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Examining a Tablet PC

Posted by michael on from the etch-a-sketch-just-as-good dept.

Mister Buttons writes "There really haven't been any real technical reviews of the new Tablet PC operating system from Microsoft yet. Those marketing stories published on CNET and the like do little more than whet the appetite. Luckily it looks like someone finally took a close look at the Tablet PC. The folks over at AnandTech have a good tablet PC review up which includes information on both the hardware and software that the tablet PCs use. Maybe it's time to break open that piggy bank..."

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  1. Tablet vs Wacom by Nick+Harkin · · Score: 1, Troll

    I still don't see what the hype of a tablet PC is all about, for much less you can pick a a PC, or even a laptop and a Wacom Graphics tablet.

    well, i suppose its nice to see exactly what you are about to click on, but with a little skill, and co-ordinaton, the same can be achieved with a wacom, or copy of.

    Until they come down in cost, with handwriting reconition so good that i can scrawl quicker than i can type (which is very, very messy) i won't be bothering.

    Even graffiti on the Palms is hell-in-a-handbag to get used to, compared to typing. :)

  2. Re:Just another device? by kin_korn_karn · · Score: 1, Troll

    how about up your ass, i.e. where it belongs if you have that much shit that you carry...