** Interest declared **
The tablets that we currently use in our PowerBoxes are the Sahara 1440 (also known as
Paceblade 200m series)
The PowerBox 5 has 75m VESA mounting points, and the PowerBox 6 has 100mm. We
normally put Daessy plates on them, using the VESA holes.
Paul Hawes
Date sent: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:15:25 -0000
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From: Simon Judge <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: tablet PC recommendations
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> Hi Paul,
>
> We have got one of these:
> http://www.rugged-systems.com/p/Tablets/0014.htm
>
> Which is great and properly rugged, EXCEPT, the mounting adaptation it
> comes with (for VESA mount) is big and cumbersome. We are going to
> have a quest to find a tablet (rugged) that has the VESA/other
> mounting points built in... (any help happily received!).
>
> It does strike me, though, that you are talking about an AAC device
> (i.e. one with the mounting built in), there are a few mid-format ones
> now.
>
> Another option would be to mount the laptop down low and just mount a
> second screen up high... (e.g. a Lilliput screen).
>
> Let us know how you get on/what you go for.
>
> Simon
>
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> Subject: tablet PC recommendations
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> Can anyone recommend a good Tablet PC?
>
>
>
> It's for a pupil with a spinal injury who uses a chin joystick very
> effectively. He has a 15" laptop mounted on a trolley which works well
> when he's static but we want a smaller, lighter, wheelchair-mounted
> option - the screen needs mounted high up and if we used the laptop he
> wouldn't see anything else. I was thinking a tablet PC would be ideal.
> He would be using it for games, writing, internet and maybe ECS.
>
>
>
> Any thoughts folks?
>
>
>
> Paul
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