Best and worst tablet notebooks
The Apple iPad may have everyone talking, but tablet PCs have been around for ages. Here are some of the best
The tablet space may be currently exploding thanks to the popularity of Apple's iPad, Dell's Streak, the Telstra T-Touch Tab Android Tablet and Samsung's Galaxy Tab, but tablet-convertible notebooks have been around for many years and are a good tool for graphic designers and other professionals.
In this round-up we've included a selection of the tablet-convertible notebook PCs that we've reviewed since mid-2008. The most prominent manufacturer of tablet PCs is Fujitsu, but Lenovo, Dell, HP and Panasonic (with its Toughbook notebook PC) also play in this space.
5 / 17
It runs Windows Vista, has a large hard drive and is basically a full-blown computer that's about twice the size of a smartphone. It's perfect for anyone who is after a small tablet PC for under $1800.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 20th Aug., 2008
- Elias Plastiras
- VYE Computers
- Rating:
- Price:
- $ 1,759.00
- Pros:
- Very light and portable, good range of connectivity options (including Bluetooth and 802.11g), more than 3 hours battery life, good tablet functionality
- Cons:
- Sluggish performance, no fingerprint reader