look for obsolete slate/tablet for reading/notetaking

[desmondmobay]

General Questions.

1. What is your budget?
600

2. Would you consider purchasing used/refurbished?
yes

3. Do you prefer a Slate, Convertible or Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC)?
slate, but convertible could work

4. What size Tablet PC would you prefer?

compact or bigger, nine inches and above

5. Which country do you intent to purchase from?

usa

6. Do you have any preferences to brand loyalty or dislikes?

no

7. How many hours battery life do you require?

zero

8. What will be the primary usage scenario of this tablet? (Email/Web Surfing/Drawing/Word Processing/Entertainment/Notetaking etc)

reading pdf/txt/html, notetaking

9. Do you have an OS preference?

no

10. What software and tasks do you intend to run? (Microsoft Office or other Word Processing Suite/Photoshop/3D Studio Max/Autocad etc)

adobe reader
notepad++
maybe firefox

10. Do you intend on playing Games? If so please list.

no

Screen Specifics

1. What resolution do you prefer?

* XGA - 1024x768 ~ large and easy to read text and graphic icons but you fit less on the screen.
* SXGA - 1400x1050 ~ Small text and graphic icons which require good vision but the gain is a much larger screen. (no longer available new, must look for used or refurbished machines)
* WXGA - 1280x768 ~ has a wider usable area than XGA, ideal for viewing Spreadsheets and other programs that require desktop space. The mainly used resolution for new tablet PCs since 2008.

dont know. want to read pdfs comfortable without zooming or much sliding

2. Do you require the screen to be readable in sunlight?
See the above linked FAQ for guidance

no

3. Do you prefer your display to be glossy or matte?

id like it the same as whatever an lcd dell monitor's display is

4. Do you require Touch? (without pressure sensitivity) (Which one: resistive or capacitive)
See the above linked FAQ for guidance

yes, no preference between the two

5. Do you require a Pen? (with pressure sensitivity) (Which one: Wacom or N-Trig)
See the above linked FAQ for guidance

yes, no preference

Component Specifics

1. What size Hard Drive and Memory do you require?

harddrive: a couple of gig is fine
memory: probably a gig. enough to make pdf reading nonannoying

2. Do you require an Optical (CD/DVD) Drive to be built in?

no

3. Do you require ability to add a second Battery or Hard Drive (Modular Bay technology)?

no just adapter

Misc
1. Other non specific items ~ please add other items you require not covered above?

must have no ability to pickup wireless internet

2. Additional requests ~ anything other you wish to take into consideration?

just one that's good for dedicated reading and some note taking with a pen

[NamelessPlayer]

Only compact slate I can think of is the Motion LS800, but that has no finger touch. If you're just going to be reading documents when you're not taking notes, you could use the D-Pad to flip pages.