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Reality Check for Tablet PCs

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 7:05:05 PM

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Hey Motion Computing: time to wake up and smell the competition!

(a price check for Tablet PCs ... November 2007)



Motion Computing LE1700 Tablet PC (old technology): USD $ 2,300

HP Pavilion tx1000 Tablet PC (new technology): USD$ 1,200 (average price*)

"Recommended configuration": USD $ 1,720


* average US Dollar price last checked 12 November 2007.

(update, 12 Nov 2007)
= Motion Computing
12.1" Screen. Tablet technology IS NOT LISTED on product spec sheet; other websites make it more clear that you can 'input text via touch screen or by writing on the screen with a digitized pen'. You can read more about it on the un-dated (and now out-of-date) butt-kissing promotional review at http://www.ruggedpcreview.com/3_slates_motion_le1700.html ...

= HP Pavillion
I'm still not clear on what, if any, difference there is between "tx1000" and "tx1000z"; the HP website is of no help on this subject, as they apparently consider them to be the same thing...

TIP: For a thorough review (with lots of good pictures), see the HP tx1000 (HP Pavilion tx1220us) Convertible Notebook Review at TabletPCReview.com.

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