" by default and there are =
several hoops to jump through to get them on. Several calls to tech =
support. And for some reason that I still haven't figured out, I had =
nearly 20% of the stylus (styli?) malfunction. Some times they would =
work if you hold in one of the click buttons on the side but some of the =
failures were completely unable to manipulate the computer. They would =
only select items on the desktop. A stylus from another computer or a =
spare on would work fine so the problem seemed to be with the stylus and =
not the computer. At any rate, they were covered under warranty but I =
had to go without until the new ones came. I now have a couple extras on =
hand.
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I hope this helps and I'd be very interested to hear from anyone else =
with stylus issues.
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sherry
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Sherry Ward
Director of Technology
Alexandria Country Day School
2400 Russell Road
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-837-1317 sward@acdsnet.org
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From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Marty =
Hankins
Sent: Thu 1/24/2008 2:52 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Fujitsu tablets
We are investigating tablet models for a 1:1 computer program for our
Middle School students and in addition to the old standbys of Toshiba =
and
HP, we are looking at Fujitsu. If you are currently using Fujitsu =
tablets
or are switching to Fujitsu from another brand, could you please let me
know about your experience and why you are switching?
Thank you.
Marty Hankins
Director of Learning and Technology
The Odyssey School
Stevenson, MD
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