As I already know who I am voting for this election, I chose
not to attend the political debate. Instead I thought I would inspect the
hardware on show at the PBTech stall. One device caught my eye in particular
and that was the Asus
8” tablet with intel atom processor and a stylus.
Since I have been using a tablet this year and it has been
an integral part of my teaching, I am keen to see what is out there at an
affordable price. While I would not use the Asus table myself, I immediately
saw the potential for it as a student device.
Why is it not a teacher device? It is too small. Teachers
type a lot and require a large keyboard and screen for things such as reports.
The Surface Pro 3 satisfies these requirements and also has an accurate stylus
for handwriting.
However, as a student device, perhaps even a secondary
student device the Asus is spot on. Its size makes it portable. With an intel
processor it is able to run a full desktop version of Windows. And most
importantly in my mind it has a pen/paper accurate stylus which allows the user
to write with their palm resting on the screen. Combined with Microsoft
OneNote, and a price of $520 + GST, this makes for a formidable competitor to
any other tablet on the market.
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