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Best note-taking setup with tablet and keyboard?
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Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 3, 2014 at 01:51 AM
I just posted the following request on the Donation Coder forum, but I’d welcome any suggestions from members on this forum as well.
I’m wondering if there are any Android or Windows alternatives for a tablet + external folio keyboard + note-taking app to what I’m currently considering (iPad Air + ZAGG Keys Folio):
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=36927.0
Posted by Gorski
Jan 3, 2014 at 01:49 PM
Doesn’t meet all of your requirements but it uses the Apple wireless keyboard, which I love and sometimes use to take notes on my iPhone.
Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 3, 2014 at 02:11 PM
Mark wrote:
>Doesn’t meet all of your requirements but it uses the Apple wireless
>keyboard, which I love and sometimes use to take notes on my iPhone.
>
>http://www.nimblstand.com/
Thanks, Mark, that is pretty cool! In fact originally I bought my Apple Wireless keyboard to work with my iPad 1, but I liked it so much that I ended up using it with my PC. However, because it’s paired with my PC, it’s a pain to unpair it and then repair it with the iPad every time, I stopped using it with the iPad. So I’d need to by a second Apple keyboard just for this.
I also note that they have a bit of a problem with the iPad Air, though they do offer a free fix:
http://www.nimblstand.com/collections/ordered-3-sku-colllection/products/ipad-air-sustainability-kit
Posted by jaslar
Jan 4, 2014 at 01:50 AM
My favorite setup is an iPad and Logitech keyboard (it lays flat over the iPad and forms an aluminum cover).
But I’ve also been using a Nexus 7 and and old bluetooth Think Outside fold-up keyboard (which I bought to work with the old Nokia tablet). Very small, highly portable. Software: Simplenote.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Jan 6, 2014 at 02:01 PM
You might want to take a look at the Asus Transformer Book T100, a 10” tablet with keyboard combo which is available at astonishingly low prices in the US and UK. It’s been reviewed very favourably, and I’ve played with one in John Lewis in the UK. It’s got a cramped but very capable keyboard, a good screen and runs quite quickly (on Windows 8.1). I’m contemplating one myself, except I’ve just found the base model of the new Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 range for an equally amazingly low price, and I like the sound of it (it’s a notebook, but “not as we know it, Jim..”).
But the T100 looks extremely tempting, I must say. Apparently it’s the third best-selling PC at the moment, after two of Google’s Chromebooks (yes, really!). Oh, it also has a very impressive battery life, and the tablet bit only weighs about 560g, which is pretty light.
Cheers,
Bill