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Laptops & Tablet PCs.


All business users are different, and what they're they're  

Contraction of they are.

they're be
 looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 in a mobile workstation workstation

Computer intended for use by one person, but with a much faster processor and more memory than an ordinary personal computer. Workstations are designed for powerful business applications that do large numbers of calculations or require high-speed graphical
 varies accordingly. Some want to abandon abandon v. to intentionally and permanently give up, surrender, leave, desert, or relinquish all interest or ownership in property, a home or other premises, a right of way, and even a spouse, family, or children.  their desktop PC alltogether, so they need a full-featured laptop Same as laptop computer.

laptop - portable computer
 with all the connectivity A generic term for connecting devices to each other in order to transfer data back and forth. It often refers to network connections, which embraces bridges, routers, switches and gateways as well as backbone networks.  bells and whistles A slang English term for exceptional features in some product. In the computer field, it typically refers to functions in software that may be greatly appreciated by some users, even though they may not be necessary most of the time.  (along with a screen size and resolution they can live with). Others simply want a system that lets them remain productive while they're away from their desktop PC home base. And, there's an emerging need for Tablet See digitizer tablet and tablet computer.

TABLET - A query language.

["Human Factor Comparison of a Procedural and a Non-procedural Query Language", C. Welty et al, ACM Trans Database Sys 6(4):626-649 (Dec 1981)].
 PCs--laptop-sized devices that use handwriting recognition Handwriting recognition is the ability of a computer to receive intelligible handwritten input. The image of the written text may be sensed "off line" from a piece of paper by optical scanning (optical character recognition).  to let users write data directly on a special screen. Most of these machines also now offer a QWERTY keyboard The standard English language typewriter keyboard. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys. .

The products in this category offer a range of form factors and features to keep mobile users productive.
                     DIMENSIONS           SOFTWARE

Acer TravelMate 250PE Tablet PC

Acer America         11.14" wide,         Windows XP Tablet PC Edition;
http://www.acer.com  8.74" deep,          Franklin covey TabletPlanner,
US$1,499             0.87" tall; 3.51bs;  Zinio Reader, Norton
                     Display is 14.1"     Antivirus, Alias Sketchbook
                     diagonal;            Pro
                     1024 x 768

Apple PowerBook 64 Laptop

Apple                13.7" wide,          Mac OS X; Mail, iChat,
http://www.apple.    9.5" deep,           Address Book, QuickTime,
com                  1.1" tall; 5.61bs;   iLife (includes iTunes,
$2,599               15.2" screen         iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD),
                     (also comes in       FileMaker Pro 6 (trial),
                     12" and 17"          Microsoft Office v.X Test
                     models);             Drive, QuickBooks for Mac
                     1280x854

Dell Precision M60 Laptop

Dell                 14.2" wide,          Windows XP Professional
http://www.dell.com  10.8" deep,
$2,599               1.5" tall; 7.0lbs;
                     15.4" screen;
                     1920x1200

Electrovaya Scribbler SC2000

Electrovaya          11.96" wide,         Windows XP Professional
http://www.          9.17 deep,           Tablet Edition; Corel
electrovaya.com      1.0 tall; 4.1lbs;    Grafigo, Adobe Acrobat
$2,449               12.1" screen;        Reader, Franklin Covel
                     1024x768             Tablet Planner, MacAfee
                                          Virus Scan, Alias Sketchbook

Gateway M275 Tablet PC

Gateway              12.6" wide,          Windows XP Professional
http://www.gateway.  10.83" deep,         Tablet PC Edition; Windows
com                  1.10" tall; 5.71bs,  Journal and Sticky Notes,
$1,799               14.1" screen         Microsoft Works 7.0, Inter-
                                          Video WinDVD 4.0, Ahead
                                          Software Nero

Gatewa M675 Laptop

Gateway              15.75" wide,         Windows XP Professional;
http://www.          10.63" deep;         Microsoft Works 7.0
gateway.com          1.52" tall;
$1,699               8.8lbs.
                     17.1" screen
                     1440x900

IBM ThinkPad R50 Laptop

IBM                  13.1" wide,          Windows XP Professional;
http://www.ibm.com   11" deep,            IBM Active Protection System
$1,529               1.3" tall; 5.9lbs;   (protects system when
                     15" screen (comes    dropped).
                     in a 14" version);
                     1024x768

IBM ThinkPad T41 Laptop

IBM                  12" wide,            Windows XP Professional;
http://www.ibm.com   10" deep,            Adobe Acrobat Reader, PC
$1,649               1" tall; 4.9lbs,     Doctor, Norton AntiVirus
                     14.1" screen;        2003, IBM Rapid Restore
                     1400x1050            Ultra, Intervideo WinDVD

Sharp Actius AVI8P Laptop

Sharp Electronics    11.1" wide,          Windows XP Professional;
http://www.sharp     9.4" deep,           Drag'n Drop CD+DVD,
systems.com          1" tall; 4.3lbs;     Norton AntiVirus 2003
$1,499               12.1" screen;
                     1024x768

Sharp Actius TN10W Tablet PC

Sharp Electronics    11.4" wide,          Windows XP Professional
http://www.sharp     9.0" deep,           Tablet Edition; Adobe
systems.com          1.13" tall; 4.2lbs;  Acrobat Reader
$1,999               12.1" screen;
                     1024x768

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250

ViewSonic            10.9" wide,          Windows XP Professional
http://www.          9.3" deep, 1" tall;  Tablet Edition; Shock
viewsonic.com        3.9lbs; 12.1"        Protection
$1795                screen; 1024x768;
                     NOTE: Works in
                     both portrait and
                     landscape modes

                     PROCESSOR/       CONNECTION       POWER
                     MEMORY           OPTIONS

Acer TravelMate 250PE Tablet PC

Acer America         Intel Pentium 4  Ethernet;        Li-ion battery;
http://www.acer.com  processor;       802.11b/g/a;     Up to 2.5 hours
US$1,499             256MB of RAM     Bluetooth;       battery life
                     upgradable to    56Kbps modem;
                     2GB; up to 60GB  USB 2.0
                     hard drive

Apple PowerBook 64 Laptop

Apple                1.25GHz PowerPC  Ethernet;        Li-ion battery;
http://www.apple.    G4; 256MB or     802.11 b/g/a;    Up to 4.5 hours
com                  512MB RAM        54Mbps AirPort   battery life
$2,599               upgradable to    Extreme;
                     2GB RAM; 60GB    Bluetooth;
                     or 80GB hard     FireWire; USB
                     drive            2.0

Dell Precision M60 Laptop

Dell                 1.7GHz Intel     Ethernet;        Li-ion battery;
http://www.dell.com  Pentium M;       802.11 b/g/a;    Up to 3 hours
$2,599               256MB RAM,       optional         battery life
                     upgradable to    Bluetooth;
                     2GB; up to 80GB  56Kbps modem;
                     hard drive       FireWire; USB
                                      2.0

Electrovaya Scribbler SC2000

Electrovaya          1.2GHz Intel     Ethernet;        Li-ion battery;
http://www.          Pentium M;       802.11b; 56Kbps  Up to 8 hours
electrovaya.com      256MB            modem; USB 2.0   battery life
$2,449               upgradable to
                     768MB, 40GB
                     hard drive

Gateway M275 Tablet PC

Gateway              1.4GHz Intel     Ethernet;        Li-ion battery;
http://www.gateway.  Pentium M;       802.11 b/g/a;    Up to 4 hours
com                  256MB to 1GB     56Kbps modem;    battery life
$1,799               RAM; 40GB or     USB 2.0
                     60GB hard drive

Gatewa M675 Laptop

Gateway              3.2GHz Intel     Ethernet,        Li-ion battery;
http://www.          Pentium 4; 64MB  802.11 b/g or    Up to 2 hours
gateway.com          or 128MB RAM;    802.11 b/g/a;    battery life
$1,699               upgradable to    56Kbps modem;
                     512MB RAM; 60GB  USB 2.0
                     hard drive

IBM ThinkPad R50 Laptop

IBM                  1.5GHz Intel     Ethernet;        Li-ion battery;
http://www.ibm.com   Pentium M;       802.11a,         Up to 10 hours
$1,529               256MB RAM,       802.11b,         battery life
                     upgradable to    802.11g;
                     2GB RAM; 60GB    56Kbps modem;
                     hard drive       FireWire; USB
                                      2.0

IBM ThinkPad T41 Laptop

IBM                  1.6GHz Intel     Ethernet;        Li-ion battery;
http://www.ibm.com   Pentium M;       802.11a,         Up to 4.4 hours
$1,649               256MB RAM,       802.11b,         battery life
                     upgradable to    802.11g;
                     2GB RAM; 40GB    56Kbps modem;
                     hard drive       FireWire; USB
                                      2.0

Sharp Actius AVI8P Laptop

Sharp Electronics    1.53 GHz AMD     Ethernet;        Li-ion battery;
http://www.sharp     Athlon XP-M;     802.11b; 56Kbps  Up to 2.9 hours
systems.com          256RAM           modem; USB 2.0   battery life
$1,499               upgradable to
                     768MB; 40GB
                     hard drive

Sharp Actius TN10W Tablet PC

Sharp Electronics    1.1GHz Intel     Ethernet;        Li-ion battery;
http://www.sharp     Pentium M;       802.11b; 56Kbps  Up to 5 hours
systems.com          256MB RAM        modem; USB 2.0   battery life
$1,999               upgradable to
                     768MB; 30GB
                     hard drive

ViewSonic Tablet PC V1250

ViewSonic            1GHz Intel       Ethernet;        Li-ion battery
http://www.          Pentium M;       802.11b;         Up to 3 hours
viewsonic.com        256MB RAM,       FireWire;
$1795                upgradable to    USB 2.0
                     768MB; 30GB      battery life
                     hard drive
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Title Annotation:2004 Buyer's Guide
Publication:Mobile Business Advisor
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2004
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