Top 50 Tablet PC’s dissected

July 1, 2008 by Insider Staff 

HP Pavilion tx2130eaJust like laptops, tablet PC’s are designed to suit a range of mobile lifestyles. Whether you need a full-on workstation-to-go or a carry-anywhere ultra-portable device, you’ll find one here.

We’ve dissected the top 50 tablet PC’s just waiting for you to get your busy hands on them.

Top of the tree
HP Pavilion tx2130ea
Best price: £648 on 1 July 2008
This tablet from HP offers the benefits of a PC wrapped up in a more compact package, complete with easy to use touchscreen and fingerprint security tech. This Jack-of-all-trades will actually master them all; comes in a stylish modern package and will deal with pretty much anything you throw at it, from games to movies.
Up against: Toshiba Portege R400-106

Rising Star
OQO model e2
Best price: £998.99 on 1 July 2008
The smallest Windows Vista PC around, this fits in the palm of your hand and features handy scrolling switches for easy navigation and Wi-Fi for ultra-mobile browsing. Desptie its diminutive size, it packs enough juice to run Windows Tablet to Windows XP professional without any hassle.
Up against: Samsung Q1

Unsung hero
Lenovo ThinkPad X61
Best price:
£1699.61 on 1 July 2008
If you want a Tablet that thinks it’s a laptop look no further than the Lenovo Thinkpad. This trusty Jekyll and Hyde packs an Intel Core2 Duo Processor for extra oomph making it capable of running Windows Vista Business without much grief. It also touts a range of useful controls for easy navigation, making it easy to use on the move.
Up against: Acer TravelMate C213TMi

Loved by the experts
Toshiba Portege M700-139
Best price:
£1245.48 on July 1 2008
Looking more laptop than tablet, the classy Portege also uses an Intel Core2 Duo Processor but runs both Vista and Windows Tablet. Packing 3GB RAM you won’t have any trouble running heavy applications, and you’ll have plenty of storage on the 160GB hard drive.
Up against: HP 2710P

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