arstechnica.com — Considered a flop by many, the Tablet PC is poised to prove the naysayers wrong. Recent moves by Dell and Microsoft, as well as an aftermarket mod for Apples MacBook, give a glimpse of a potentially bright future for the concept.
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bat_21May 21, 2007
People who complain about tablets costing too much don't know where to shop. Earlier this year, I got a widescreen Gateway tablet with a dual-layer DVD burner for $750 and I love it.
feanorMay 21, 2007
bat - and where do you shop?
gerbalblasteMay 21, 2007
Toshiba makes several excellent tablet pcs. The UNC has contracted with toshiba to replace overhead projectors with toshiba tablets and projectors. The brand i have is gateway, while it is a tank, it weighs a s**t load and the pen is not nearly are responsive as the toshibas i've used.
quantumparadoxMay 21, 2007
Pencil & paper may be cheepr but it's the Tablet that attracts the girls.
jrghoullMay 22, 2007
well i hope that the linux programmers can get at least a little bit ahead of the game and start coming up with their own open sourced hand recognition software so that when these things do get popular, that linux will be waiting with software far ahead of anything that either OSX or windows has.
jrghoullMay 22, 2007
@tomthewambatthat bit about the cost outweighing the benefit can be said about virtually any feature in a computer (in terms of personal need). for me, this would be great for when i need to take notes in unorthadox ways (such as diagrams) and/or when i'm required to create certain images that do not exist on a keyboard (think science class)
bat_21May 22, 2007
@FeanorGo to Froogle.com and search for tablet pc. Now's a good time to get one because retailers and manufacturers are dumping Windows XP tablets to make room for Vista.
grassinessMay 22, 2007
no offend but I have to make space for my blood pressure caused by the people who *think* they know but actually don't. Let me put it this way: First: Tablets aren't new at all, nor innovative in any way. In fact, tablets are a very old idea, existed even before the newtons and any other PDA. And they are more than useless bullsh*t compared with multitouch technologies that will come up next. @xtraa: you made a very good point.You people simply have no imagination nor the slightest idea about trends. I feel for you but sometimes the ignorance makes me angry.Meanwhile, you can easily believe that every vision of Bill gates is a true indicator for something about not to happen. This guy is not a visionary. He and ballmer just had luck with IBM, they never fought the war of competition. Thats why Gates and Ballmer are average guys with no clue and not the slightest glim of vision. Ask your granny, she maybe has a better intuition.
ukshopFeb 12, 2010
Looks like you were right on the money smileydude with Apple set to dominate the market.I brought the top Sony pocket reader below a few months ago mainly for its size, but it doesn't look like it will be able to put a dent in the demand for the iPad.<a class="user" href="http://www.uk-shoppingonline.com/search?c=79&amp;q=ereader&amp;x=0&amp;y=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.uk-shoppingonline.com/search?c=79&amp;q ...</a>