> I had a Wacom once, as I mentioned, but in the move from
> MA to AZ I got rid of a lot of stuff, thinking I will not need
> this anymore. Since I did a lot of CAD work, 1980's using a
> microVAX, I don't remember having an issue with disjointed
> screen. Afterall, the mouse is disjointed already.
A mouse is a little different than a pen. We've developed an entirely
different hand-eye coordination skill with mice. Case in point is when
I'm writing down notes on paper. I have to LOOK at the tip of the pen
where it touches the paper. I cannot write well without looking at the
paper--it's a mess! Well, my handwriting is a mess either way, but I
cannot recognize ANYTHING I write if I'm not watching. But steering a
mouse around? No problem.
> I actually have no idea how the "pressure" of the pen will work
> for me. I have read that the recent Wacoms have a rougher
> surface to simulate paper, but that it wears out the nibs quickly.
> I'm suspect? that I may prefer smooth surface, but have no
> idea for sure.
I think I may have solved that problem. A generic plastic screen
protector (Wal-Mart has them) seems to have just about the right
amount of tip drag that the Wacom nib feels like a good quality ball
ink-pen. I am going to pick up another sheet for my CTE-440 as it
really improves the drag. My CTE-440's surface has worn enough
(scratches, etc., from throwing around in boxes) that I waxed the
surface. While the waxed surface helped preserve the nibs, it creates
a rather speedy surface.
> >As a compromise setup, I'm running Spacedesk on my computer and a
> >7-inch tablet.
> Can this be done with the Yoga?
Short answer is "absolutely". While the Yogas (two of them) are my
actual computers (the desktop is a video editing machine), so they
have the touchscreen built in. However, there are several ways to
"extend" the desktop onto another computer or device. So you could use
the Yoga as a writable surface for a desktop machine. That said, I
really need to get a full-screen protector for them as the nibs can
wear the surface.
The beauty of the YOGA is that you can rotate the screen all the way
around and turn it into a tablet.
> I do have a Lenovo Yoga. Never thought of trying that out.
> Not sure I can make it an extension to PS on the PC though.
> I like Samsung hardware but not the bloatware or restrictions.
> I'm also very suspicious of the Yoga, still trying to figure out
> how to completely reload windows from scratch to get rid of
> all the crap it comes with, and potential backdoors.
I haven't fully gutted and reloaded the second Yoga yet. My wife
hasn't completely adapted to the Macbook Air yet and occasionally
needs her old computer to do some things. I'm not entirely pleased
with its performance either. I like the size, but I'm tempted to get a
Microsoft Surface as the touch screen is massively better than either
of my Yogas and the form-factor is slightly better for my use.
I'm with you, though, on Apple. Nice computer and everything, but
there is just something off-putting about the Macs. And in all
honesty, in loading Office 365, NordVPN and other things, we've run
into repeated issues with the Macbook but not on the Windows machines.
Without the comparative of doing both at the same time, we would never
have known how much more difficult it is to get things to run on the
Macbook than on the Windows machines.
AG Schnozz
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