Tabletology reviews Electrovaya Scribbler SC 3100, Part 1: the basic setup
Posted by Olga Kits under Tablet PC Reviews , Electrovaya Scribbler SC 3100
Toronto based Electrovaya sent us a review unit of their Scribbler SC 3100.
How we evaluate this piece of hardware is greatly influenced by our experiences of the HP TC1100. For the past two years we have developed a close relationship to our TC1100s and it has been interesting to see this new (temporary) Tablet-PC-Sibling alongside the beloved TC1100.
If you have read this blog even for a minute you know that we have mostly enjoyed our TC110s. They have done their jobs well. The greatest disappointment has been HP’s discontinuation of this particular model which we have addressed here, and here, here, and here. If only Mark Hurd and Patricia Dunn had paid a bit more attention to further developing this model, they may not have had to testify in Congress, not to mention being indicted (Dunn only). Boardroom power plays take away from what is really important to us, the end-users–not to mention that it is quite boring (if one is not involved, at least!).
Ok, but somehow Electrovaya intuited that perhaps the day would come when we’d be in the market for another tablet. And like all TC1100 owners, we’re faced with making the leap some day. In the absence of hybrids, will it be convertible or slate for our next Tablet PC?
Back to the Scribbler:
Here is the basic rundown on the goods we received:
- Electrovaya Scribbler SC 3100 slate
- eraser pen
- keyboard
- docking station
- wire stand
- portfolio bag
- software including recovery cd-rom set
We forgot to ask for the outdoor viewing screen! Rats!
Our review unit had 1280 MB RAM and a 60 GB hard drive
Some features of the Scribbler:
- 12.1 inch XGA TFT 32-bit colour with 180 degree viewing angle
- dual array microphone
- intel centrino 1.6 GHz processor with 2 MB L2 Cache
- Integrated Biometric Device for Finger Print Sensor
- intel 802.11 a/b/g wireless network card
- Optional outdoor viewable screen
- superpolymer lithium 75Wh battery
According to our Wildflowers of Nova Scotia book, that’s a New York Aster keeping the Scribbler company on the estate of Melville Manor.
So those are the facts. The hard-nosed hardware features of the temporary tablet-PC-Sibling to our TC1100s.
Coming next: our impressions and experiences. In the blogosphere, ever so much more interesting than facts!
