I do a lot of reading and writing with my PC. How is text performance? Are letters sharp and black?
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Yes! I use it as my main monitor, and it sits at the back edge of my desk so I can use the front 2/3s for writing and studying. I can read everything comfortably at a long distance at a smaller font setting.
1544328
Absolutely. It's a really great monitor and I'd be more than willing to buy more from this company in the future. I use it for gaming and it provides stunning detail.
1382539
It is very nice for reading, which is the my main use for this tablet, but for heavy work I have a Surface Pro 3.I used to own a Surface RT and Surface 2. Comparing with those for reading is more suitable and you can run legacy apps.
551998
Of course it does. You just have to set it to "black" only in the printer driver software.Otherwise how will it know it's only text?
556122
Hi,I haven't had any issues with that so far. Keyboard seems responsive. I typed 2/3 of an article and had no problems.
1813804
It's really good. I haven't noticed any difference between indoor and outdoor readability quality. I frequently use the automated adjusted screen backlit setting.
1276210
The most simple answer is no. But, for the very small difference in text quality and the very large difference in price it is in my opinion the best value for the money.
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The keys are really quiet, it will take time to get used to it though since the layout of the keys are not like any other keyboards. I catch myself hitting the \ key when I want to delete a letter, but all in all I like it and am sure others will as well.
1795443
Yes! i LOVE it. While the onscreen keyboard was OK for short notes, it was way too slow for anything longer. Having this keyboard was one of my favorite upgrade features.
2192147
On full brightness, I can surf the web, listen to music, and type a Word document for nearly 2.5-to-3 hours. Battery life is excellent for casual computing.
2280444
Its pretty good, its not fully black and white but nice. Specially when reading in a darker place and with the device light on.
1569560
I bought mine because my computer's wi-fi stopped working, and I also do a lot of writing. Mine worked with no problems. Writing, in particular, is not as heavy as say, heavily graphics-heavy gaming. So for that, you should be just fine. As well as for most gaming, mind you, except perhaps the most intense.
2237440
It works well. It is better for text but acceptable for photos. It is very easy to use.
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I use this computer for many uses, one of which is graphics work with the GIMP (gnu image manipulation program) which is similar to Photoshop (in both capabilities and requirements). This computer can easily run the program, and has enough ram to open/edit good sized documents, but will lag on big files or if you run a processing task of any magnitude. Simpler processing tasks like adjusting brightness and contrast work fine, but lag on big images to the point that it is (slightly) annoying if you use the active preview. I also have a powerful home- built desktop, and it's greater speed is both noticeable and welcome after using the laptop. Short answer: it will work fine, but it is the minimum, more power would be ideal if photo work is your focus. If you only edit photos occasionally, this laptop should perform fine. Disclaimer: I cannot speak on the software aspect of the computer(win8) and how much power it consumes, as I wiped the hard drive immediately after the computer arrived and replaced win8 with Ubuntu 13.04
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Stylus is one of the best features. I am using it to write this now. Translation accuracy depends on the apps you are using. I tried using SNote but it was a bit laggy and it had trouble recognizing my extremely sloppy handwriting. I use One Note now to handwrite notes, then transcribe them using the on-screen Windows Stylus keyboard, which is very accurate even for my handwriting. The Slate 7 SPen also works with this, if you like using a pen-sized stylus and an eraser.
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Using the stylus and/or touch is pretty much like using a mouse, so yes, you should be able to highlight text. I don't recommend you use the pencil tool in Acrobat though; it doesn't deliver good performance with a stylus pen.
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it comes in light and bold black some letters are faint and other can read very good. I love it, has actually more room in it than my old one. and the price is great. almost bought at at fundraiser for $300.00 someone out bid me. so was happy to find it at $150.00. I think you will be pleased.
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I have. Yes, it worked ok ... I found I tended to move slowly on it because it's a pretty bouncy movement for typing, but at least you're moving a bit. I tended to use it when I was reading.