Comments on: MacDayLA: Hands On With Axiotron’s ModBook http://mobodojo.com/2008/03/24/macdayla-hands-on-with-axiotrons-modbook/ Because its hard to spell. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tyler Regas http://mobodojo.com/2008/03/24/macdayla-hands-on-with-axiotrons-modbook/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Tyler Regas Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:26:58 +0000 http://mobodojo.com/2008/03/24/macdayla-hands-on-with-axiotrons-modbook/#comment-323 I did not see it running either, though I've had extensive experience with both Parallels and Fusion for the Mac running a range of different OS, including Windows XP. Performance, however, will be exactly the same on the ModBook as it is on the MacBook, not fantastic. The primary culprit here is the integrated GMA video from Intel. It uses shared RAM for half of the VRAM, and that's not fantastic. Its certainly passable, especially if you don't plan on running games or other CPU intensive applications in Windows. As for the pen sensitivity, its fantastic. Its pressure and speed sensitive, so you really have control over what you do on the tablet, much in the way you do a pen or a brush. If you are an artist, you will likely find the ModBook to be your answer to a portable art tablet which has unlimited storage and only needs one stylus to represent all possible pens, brushes, chalks, coals, paints, and what have you. Enjoy! I did not see it running either, though I’ve had extensive experience with both Parallels and Fusion for the Mac running a range of different OS, including Windows XP. Performance, however, will be exactly the same on the ModBook as it is on the MacBook, not fantastic. The primary culprit here is the integrated GMA video from Intel. It uses shared RAM for half of the VRAM, and that’s not fantastic. Its certainly passable, especially if you don’t plan on running games or other CPU intensive applications in Windows.

As for the pen sensitivity, its fantastic. Its pressure and speed sensitive, so you really have control over what you do on the tablet, much in the way you do a pen or a brush. If you are an artist, you will likely find the ModBook to be your answer to a portable art tablet which has unlimited storage and only needs one stylus to represent all possible pens, brushes, chalks, coals, paints, and what have you.

Enjoy!

]]> By: eliot http://mobodojo.com/2008/03/24/macdayla-hands-on-with-axiotrons-modbook/comment-page-1/#comment-319 eliot Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:09:26 +0000 http://mobodojo.com/2008/03/24/macdayla-hands-on-with-axiotrons-modbook/#comment-319 I was wondering if you saw the tablet working with parallels and win xp pro and the details that go with that. I am buying the Modbook from www.Axiotron.com and it uses a wacom tablet and the latest macbook. I want to get rid of two units (powerbook g4 & Motion Computing Tablet) and run everything on the Modbook. any guidance you have will be greatly appreciated. I am not too worried about the pressure sensitivity as 90% of my work is Real Estate and just getting signatures I was wondering if you saw the tablet working with parallels and win xp pro and the details that go with that. I am buying the Modbook from http://www.Axiotron.com and it uses a wacom tablet and the latest macbook. I want to get rid of two units (powerbook g4 & Motion Computing Tablet) and run everything on the Modbook. any guidance you have will be greatly appreciated. I am not too worried about the pressure sensitivity as 90% of my work is Real Estate and just getting signatures

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