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Tablet PCs hit the mainstream

Michelle Thatcher
Michelle Thatcher
Associate editor
Updated October 18, 2005

Write, rather than type, in meetings. Create a searchable archive of all your handwritten notes; convert notes to text and share them with colleagues. Work easily with drawings, formulas, or signatures. You can do a lot with a tablet PC, and the past six months have seen a slew of new tablets in all shapes and sizes. The thinnest tablets are keyboard-free slates, such as the Motion LE1600. Lightweight convertibles, such as the HP Compaq tc4200 and the ThinkPad X41 Tablet, travel easily and can function as a laptop or a tablet. And a new group of larger convertibles, such as the Gateway CX200X and the Acer TravelMate C310, are best described as laptops with tablet functionality. Whatever size fits you best, Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition gives you a range of handwriting-recognition and annotation tools, so you can kiss your ink pen good-bye.


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Product name Motion LE1600 (Pentium M 758 1.5GHz, 512MB RAM, 30GB HDD, XP Tablet 2005)
Motion LE1600 (Pentium M 758 1.5GHz, 512MB RAM, 30GB HDD, XP Tablet 2005)
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet
Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet




Review date July 20, 2005 September 29, 2005 July 8, 2005




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6.5 out of 10 6.5
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Review summary Lighter and smaller than the competition, the admittedly pricey Motion LE1600 is one of the best full-size slate tablets we've seen so far. Though slightly flawed, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 makes pen-based computing feasible for the average worker. With the performance of a laptop in a lightweight case, the ThinkPad X41 tablet is one of the best convertible tablets we've seen.




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Basic Specs
  • 30 GB
• Intel Pentium M 758 / 1.5 GHz Low-Voltage (LV)
• 2 MB - L2 cache
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
• 512 MB (installed) / 1.5 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 400 MHz
• Intel GMA 900
• 3.1 lbs
• 11.7 in x 9.4 in x 0.9 in
• Lithium ion
• - IEEE 802.11g , - Bluetooth , - Fast Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11b , Network adapter - Ethernet
• None

Full specifications
• Media
• CD-ROM

Full specifications
• 40 GB - 4200 rpm
• Intel Pentium M 758 / 1.5 GHz Low-Voltage (LV)
• 2 MB - L2 cache
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
• 512 MB (installed) / 1.5 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 400 MHz - PC2-4200
• Intel GMA 900
• 3.5 lbs
• 10.8 in x 9.5 in x 1.3 in
• Lithium ion
• Network adapter - Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11g , - IEEE 802.11b , - Gigabit Ethernet , - Fast Ethernet
• None

Full specifications