Comments on Mobile Health Computing: Motion C5 vs. Panasonic H1

Discussion about durability & Gorilla glass is...

2010-11-09T06:37:29.849-08:00

Discussion about durability & Gorilla glass is all nonsense, especially in a hospital where everything is handeled with kid gloves, its not a building site after all. We use the C5, and its way too heavy, and akward to hold.Having to use the pen/wand is a chore, I mean look at our iPhones, just use a finger touch. With Windows 7, they frequently crash, and there are all sorts of issuess about

@bpresler - Brettg is an independent reseller of b...

2010-04-23T00:45:58.585-07:00

@bpresler - Brettg is an independent reseller of both Panasonic and Motion Tablet PCs in Australia. I just sold a bunch of Toughbook CF-19s to a large federal govt department here in Australia. I also sell plenty of Motion tablets where they are appropriate for the job. In fact, as a reseller of all types of Tablet PCs, I offer far more depth than Panasonic does with its four Tablet PC models...

Dr. Kim, thanks for creating this discussion forum...

2010-03-09T22:34:38.215-08:00

Dr. Kim, thanks for creating this discussion forum. It is a very worthwhile topic. The Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) platform, as propelled by Intel's Digital Health Group, has the potential to dramatically reshape how we think about mobile computing at the point of care, and these two products are the front-runners in the contest to provide the best product in the MCA category. It is a

I find the handle on the h1 very annoying actualy....

2010-03-09T04:08:58.347-08:00

I find the handle on the h1 very annoying actualy. It only really works for users with a certain sized hand (not typical nurse sized in my experience) and only in landcape mode. So I dismiss greg's claims of ergonomics completely as panasonic devotion.

I have both devices here Btw as well as pretty much every tablet and UMPC on the market. Out of all of them I pick up a C5 as my

More than anything, Joseph, there's never goin...

2010-03-05T11:57:27.012-08:00

More than anything, Joseph, there's never going to be a one-size-fits-all. The MCA is a great platform, but it not always going to be the right fit in every situation--depending on the type of user, the type of facility, the primary application used, etc.

I think it's important to try out demo devices in the real world setting to determine what works best with the user's

Thanks for those points Greg. Those are certainly ...

2010-03-05T11:50:46.442-08:00

Thanks for those points Greg. Those are certainly important considerations for any clinician or hospital considering an MCA.

Dr. Kim, Good article. The C5 and H1 are both gre...

2010-03-05T11:35:53.925-08:00

Dr. Kim,
Good article. The C5 and H1 are both great products and point out the future of mobility in healthcare.

I'm clearly biased towards Panasonic...but you left out several important factual differentiators b/w the H1 & C5.

- H1 DOES have a touchscreen (& active digitizer). C5 is only a digitizer.

- Based on feedback from caregivers, the