SolidTek DM-L2 DigiMemo L2 8-1/2-by-11-Inch Digital Notepad by Solidtek
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Digital camera reviews of SolidTek DM-L2 DigiMemo L2 8-1/2-by-11-Inch Digital Notepad
Digital camera Review: Great digital notepad for college, can easily be used with Linux
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this a few months ago and I think it is a great product. I bought the Digimemo the padfolio and also the Writing recognition software. The Digital notepad works great, I can draw and write and everything is captured in the internal memory card, or the SD card that you can put in the side slot.Best of all I can use it with LINUX, and it is much easier to use than with the windows software and I can use an image editor to do all sorts of things with my notes.(NOTE: must use third party software for linux)
As far as the writing recognition goes, I have sloppy hand writing so it didnt work that well with me but I am sure if you have neat handwriting it shouldnt be that big of a deal.
I use this for college and I think it is a much better alternative than a tablet pc because it doesnt draw that much unwanted attention from thieves since it looks like an ordinary notepad.
Digital camera Review: Great product, expect some improvement in the future
Summary: 4 Stars
I had earlier version (692) and this model (L2) is much better. I really like this product, and my colleagues are instantly impressed too. What I liked most is the in-line writing and tablet features. I plan to use this gadget to teach classes using the in-line feature so that I can have a complete copy of my classnotes in digital form for my own. Students will get the notes from my website as well.
I gave it a 4-star rating because of two issues:
1. There is no "erase" feature. I make a lot of mistakes when I write with a pen and I'd like to be able to correct them right away. If I were an engineer of Acecad, I'd make an "erasor" that erase mistakes on both paper and electronic copies simultaneously. The erasor could use the "liquid paper" to cover the mistakes on paper, and the tip sends the signal to do the same on the electronic copy. That should be easy to do.
2. The digimemo can't convert files to PDF directly.
I'd pay $100 more for the erasor feature, and $30 for the PDF conversion. I hope the Acecad CEO listens. Or, if some other commanies' CEOs listen, I'll switch.
Digital camera Review: Great tool but you need to understand its "personality"
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an update to my previous review of the DigiMemo L2. As it turned out my session with ACECAD tech support did not resolve my problem.
My DigiMemo L2 still did not work and I had to return to Amazon for a replacement. Well the replacement is much better but
with a few interesting issues that I am here to report.
1) First the pen and the notepad work very well as far as faithfully recording my hand writting. However one time I did had this
experience when I turned on the pad and I did not see my last full page of ink data. It showed that the page was blank.
Thus I thought it has lost my full page of data. So I went ahead and wrote on that "blank" page. But as I tried to open
that page on my PC I found that the old page was there with the new writting on top of it. But that was the only isolated
incident that have not repeated so far. In addition, when I wrote on the pad in the horizontal (landscape) orientation and it still
record my hand writing so that was great! I thought.
2) I also tested it out using the SD card and it worked just as well. I was worry that it would accept a SD card but I used a 2 GB one and it worked fine.
3) Next I tested it out with rechageable AAA batteries on the notepad and the store-bought button cell battery on the pen and it still work very
well. Also I am happy that I can buy the ink cartridges, paper pad, and both types of batteries for replacement at Office Depot...etc.
I think any ink cartridge that has the same length and diameter will work.
Regarding the software, I had these experiences to report:
1) when I tried to install the DigiMemo Manager Software using the DVD that came with this product my Mcaffee anti-virus software
detected a Artemis Trojan. I heard some review on here mentioned this but I was still a little sock when It happened to me. Because
of this I could not even run the setup program so I had to down load and install the software from online.
2) I have installed the software on both Window XP and 64-bit Window 7 and has some slightly mix results:
On an older version of Window XP, the DigiMemo Manager does not display the horizontal grid lines on the page at all.
I did not have this problem when I installed it on the more recent version of Window XP. Actually I did not mind this
because don't want the horizontal grid lines and I prefer a total white blank page. However it is interesting
to see inconsistent results like that.
Then after doing some tests,
I decided to run the antivirus scan on the Window XP machine. After the scan, I found that I can not even start the
DigiMemo Manager. I think the scan may have removed something that it considered security risk. So I had to uninstall
the software and reinstall it. Other than these problems I found that the software work very well on both window XP
and Window 7.
Regarding the On-Line writting feature, The User Guide said that if you have window 7, you have to run the software as administration
to activate the On-Line writting. Well I found that if I do that, I can not activate the on line writting. Maybe this part of the
User Guide is outdated?. But if I just click on the "On-Line writing button" then I was able to activate it. So in short, the software work fine
In both Window XP and 64-bit Window 7. However in Tablet mode, you have to turn the notepad in landscape orientation such that the
buttons are on top for it to work.
I wish SolidTek would fix this problem and also give the user the option to set the "grid lines" or turn it off all together.
Other than these issues I am very happy with the product. It work very well when it does work. However be warn that
this product is not idiot proof. It does require some patient you do need to treat it with respect and care.
More over I have not tried the handwritting recognition software so I can not comment on that. I plan to
try it and will report later.
Finally I have not used this thing long enough to know how well it will hold up over time. Other reviewers can give you that info.
However from my two weeks of experience I can give you these advices:
If you plan to buy this product, be prepare to return it when it does not work.
Thus I suggest you test the product out as soon as you receive it and return
it promptly to Amazon for a replacement, if it does work to your liking. Don't even bother with the ACECAD tech support.
If you are patient you will most likely receive one that will work from Amazon.
Also as I said, you need to treat this product with great care and respect. Make sure you read the user mannual
carefully and take care not to take any unneccessary risk. Make the batteries are always full for example.
One more thing. If you need to remove the batteries from the pad, make sure you backup all your data before you do that.
Otherwise you may lose all your data. Also if you update the software, you will need to uninstall the old one first.
Finaly I would buy some third party waranty.
By the way, I have read the reviews on a good number of other products that is similar to this one and I found
they all have some form of problems or another.
The DigiMemo fit my need well and I am very happy with how well it works when it does work.
OK I just got my Digit Memo a week ago. This is a tentative review. I am here to
report my experience with this device as time go on and I will update this review
and the rating as I have more experience with it.
OK When I placed the AAA battery in the Pad and the cell battery in the Pen, then
turn it on, I found this: As I started writting, I saw the pen Icon for a few
writting strokes and then I just don't see the pen Icon anymore. The pen Icon
displaying on the LCD is to indicate that the pad is recording your hand writting.
No matter what I tried, I just can not see the pen Icon. I tried altering the pressure on the pen tip. I tried taking the cell battery out of the pen and put it
back in. I tried turning the Pad off the switch it back on. Nothing! I just can not see the Pen Icon As I write.
So I called tech support and they are very nice. They asked to try the following:
1) Take the cell battery out of the pen
2) Turn on the Pad, remove the paper pad and put only one sheet of paper on the Digit memo Pad. Make sure the pad has a blank page Icon displaying.
3) Take the digit pen, with the battery removed and write something on it
At this point, I saw the pen Icon. Its weird because the battery is not in the pen.
4) then they asked to put the cell battery back in the pen and the paper pad back on the Digit Memo Pad and start writting.
As I did this last step, everything seem to work.
I am very happy at the moment and I am hoping everything will be smooth from here on. I will update this review and report any problem as I get them and how to resolve them If they can be resolved.
Digital camera Review: Happy...so far
Summary: 4 Stars
The DigiMemo L2 is a nice device if you don't have a tablet. I synch it up with MS OneNote and it works well. One of the bars on the battery level does not work but it is one of the middle ones so it doesn't really matter. So far, I am quite happy with the purchase.Digital camera Review: It didn't work
Summary: 1 Stars
I was so hoping this device would work.
it actually did initially but within 3 hours of using it over the course of 2 or 3 different times over a period of several weeks, it broke and i returned it. By broke i mean that it would turn on but then absolutely would do nothing, not even shut off.