dose one of these exist ? because i need one

[bambikyle]

hi . i am goingon holiday soon and i wanted to write my book on the journey there and back .
i know i could hand write but my hand writing and spelling is really bad lol and it would be much easyer if i had somthing techy lol

is there anything (other than a laptop ) that is small , longlasting (without been pluged in ), and has somethiing like microsoft word software on it ,, and has a qwerty keyboard ?
thanks

[ChuckFickens]

A netbook?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbook

http://www.comet.co.u...-D255E-Netbook/710059
(for example)

and there are several options for word processor software that are free and they'll be more than suitable for most needs.

[woofgang]

Ipad

[SlackAlice]

I know it's old fashioned but I've got a HP PDA. which goes everywhere with me. I often use that to write notes etc. It also keeps my diary and contacts up to date when I sync it with my pc as well.

[bambikyle]

somthing not mac and not net book . it only needs to be able to write

[Beswad]

Have you looked into a retro Psion PDA? Those devices are LCD screen and battery life is very good.

[bambikyle]

thanks bestwad , thats wat i was looking for :)

[Fitzer]

Why not a netbook though, I've had various Psions over the years and the file conversion can be a bit buggy at times and I don't think they're supported any more (leastways the Psion7 etc. aren't). I suppose if you're looking for a smaller form factor the the Psion 5 series would fit the bill but typing large amounts on them can be frustrating, depends how big your hands are. Pretty sure all of the original Psions use a serial cable to connect to computer so you may want to factor that in as well. As I said, I loved and used Psions from the 3 onward but everything else stopped working nicely with them :-(

[ChuckFickens]

I can't understand why not a netbook either, it excatly matches your requirements of small, longlasting, has something like word and a qwerty keyboard and I can't think of much else that will match it as closly.

[woofgang]

ditto an ipad.....

[bednobs]

blackberry?

[bambikyle]

ipad rubbish , notebook too costly, considerin i just bought a £400 laptop , i found somthing though thanks anyway

[johne1892]

Might sound crazy but why not use a dictaphone to record everything you need to then type it up when you get back? Will be much smaller and easier to carry and not take up much time on your hols.

I even know a company who will type up dictaphone essays for you if you feel that lazy!

[Philtaz]

I too was thinking along the lines of a dictaphone. Loads to choose from. Personally I use my iPod Touch with a microphone attachment. Hours and hours of recording time.

[bazwillrun]

record it orally ie dictaphone or an mp3 player that can also record or any recording device that will produce a digital format file.
then use speech to text conversion software which i believe some dictaphones already come with.
or get a copy of dragon naturally speaking (the best IMO).
Superb conversion accuracy out of the box .

Even with having to make corrections it will still be a ton of time quicker than typing it all out.
Probably no slower than proof reading /spell checking