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Tablet PCs Enter Reality

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-antaur dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It looks like Tablet PCs are finally hitting real-world budgets. Averatec released a Tablet PC with an AMD Athlon XP-M 2200+ processor and will be at Costco and Staples for $1349. Here is a link to a photo overview where you can see how the pen snaps into the LCD area when not in use, what the touchpad looks like, and quite a few other pictures." Element Computer seems to have radically changed their business model -- I had hoped they'd succeed with their $999 VIA-based tablet.

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  1. Neato. by chickygrrl · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I can stop sketching on scrap paper at work.

  2. This is cool by bedouin · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe this is exactly what you're looking for. The price is right too.

  3. Logically impossible by mblase · · Score: 5, Funny
    Three sentences that are logically inconsistent:
    1. This statement is false.
    2. Your government is here to protect you.
    3. This Slashdot link goes to a page of photos.
  4. good month for news by DrJAKing · · Score: 3, Funny

    First Apple release a new ipod, now an article about a laptop with a different kind of hinge. It's all happening at once, I can't keep up.