In need of a good, portable word processing device

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Bah. Netbook?

by R. Proffitt - 2/18/12 7:40 PM

In Reply to: In need of a good, portable word processing device by Pesmerga515

Since you want it only for word processing and the price at 100 to 200 bucks you are forced into a machine that I can't stand to use for very long.

Sorry, but at this price point there is nothing in the market for you.
Bob

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Suggestions for portable word processing device

by Saffron345 - 4/3/12 5:02 PM

In Reply to: In need of a good, portable word processing device by Pesmerga515

I understand why you want such a device. I really wanted something like this in college, and even after college I spent years looking for a cheap, portable, distraction-free word processor with a long battery life. PDAs, tablets, and smartphones had too many features and weren't designed with serious writing in mind. (I wanted a full-sized keyboard.)

I bought a portable keyboard called the QuickPad, which offered basic text-only word processing and simple spreadsheet data entry. I think the company may have gone out of business. I still use the QuickPad sometimes, but ultimately the low price of netbooks won me over, and I now do most of my writing on a netbook with a distraction-free word processing program. If you want to go this route, try installing Q10 (http://www.baara.com/q10/) or FocusWriter (http://gottcode.org/focuswriter/).

If you still want a portable, dedicated word processing device, try the AlphaSmart Neo (http://www.neo-direct.com/default.aspx) at ~$160. A pricier option, with more compatibility with other common office suites, is the Dana (also from AlphaSmart and available at the same site), at $350.