Want to replace my T5010

[Forever_Melody]

My wonderful T5010 is nearing it's dying days and I'd like to replace it

Here's the FAQ filled out:

General Questions.

1. What is your budget?
At the moment not sure but probably going not above 2000$CAD (that's if I can get my loan).

2. Would you consider purchasing used/refurbished?
Yes.

3. Do you prefer a Slate, Convertible or Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC)? Convertible is my preference.

4. What size Tablet PC would you prefer?
Small and light ~ 5" to 8.9"
Compact ~ 10"
Mainstream ~ 12.1"
Large ~ 13.3"

Bigger the better so Mainstream or large.

5. Which country do you intent to purchase from?
Canada

6. Do you have any preferences to brand loyalty or dislikes?
Not particularly no.

7. How many hours battery life do you require?
As much as possible, but not too fussy as average battery lives on computers these days meet my needs.

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

9. Do you have an OS preference?
Windows 7.

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

10. Do you intend on playing Games? If so please list.
Probably not no as I doubt any tabletPC has much gaming capabilities, but if there is one sure I'll take it for the performance boost .

Screen Specifics

1. What resolution do you prefer?
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.

2. Do you require the screen to be readable in sunlight?
Not a priority.

3. Do you prefer your display to be glossy or matte?
Don't care.

4. Do you require Touch? (without pressure sensitivity) (Which one: resistive or capacitive)
Capacitive touch.

5. Do you require a Pen? (with pressure sensitivity) (Which one: Wacom or N-Trig)
Yes a pen is a must with a Wacom digitizer (unless N-trigs have gotten substantially better than Wacoms which I doubt).


Component Specifics

1. What size Hard Drive and Memory do you require?
Don't care

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)?
It'd be nice but not a priority.

It's pretty generic, but for the most part I want the best pen digitizer available for tabletPCs within my price range. I'm not expecting intuos4 levels (as initial research has shown me that's not available at the moment), but the best level I can get would be preferable.

Thanks in advance

[Hattori Hanzo]

So, why is the T5010 dying?
Mechanical problems, performance too weak...?

Knowing why you're not happy with your T5010 anymore or why it is dying might help a ton recommending you something.

[dceggert]

FM,
Have you considered replacing it with the replacement for the T5010...the T900 or T901?

I believe with the Dell XT3 dying before it was released, which was to be the only other 13.3" screen, the only 13" screen machine is the T90x series from Fujitsu. Also, the XT3 was likely to have had an N-trig digitizer. It sounds as though you are in tune with Wacom so that one would be out even if it were released.

The next larger screen that I am aware of would be the Thinkpad X220T at 12.5". That unit is configurable in any way shape and form and comes with a Wacom digitizer as well.

[Forever_Melody]

So, why is the T5010 dying?
Mechanical problems, performance too weak...?

Knowing why you're not happy with your T5010 anymore or why it is dying might help a ton recommending you something.

Hardware failure really (dead mobo). I was quite happy with it I just figure it's time to upgrade is all

[Hattori Hanzo]

Well, then I second what dceggert said and also point to the T900 and T901.

[Zero]

I hated the T901 , it was so loud compared to my T5010 and it would be a PITA to upgrade the CPU on it.
YMMV though...

BTW my T5010 uses a T9550 CPU and it ran much cooler than the core i5 I had in my T901.