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CNET Asia: Top 10 Notebooks of December

April 9, 2008January 4, 2006 by Chad O.

CNET Asia published their Top 10 Notebooks of December this morning. Interestingly enough, the list had six ultraportables (12-inch screens or less)

Review: Top 5 Ultraportables (CNET Asia)

April 9, 2008December 12, 2005 by Chad O.

Darius Chang has a published a roundup of the Top 5 Ultraportables for CNET Asia, selecting the Samsung Q30 as the top pick, saying that Samsung clearly wants to target the higher-end segment of the market.

Review: Do The Twist (TheAge.com.au)

December 12, 2005December 12, 2005 by Chad O.

Simon Tsang has published a review in , under the headline of ‘Do the twist‘, covering four convertibles – Tablet PCs that also do double-duty as laptop (with an actual keyboard). It’s a good article covering Tablet PCs/Convertibles and the software that people use them with.

Review: Acer TravelMate C200 (TabletPCCorner.net)

November 28, 2005 by Chad O.

TabletPCCorner.net has put together a comprehensive review (with lots of pictures) of the Acer TravelMate C200-series convertible laptop/Tablet PC. The C200-series is a Pentium M-powered ultraportable convertible with a 12.1-inch display, and a sliding-track mechanism that allows it to convert in one motion.

I do not speak French, however this is a rough translation, using Google, of their impression:

It’s tempting because it offers a compact but sturdy case, good power consumption, and a significant number of technical features, with a good price. The sliding-track mechanism is solid, although it will take a few months before really judging this. Acer conceived the C200 in the same spirit as Toshiba: It’s a portable with Tablet PC functionality added.

They will revisit this review over the next few weeks to discuss any day-to-day issues they encounter.

These are the pluses and minuses they mentioned (again, machine translation):

The New Acer TravelMate C200

July 8, 2016November 23, 2005 by Chad O.

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 C200â€™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 WindowsÂ® XP Tablet PC Edition, and come with 802.11b/g wireless and Gigabit ethernet network connectivity.

Other differences between the TMC204TMi and TMC203ETCi: