pc tablet to replace mouse?

[the_slayer]

Well i gave a trackball a go and decided it wasnt for me...

interested in trying a pc tablet... but i was wondering if anyone here has tried Genius tablets? they are a bit cheaper then the wacom ones... and i only want it for general pc use, not for graphic designing...

wanted to try and keep it down below AU$100... preferably closer to the AU$50 mark.

 

[lowteckh]

Thought it was tablet pcs, but same concept anyways. All I can tell you is.. after the initial Oo and Ahh you'll get very tired of having to move your hand around everywhere and be back with a mouse.

 

[the_slayer]

I have heard of people saying that it helped to get rid of their RSI... I would have thought because it gets rid of small repetitive movements...

that aside... anyone have any recommendations on the brands as mentioned above...? another one i have heard of is vista pad.

 

[TroyTalksNoMore]

I have a Tablet PC & a pc Tablet - RADICALLY different devices.

The Tablet PC is a laptop & you use a PEN shaped stylus to draw (or mouse) directly on the screen.

You see every line you draw on screen & it's fun for drawing & writing notes in longhand.
I also surfed with mine when in kinda' cramped spaces - like on a plane.

Eventually I used the touchpad more (remember it's a laptop config).
At my desk - I used a real mouse w/ the Tablet PC.

I gave my kid my Tablet PC last year and just bought a Genius 8"x6" pc Tablet.
I haven't used it much, but the one I got comes with a PEN shaped stylus for drawing & tiny mouse.

Both work very well, but it is way different than a Tablet PC.
On a Tablet PC - you SEE what you are drawing... as it happens.
On the pc Tablet, I have to get used to the disconnected visual again.

I got this to draw & it is just going to take time to get used again.
I had an (old) Wacom that was really small, & OK for mousing, but hard to draw on.

It is all about w/ YOU need & it sounds like you just want a better mouse.
I think if you have hand problems, get a small tablet so you don't have to move your hand much.

Have you thought about a keyboard with a touchpad on it?

 

[the_slayer]

sorry it is a tablet pc that i am talking about.

essentially to replace my mouse.

looked at the touchpads but i thought that a tablet pc would be better as it would give me a bit more room and i prefer the idea of using a pen as apposed to my finger like on a laptop.