digitizer

If you rely on your local Best Buy when purchasing a computer or you’re a Mac user, chances are you’ve never even heard of a Tablet PC (TPC).  Mac users aren’t completely out of luck and I’ll speak to that later in Part IV of this five-part series. TPCs are however godsends for the vertical markets they apply to, and I believe writers are one of them, if only they knew the advantages.

What is a Tablet PC? In short, a Tablet PC is a computer that allows for a third input device – a digitizer. We’re all familiar with the keyboard and mouse for inputting information into our computers. But what about a digitizer? A digitizer is used like a pencil or pen and allows the user to draw directly on the screen producing “digital ink”.  A TPC allows for all three - keyboard, mouse, and digitizer.

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