Tablet computers confirmed for 2010

Colleges and Universities A-Z Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs
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<p>This is just out, we all got this info in an email. I had heard some time ago that you were getting tablets (I think I even mentioned it on this forum somewhere), and it turns out you are…sound interesting, hope you like them. </p>

<p>Gateway M280G Tablet Computer</p>

<p>· Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 1.86GHz</p>

<p>· 1GB DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM</p>

<p>· Fujitsu-MHT2040BH 40GB 5400 rpm</p>

<p>· SimpleTech 160 GB External Hard Drive</p>

<p>· 14.0" WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 768 max. resolution)</p>

<p>· ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X600 with 64MB VRAM</p>

<p>· DVD+/-RW</p>

<p>· Port replicator with 2nd power charger</p>

<p>· PCMCIA Smart Card Reader (Omnikey 4040)</p>

<p>· Integrated10/100/1000 Ethernet</p>

<p>· Intel 802.11a/b/g Mini PCI Express Card</p>

<p>· External Mouse and Keyboard</p>

<p>· 4 years parts-only warranty</p>

<p>· Cost: $1773</p>

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<p>Wish the processor was fasted but sounds like a win to me!</p>

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<p>Pardon my ignorance, but can someone tell me what a tablet PC is compared to a standard notebook?</p>

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<p>Touch screen.</p>

<p>Also, my friend google can:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=what+is+a+tablet+pc&btnG=Search%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=what+is+a+tablet+pc&btnG=Search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Sweeeeeeet.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>this website will answer all your question about Tablets. There are a great many College students using Tablets instead of pen and paper for note taking and for math problems.</p>

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<p>They also posted the stats for the computer on the Appointee News site thing:</p>

<p><a href="https://admissions.usafa.af.mil/RRS/AppointeeInfoPage.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://admissions.usafa.af.mil/RRS/AppointeeInfoPage.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Interesting...I never knew that site existed.</p>