Okay, both the Gateway and Toshiba tablet took Win7 just fine. Both of them had the same Intel video chip and needed the funky XP driver hack linked in the last post. I've bought secondary backup batteries for both PCs and done rundown tests.
Both of them are sufficient for what I want to do, and I've modded the mounting cradle that I made to accept either one of them.
In the end, the Gateway is the better computer, with about 1.5 times the battery life, better construction, weighs less, smaller outer dimensions, etc. But its screen has the problem of having a hazy appearance when viewed off-axis on my side (Vixy's side is fine).
I'm thinking the Toshiba will be the main performance PC and the Gateway will be the backup. Tomorrow will be the first Vixy & Tony rehearsal with this system, and we'll see how the Toshiba holds up. If all goes well, this Saturday will be our first performance together with it as our band.
Dignan asked for some up close shots, so, they are attached. Enjoy!
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Description: Shot of the entire system including the laptop, mic stand, PVC cradle, and bluetooth page turner pedal.
Description: Close up of the mounting cradle assembly. The PVC sheet is stuff you get at Tap Plastics and heat with a heat gun to shape it. The clamp holding it to the mic stand is cannibalized from an iPad mic stand mount.
Description: The songbook software in action, displaying a song on the screen in green-on-black mode (color options are editable in the software).
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