11-06-2002, 11:40 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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HP to Offer Three-in-One Tablet PC
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-964648.html?tag=fd_top
HPs new Tablet PC looks tasty! The official Tablet PC launch is tomorrow, so expect to see a few posts on it if there's anything new and interesting.
"Hewlett-Packard will announce its own twist on the tablet PC on Thursday, with a new kind of transformable computer that features a detachable keyboard. Tablet PCs are essentially 3- to 4-pound "ultra-portable" notebook PCs with touch screens, wireless Internet connections, and speech and handwriting input. Some, known as convertibles, have screens that can rotate 180 degrees and fold down to create a tablet. Others follow a more traditional, tablet-only route. HP's Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 does both. The machine can be used like a notebook or like a tablet, thanks to a special detachable keyboard, and can also serve as a primary PC through a docking station.
...HP's Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 is based on a 10.4-inch screen protected by tempered glass and includes a full-sized pen and a detachable keyboard. The machine will use Transmeta's TM5800 processor running at 1GHz, along with 256MB of RAM (random access memory) and a 20GB hard drive for $1,699. Adding 802.11 wireless networking, which the company believes most customers will do, ups the price to $1,799. Customers can also add extra memory and larger hard drives for additional fees. "
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11-06-2002, 11:50 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Now this is what I call a good looking device!
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11-06-2002, 11:57 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by Marlof Bregonje
Now this is what I call a good looking device!
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Getting boring but and potentially it will make a far bigger difference to my professional life than my PPC has.
I don't often say this ....'YAY microsoft'
I just hope it isn't a repeat of the Ipaq availability problems at the start.
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11-07-2002, 12:08 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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NOw if i can just find $3000.00 CND I'm all set. I have been considering a laptop for sometime, but when the talk of Tablet PCs started getting serious I decided to hold off. I'm glad I did. I think for me this is a much better device......of course after my PPC.
Dave
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11-07-2002, 03:37 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Ummm.... I almost hate to bring this up, but where is the outcry to have this XP edition available as software only? When you published the XP Media Center article, there were dozens of posts screaming for it to be released as an OS upgrade. Maybe nobody wants a TabletPC? Or is it because it is aimed at businesses rather than consumers? I'm not trying to start a fight here, I'm honestly curious as to the difference in the reaction.
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11-07-2002, 04:01 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by johncj
Ummm.... I almost hate to bring this up, but where is the outcry to have this XP edition available as software only? When you published the XP Media Center article, there were dozens of posts screaming for it to be released as an OS upgrade. Maybe nobody wants a TabletPC? Or is it because it is aimed at businesses rather than consumers? I'm not trying to start a fight here, I'm honestly curious as to the difference in the reaction.
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Hunh? Your question isn't making much sense to me. How many people have the hardware already?--the whole point of XP Tablet Edition is the touch screen/handwriting capability. :roll:
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11-07-2002, 05:19 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
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just wait.......
just wait until you see this product in action. it is the COOLEST product in years! :lol:
the iMAC is cool but THIS IS COOL and USEFUL 
i have had the unique opportunity to play with this for a bit. it is sweet trust me, and like the pocket pc which was also only initially a corporate product this one will filter in homes too. it just makes too much sense not to!
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11-07-2002, 06:19 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Oct 2002
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WOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Now all I need to do is find 2000$.....
Old women beware! :twisted:
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Palm m100(100$) to Sony Peg-s300(75$) to Toshiba e740(540$) Also AcerTMC100Cti
Glis
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11-07-2002, 07:35 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Aug 2002
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I want one too! :multi:
Let's see... I just need one kidney and one lung... so where's the address to closest black market...
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11-07-2002, 08:22 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 252
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Originally Posted by johncj
Ummm.... I almost hate to bring this up, but where is the outcry to have this XP edition available as software only? When you published the XP Media Center article, there were dozens of posts screaming for it to be released as an OS upgrade. Maybe nobody wants a TabletPC? Or is it because it is aimed at businesses rather than consumers? I'm not trying to start a fight here, I'm honestly curious as to the difference in the reaction.
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They are very different beasts. Many people have built PC's which sit in their living room which provide
- non-interlaced DVD playback with 5.1 (or indeed 7.1) sound
- MP3 jukebox
- PVR
- etc.
These are all built from standard off the shelf components. The only think missing is a decent GUI integrated into the OS.
Point me to anybody that has built their own tablet PC.
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