Totally Tablets
These six PCs showcase all the best features the booming technology has to offer.
| MANUFACTURER | ACER |  |
| MODEL | Acer TravelMate C310 |
| FEATURES | • Three USB ports
• Standard media bay
• Disk anti-shock protection for added safety
• Optional 124-pin PCI Express Acer ezDock grants expansion options
through 24 ports |
| SCREEN SIZE | 14.1 inches |
| BATTERY LIFE | 8.5 hours |
| WEIGHT | 6.4 pounds |
| CONSIDERATIONS | • Expensive
• Tools lack built-in security |
| PRICE | $1,569 |
| COMPANY INFO | www.acer.com |
| MANUFACTURER | FUJITSU |  |
| MODEL | Fujitsu LifeBook P1510D |
| FEATURES | • 30-GB hard drive
• 512 MB of internal RAM
• Fingerprint reader for extra security |
| SCREEN SIZE | 8.9 inches |
| BATTERY LIFE | 3.5 hours |
| WEIGHT | 2.2 pounds |
| CONSIDERATIONS | • Skimpy battery life (users can purchase an additional six-cell
battery with five hours of life for $116) |
| PRICE | From $1,499 |
| COMPANY INFO | www.fujitsu.com |
| MANUFACTURER | GATEWAY |  |
| MODEL | Gateway M280 |
| FEATURES | • Reinforced with magnesium for durability in backpacks
• Full-size keyboard
• Continuous Sensing Technology makes stylus more accurate than most |
| SCREEN SIZE | 14. inches |
| BATTERY LIFE | 4 hours |
| WEIGHT | 6.75 pounds |
| CONSIDERATIONS | • Stylus stored in hard-toaccess spot on bottom of computer
• Heavy |
| PRICE | $1,299 |
| COMPANY INFO | www.gateway.com |
| MANUFACTURER | HEWLETT-PACKARD |  |
| MODEL | HP Compaq tc4200 |
| FEATURES | • 80-GB hard drive
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 Certified for Novell Linux Desktop
• Optional outdoor viewable display allows for 67 percent more contrast in
bright sunlight with no loss of battery life |
| SCREEN SIZE | 12.1 inches |
| BATTERY LIFE | 5.5 hours |
| WEIGHT | 4.6 pounds |
| CONSIDERATIONS | • Media bay is optional
• Pen-activated programmable buttons are confusing and hard to program |
| PRICE | $1,549 |
| COMPANY INFO | www.hp.com |
| MANUFACTURER | LENOVO |  |
| MODEL | IBM Lenovo ThinkPad X41 |
| FEATURES | • Integrated 802.11 a/b/g wireless digitizer pen that stows inside machine
• Built-in fingerprint reader formore security (select machines)
• Optional docking station |
| SCREEN SIZE | 12.1 inches |
| BATTERY LIFE | 6.3 hours |
| WEIGHT | 3.5 pounds |
| CONSIDERATIONS | • No internal disk drive—students who want to read or write CDs must
purchase external device |
| PRICE | $1,799 |
| COMPANY INFO | www.lenovo.com |
| MANUFACTURER | TOSHIBA |  |
| MODEL | Portege M200 |
| FEATURES | • 60-GB hard drive
• Stereo speakers
• Standard keyboard and nVIDIA GeForce Go 5200 graphics card for
high-quality gaming
• Two main memory slots may both be occupied at same time |
| SCREEN SIZE | 12.1 inches |
| BATTERY LIFE | 4 hours |
| WEIGHT | 4.6 pounds |
| CONSIDERATIONS | • No Bluetooth (antenna only) |
| PRICE | $1,649.99 preconfigured |
| COMPANY INFO | www.toshiba.com |
This article originally appeared in the 04/01/2006 issue of THE Journal.