Tools Of The Trade: HP's tablet computer

"The first generation of tablet PCs were not an overwhelming success, with sales making up only a fragment of the notebook computer market. But the second wave are a far more attractive proposition.

Among the most stylish of the current tablets is HP's Compaq TC1100. This smart silver unit is smaller than an A4 pad and around an inch thick. Weighing 1.8kg, it is lighter than many standard laptops, with a clear and bright 10.4-in screen. This is perfectly adequate for most applications a business traveller would use, including word processing, email, spreadsheets and surfing the web.

But comparing a tablet PC to either a desktop or regular laptop rather misses the point. These are hybrid computers and are designed to work in a very different way."(Source:Stephen Pritchard, Independent Digital (UK) Ltd)

Posted Monday, March 15, 2004 by Adam