<p>I bought the Gateway CX2724 about a week ago, and I absolutely love it. In my opinion, everything about it is just perfect!</p>
<p>Don't the screens get all scratched up from writing on them?</p>
<p>No... They have special pens that have little round plastic tips usually especially for tablet screens</p>
<p>So do PDAs...and they get all gross looking after a while unless they have special covers and junk. Do these computers come with a protective cover on the screen?</p>
<p>^ you probably can buy them if it doesnt come with it. Hmm i had PDAs and tablets and never had that problem.. or you can probably just wipe it away wit some paper towels with water on it.</p>
<p>I have the Gateway tablet audt love it *haven't, taken it to school to take notes yet but everything else is awesome</p>
<p>I was looking on toshibadirect.com, and seriously... the r25 is EXACTLY the m7, however the only thing that really differs is the processor speed at 1.87 for the m7 and 1.60 for the r25. the weight, the dimensions and everything else is virtually the same. except the r25 is 600 dollars cheaper...</p>
<p>M7 gives u the ability to upgrade video card.</p>
<p>so does that make the m7 worth the extra $600?</p>
<p>I'd have to check. I'm sure there are other differences in it.</p>
<p>i ordered the r25 because i found it for a great price, it is supossed to be delieved this wednesday. there is a 6 month return policy, gotta love costco. i have been reading a whole bunch of reviews about the gateway tablet pcs and the m7, and there are barely any reviews on the r25 and so now i am wondering if i made a good choice or not. i have not seen it in person, i have played with the gateway at best buy and i loved it. so i guess i will have to see when the r25 comes if it is worth it or not? or if i have to return it and get an m7 or the gateway. honestly i have been reading so many negative reviews on the gateway tablet pcs that i am a little skeptical to buy them... so i dont know.</p>
<p>So I'm having an issue trying to find what kind of battery I need on the Gateway website (I would like an extra). I have a Gateway CX 2724. If anyone has any idea about what kind of battery I need, or a good way to search for one, let me know. Thanks.</p>
<p>On the Gateway website it says it carries a 6-cell lithium-ion.</p>
<p>Thank you so much, that really helped me out a lot!</p>
<p>My Toshiba R-25 tablet just arrived, and I thought I should let anyone know that is looking to buy one, that this tabletpc is AMAZING. In my opinion it is way better than the Gateway tablet pcs for many reasons. It has a slightly larger screen than the Gateway, it is elegant in looks, you don't have to press on for it for it to latch, it will just latch once the screen is down into the tablet mode, unlike the Gateway where you really had to push on it for it to click and latch. The screen rotates so easilly, where as the gateway you had to push more for it to rotate. Also the Gateway tablet pc's swivel, felt unsturdy. This toshiba swivel is VERY STURDY. The screen resolution on the r25 is way better than any Gateway Tabletpc, the Gateways were grainy. The r25 is lighter, cleaner, has more options. It comes bluetooth capable, if you want that option you just buy the usb 2.0 bluetooth antenna thing for $46.00. I love this tablet so much and I would highly reccomend it to anyone. The Toshiba Sattelite R25 is made especially for students, so it comes with many great options. I bought it for $1150 from costco.com. It is worth the money. I know that Toshiba has been around for a long time, and they are the leading manufacturer for tabletpcs. I feel confident that this laptop is the highest of quality currently and will last me a very long time. I tried out a lot of different tabletpc's before I took a gamble on buying this one without getting the opportunity to play with it, and it was worth waiting for it.</p>
<p>Hey I'm curious, when are the Core 2 Duos coming out for TabletPCs? It's been a little over a month and I haven't seen any changes for Gateway or Toshiba.</p>
<p>Am I missing something? Hopefully someone can update me here.</p>
<p>Also I've been wondering about this and maybe someone can help me out. Generally people say regular notebooks are much more powerful than tablets. My question is how much more powerful?</p>
<p>I mean I would think they would have the same limitations that other notebooks have. Things like ram, hdd, optical drive, extra ports, battery, etc shouldn't be all that different I would think. Maybe the processor but if notebooks are using the same Core Duo aren't those just limited to 2.16 ghz which is the same in the end for both tablets and notebooks? Is it the video card and sound card? That's about the only thing I noticed Tablets aren't very good with, allowing you to customize the video card or sound card.</p>
<p>Why is it that laptops are generally considered more powerful than tablets?</p>
<p>The only difference between Tablet PCs (convertible models) and regular laptops is the associated hardware needed for the Wacom compliant LCD screen and the stylus recognition software. All the other factors are pretty much equal: ram, hard drive capacity and speed and video ram (if we’re speaking of Intel’s new 950 chipset).</p>
<p>All things being equal, there should be little if any differences in running most applications on a regular laptop or Tablet PC. And Tablets have the very real advantage of allowing you to capture your handwriting directly onto the screen. Sure, you could drive a Ferrari to the grocery store, but why would you? For most computer-related tasks, processor speed takes a back seat to ram and hard drive speed. Take a Core Duo processor running at 2 GHz, with a Gig of DDR2 memory and a 5400 RPM hard drive and run a battery of tests. If there are differences, it would most likely show up in battery life. Manufacturers of laptops try to balance power, speed and battery life. Longer battery life means you throttle back the speed of your computer to use less energy. Run everything at full speed and you’ll need to bring an extra battery or your charger with you…</p>
<p>As for Core Duo Tablets, I suspect that most manufacturers are putting them into their most mainstream products first. Tablets are still a small, but growing sector of the marketplace.</p>
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<p>That's correct if one compares a notebook and convertible TabletPC at the same price point. So the argument then becomes to similar to the notebook vs. desktop comparison -- "Generally people say desktops are much more powerful than notebooks."</p>
<p>Regarding the graphics and sound cards... well. A sound card isn't all that important unless you're an audio kinda person. I see the need for a better one even less for notebooks. For the graphics card, my guess is that they tend to be integrated because of the desire to reduce prices.</p>
<p>I think that we'll see Core 2 Duo TabletPCs sometime in the Fall.</p>
<p>Alright so that makes me feel a bit better. My friend was telling me that really if I'm going to spend so much money on a TabletPC (as a replacement to my current desktop; I'll be using the tablet primarily once I get it) that I just should build myself a nice fast computer and get a cheap basic laptop for school. I mean he brought up some very good points but what got me was when he said that the best TabletPC is nothing like the best laptop. But now I realized where he made the mistake, he was comparing a $1,300 laptop to a $1,300 tablet. Obviously there's going to be a difference, and that I think is due to the fact that tablets give you the ability to write on the screen.</p>
<p>Yea, unfortunately that's something tablets don't have, good video cards. Then again after reading that discussion on LCD screens vs CTR screens for gaming really it doesn't make sense to make your laptop/tablet into a gaming machine. I'm not a heavy gamer myself so it doesn't affect me. I might play the ocassional game here or there but it's only once in a while if I'm bored. It's a shame though it would still be nice if the tablets could offer the same kind of video cards that most laptops offer b/c i'm sure some people like going that extra mile for a nice video card instead of an intergrated one.</p>
<p>So the Core 2 Duos come out in the fall? Do you know when exactly or has the date not been announced yet?</p>