The Best of Both Phone, and Tablet
Entered CNET Catalog: 03/21/2003
SKU: 91.48R01.275
Manufacturer: Acer America Corp.
Manufacturer description
PC users can enjoy the functionality of a traditional laptop with the ability to input and manipulate data using a pen, with the revolutionary, convertible design of the Acer TravelMate C100 Series Tablet PC. The Tablet PC is a broad industry initiative that builds on the digital pen and speech technologies of Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition to extend the functionality of today's computers. The Tablet PC extends the PC by adding capabilities such as pen and speech input, wireless support, long battery life and portability. It is the next step in the evolution of the personal computer. The Acer TravelMate C100 Series Tablet PC is a full-featured, highly mobile computer that will run the enhanced version of Windows XP Professional called Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. It supports all current Windows-based applications as well as applications specifically designed to take advantage of the capabilities of the Tablet PC. The Tablet PC is a superset of the laptop, with no sacrifices. It does not intend to actually replace keyboard but rather augment the capabilities of today's laptops with the ability to use pen-based input. The Acer TravelMate C100 Series Tablet PC looks very much like today's laptops with fully attached keyboards, but whose screens can lay flat for pen based input. Acer's TravelMate C100 Series Tablet PC design is distinctive in that it's one of the world's first convertible notebooks. This lightweight, ultra-portable laptop converts from a traditional "clamshell mode" for keyboard input to "tablet mode" for using a pen. To convert the TravelMate C100 Series, simply press and release the two side catches holding the LCD panel in place, rotate it 180 degrees, fold it flat over the keyboard, and secure the side and front catches to hold the screen steady. Acer has put the converting mechanism through their quality and reliability tests to ensure its long-term durability. The Acer TravelMate C100 Tablet PC offers the best of both worlds and allows the users to convert from keyboard to pen input at their own pace. The Tablet PC is ideal for corporate knowledge workers who spend some amount of time away from their desks either in meetings or traveling. For specific vertical markets that are already using pen-based input devices, such as education and healthcare, the Acer TravelMate C100 Series Tablet PC will provide additional functionality and portability. Over time, the Tablet PC could not only replace many existing laptops but also many desktops. With the Acer TravelMate C100 Series Tablet PC you can do all of the same things that you currently do with your laptop and more. Based on its form factor, pen and speech input capabilities, long battery life and rapid resume, the Tablet PC will extend the use of the computer in a number of ways such as taking notes in meetings, annotating documents, reading documents, and many new uses that the market will define.User opinions
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3.5 stars
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Highly Portable but slow
Pros: Super light weight and smaller and thinner than my first franklin planner! Perfect for taking your data with you!
Cons: The processor speed is too slow to work with several programs at once. This is not my primary P.C.
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