SolidTek DM-L2 DigiMemo L2 8-1/2-by-11-Inch Digital Notepad

by SolidTek

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 11.5 x 2.8 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000LD25MC
• Item model number: DM-L2
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #2 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Touch Pads
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The SolidTek DM-L2 DigiMemo L2 8-1/2-by-11-Inch Digital Notepad is a stand-alone device that can digitally capture what you write and draw on regular paper--with no special paper or computer. The Digital Notepad remembers the strokes that you draw and when you are done, you simply plug the Notepad into your computer via USB and upload your notes. Then you will have both a digital and a paper copy. The included DigiMemo Manager software lets you easily view, edit, and organize your digital pages in Windows. The digital pages can be saved as BMP, JPG, GIF, or PNG formats. You can then easily share your digital pages with others, or highlight, annotate, and edit them.

When the pad is connected to a PC, it can function as a graphics tablet, with the writing on the paper and the writing on the screen synchronized. The DigiMemo L2 has a writing area of 8 by 11 inches and has 32 MB of built-in storage, with a CompactFlash memory card slot for expansion. The pad is light and thin, and isn't uncomfortable to hold or use. The battery of the pen can last about 14 months and the pad will last about 100 hours on four AAA alkaline batteries. The unit automatically shuts down after 30 idle minutes.

Product Description

Digital note pad that can digitally record your handwritten notes with ordinary paper. Larger writing area 8 " x 11", also will function as a graphic tablet when plugged into the computer. Write with actual inking pen on ordinary paper and will record for you both in hard and soft copy. Will also function as a graphic tablet when plugged into the computer. You can scan documents or forms with a scanner and insert as a background in the DigiMemo software. Great for form filling applications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

150 of 150 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very Useful Product, September 16, 2007

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Ralph L. Blankenshipbrown "MaryClare'sBaba" (West Columbia, S.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SolidTek DM-L2 DigiMemo L2 8-1/2-by-11-Inch Digital Notepad (Office Product)

I have used the 8-1/2"x11" Digital Notepad every weekday for the past month to teach high school math classes. I use the on-line writing feature with a laptop connected to a projector to put notes on the board. I print these notes to pdf format using PrimoPDF and post them to a website. I use the Notepad off-line to write out and save solutions to exercises which would take too long to type in mathematical notation: these pages are easily downloaded from the Notepad's memory to a computer and printed to pdf format for posting on the web. After about 90 hours of use, I have found this product to be reliable and well worth the price.

110 of 112 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Promising but disappointing, March 13, 2009

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E. Chen (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SolidTek DM-L2 DigiMemo L2 8-1/2-by-11-Inch Digital Notepad (Office Product)

I was really excited about this product and very happy with it for the first 3 months of ownership. I used it every single day. I go to a lot of meetings and consequently take a lot of notes. I found it very convenient and unobtrusive to use this notepad instead of bringing along a laptop or having to scan my notes after the fact.

Operation is pretty simple. Press the power button and there is a little number indicator to show which page the clipboard is on. If there is already data on the "page" the indicator will show filled text. It also indicates if the page is blank so you can begin to write.

To download the information, I just would plug in my USB cable and download. Their custom software is required because a format of *.DHW is used. That is sort of inconvenient because then I'd have to convert to either pdf or jpg. The pdf conversion results in a not very high quality file. And doing jpg conversion is a pain because its necessary to convert page by page. And there are no options to change quality or resolution of the conversion.

I was okay with all these things and planning to just live with it, however, a few days ago the unit just broke on me. The clipboard would freeze on a specific page and none of the buttons would respond. I had to take out the batteries to get it to reset. Also, I have lost 10 pages of data because I cannot download the files anymore. When I plug in the digimemo tablet, the folders will show up at first. Then when I try to download, the data disappears and show only 0 bytes on the drives. It is very frustrating.

I don't know what to do now since I just have a plastic clipboard which has no functionality.

To sum up:
NEGATIVES
* Proprietary file format which requires conversion
* Converted files (pdf) are either poor quality or tedious (must do page by page for jpg)
* Poor quality. The unit already broke after 3 months!

POSITIVES
* Uses normal paper
* Uses regular batteries
* Can just plug in via USB port
* Stores 1000 pages

But, the quality issue is most troubling because I've spent > $100 for a unusable product with no service or support!

86 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, expect some improvement in the future, July 23, 2007

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Z. Zeng "Zeke" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SolidTek DM-L2 DigiMemo L2 8-1/2-by-11-Inch Digital Notepad (Office Product)

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.