The New Acer TravelMate C200

Acer TravelMate C200 C204 C203
Acer has launched a new TravelMate convertible noteboook/Tablet PC series, the C200 series. The first two TravelMate models launched under this series are the TravelMate TMC204TMi (C204) and the TravelMate TMC203ETCi (C203).

These feature a 12.1-inch XGA screen, and convert from laptop to Tablet PC using a unique one-motion sliding-track mechanism: The TravelMate C200’s innovative sliding mechanism allows for a one-motion conversion from Notebook mode to Tablet mode. The system can be easily converted from Tablet to PC mode by simply pushing the LCD module from its closed position to the upright location of a typical notebook PC.

The C204 starts at $1899USD and uses a 2.0GHz Pentium M while the C203 starts at $1399 and uses a 1.50GHz Celeron M. They feature internal slot-loading optical drives, and space for a second battery using a “MediaBay” (hot-swappable device bay, seperate from the optical drive). The C200s are loaded with Microsoft Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition, and come with 802.11b/g wireless and Gigabit ethernet network connectivity.

Other differences between the TMC204TMi and TMC203ETCi:

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Black Friday Laptops 2005

In addition to their Apple Portable Computer Buyer’s Guide, LaptopLogic.com has published another guide, the Black Friday Laptops 2005 guide. If you’re not familiar with ‘Black Friday’, it’s a term used in the US for the friday after Thanksgiving. There are usually some incredibly good deals to get you in the stores, although there is usually only a small supply of sale items on hand (and people will literally wait in line for hours because of some of the deals, so they can be first in line).

While there are no ultraportables listed, there are still some decent prices (while the laptops themselves are not all that special). If you know of somebody looking for a budget laptop, you might want to pass that link on to them.