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Tablet PC Hardware Comparison - Ruggedized

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By Chris De Herrera, Revised - 4/28/04

Here is a Hardware Comparison of the rugged Tablet PCs..  This comparison is based on the specifications that have been discussed publicly and may change until the units ship.

Tablet PCs

Tablet PC (OEM) HP tr300 Kontron ReVolution T Series Intermec  CT60 Itronix GoBook Walkabout Hammerhead XRT
Ruggedized		 Walkabout Hammerhead RT
Ruggedized		 Xplore Technologies IX104 Renegade
Original Device Manufacturer (ODM) iTronix n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
CPU 933 MHz Pentium III ultra low voltage up to 1.20 GHz  Pentium M 800 MHz PIII Mobile 866 MHz Pentium III Low Power 800/866/933 MHz PIII Mobile 800/933 MHz PIII Mobile 866 MHz PIII Mobile
Cache 512k L2 cache 512k L2 cache 512k L2 Cache 512k L2 Cache 512k L2 Cache 512k L2 Cache 256k L2 Cache
Chipset Intel 830MG     Intel 830MX Intel 830MP Intel 830M
RAM 256MB DDR 640 MB, 133mhz 256 MB 256 MB - 640 MB 256 or 512 MB RAM 256 or 512 MB RAM, 133 MHz SODIMM 256 MB upgradeable to 512 MB
Hard Drive 40 GB 40 GB upgradeable to 60 GB 20 GB 30 GB shock mounted 20 GB, upgradeable to 40 GB 20 GB, upgradeable to 40 GB 20 - 40 GB
Screen Size 8.4" Transmissive 12.1" TFT 10.4" Transmissive or Transflective 8.4" Transmissive TFT 10.4" TFT or transmissive 10.4" TFT or transmissive 10.4" TFT transmissive, high brightness option
Screen Pixels 800 x 600 1024 x 768, 18 bit color 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 1024 x 768
Brightness      
Digitizer Wacom emr digitizer   Wacom Wacom, Resistive Touch Screen Wacom, option to include resistive (touch screen)
Video Card 48 MB video ram 8 mb - 48 mb user selectable   4 MB video ram 4 MB video ram Intel 830M, up to 48 MB shared SDRAM
VGA Port Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes
Built-in Keyboard No Yes, 84 keys No No No No No
Buttons       5 way joystick
Modem v.92 56k modem v.92 56k modem n/a v.92 56k modem Optional 56k modem Optional 56k modem n/a
Ethernet 10/100 Ethernet 10/100 Ethernet n/a 10/100 Ethernet Optional Ethernet Optional Ethernet 10/100 Ethernet
Wireless Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth   Wi-Fi, Optional GPS Optional CDMA, GPRS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Optional Wi-Fi 802.11b Optional Wi-Fi 802.11b Optional Wi-Fi
USB (Universal Serial Bus)   (2) USB 2.0 USB (2) USB 2.0 USB (4) USB (2 internal) USB 2.0
FireWire
(1394)		   n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a FireWire
Ports   (2) Type II PC Card, 24 x CDRom, Parallel, Serial, PS/2 1 type III or 2 type II PC Card slots PC Card Type II, CompactFlash Type II Type III PC Card or 2 Type II  PC Cards, (2) keyboard ports Type III PC Card Rapid Configuration Bay - Type II PC Card,  , Mini PCI, OEM Module
Audio   Audio In Jack
Audio Out Jack		 Audio In Jack
Audio Out Jack		 Cradle Only Cradle Only Audio In Jack
Audio Out Jack
Battery Lithium Ion   Lithium Ion 3200 MAh Lithium Ion Lithium Ion Lithium Ion Lithium Ion, 4,500 mAh
Battery Life     4 hours with 2 batteries installed   4 hours 4 hours
Cradle/ Port Replicator     USB port, 2 serial ports, parallel port, VGA and keyboard port, stereo port Desk stand with VGA Out, 2 USB ports and second battery charger Optional Up to 3 Serial Ports (2 partial) � 3 USB (Universal Serial Bus) � 1 EPP parallel port � 1 SVGA Video � 1 AC Power Connector � 1 Keyboard
Software      
Size   326 x 261 x 54 mm 12.8 x 10.5 x 2.125 inches 10.625 x 8.25 x 1.56 inches, 269 x 209 x 39.6 mm 10.6 x 72. x 1.65 inches, 270 x 180 x 42 mm 10.625 x 8.25 x 1.57 inches 11 x 1.6 inches 283.9 x 209.3 x 40.8 mm
Weight 3.7 lbs 8 lbs 2.04 kg, 4.5 lbs 3.7 lbs, 1.7 kg 4.5 lbs, 2.05kg 3.9 lbs 2 kg 4.45 lbs
Price $3,499     $2995, 3995
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Notes:

  1. Hard Disk - higher ATA speed is faster.

  2. 24 bit color is TrueColor (16 million colors) 16 bit is high color (65535 colors).

  3. Units without keyboards are Slates, Units with keyboards are Convertibles.

  4. PIII - Intel Pentium III - Uses SpeedStep technology to reduce the cpu speed when running on battery to maximize battery life.  So relying on the CPU speed alone is not what you will experience when you are running on batteries.  See Intel's Mobile Pentium� III Processors Intel� SpeedStep™ Technology and Intel's Mobile Pentium� III Processors Enhanced Intel� SpeedStep™ Technology.

  5. Transmeta Crusoe - Uses some internal ram (approximately 10 MB) to translate instructions into x86 format.  Generally they operate slower than the clock speed when compared to the PIII.  Uses Long Run technology to operate at a variety of different CPU speeds based on the demands of the system to maximize battery life.  See Transmeta's Marketing of Megahertz.

  6. For all battery life calculations, you usage may vary significantly from the specifications provided above.  The battery life test results may be based on running the CPU at a slower speed, shutting off the hard drive, and dimming the display.

  7. All Wacom based digitizers use pens that are compatible with each other for the basic functionality.

See Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Specifications for details.

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