Tablets

Toshiba Portege M750, R600, A600 Announced

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Toshiba Portege M750 Toshiba Canada has announced several new ultraportable Portege models, all with 12.1″ LED-backlit displays, including a “convertible” Tablet PC / laptop. All are loaded with Microsoft Windows Vista and are based on Intel’s Centrino 2 platform, with Intel GMA X4500 graphics. While the R600 and M750 are replacing existing 12.1″ laptops, the A600 is the first of its kind in Toshiba’s lineup with a 12.1″ display. The A600 is kind of a budget laptop compared to the other two (with a starting price of around $1320 USD) – while the R600 may share some of the same components, it is lighter and overall smaller than the A600. All three have spill-resistant keyboards

Toshiba Portege R600
– Ultra Low Voltage Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 / SU9400
– Solid State Drive (SSD) Options
– Up to 9 hours of battery life
– Starts at $2,399 CAD – $2095 USD
– 1GB built-in RAM, 1 memory slot (upto 5GB Total)
– Weighs just 2.4 pounds / 1.1 kg

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HP 2730p – Review/First Look (GBM, JK)

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A couple of reviews / first impressions of the new 12.1″ convertible HP Compaq 2730p have been posted. James Kendrick at jkOnTheRun has posted a few new photos, as well as mentioning that the 2730p is “fast”. He’s got the Intel Core 2 Duo L9400 … Read more

Gigabyte M912M vs M912X

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UMPC Portal has done a comparison between two models of the 8.9″ convertible Gigabyte M912 netbook – one of the very few netbooks that converts back and forth between a Tablet-style device and a regular laptop-style device. They are comparing the M912M with the M912X … Read more

Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Availability

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Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet The new 12″ convertible widescreen Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Tablet has started showing up in the Lenovo store for US customers as the model 7448 (alongside the older X61 Tablet). This is the first major redesign of the ThinkPad Tablet series (the transition to widescreen).

It starts with a 1 year depot warranty, and there are additional warranty options available. The 8-cell battery will set you back an additional $50, however given that it doubles the battery life, it’d be well worth it. As far as the MultiTouch + MultiView display – that’s an additional $275 – that pushes the price up quite a bit, but fans of MultiTouch will want it.

It’s available at:
– Shop.Lenovo.com – ThinkPad X Series Tablet.

The models available ship in 1-2 weeks, and the starting price is lower than what had initially been announced – $1,844.00

Specifications for the base model:
– Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 (1.2GHz, 3 MB L2)
– 800 MHz FSB
– Standard WideView WXGA Display
– Windows Vista Business 32-bit
– 1GB DDR3 RAM (1 DIMM)
– 5400rpm 80GB HDD
– ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter III
– 4-Cell Battery
– 1 year depot warranty

The SU9300 is an Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) CPU. You can upgrade that to a low voltage CPU (along with other options below).

Optional Upgrades:

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Lenovo ThinkPad X200 Tablet Review (LAPTOP Mag)

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LAPTOP Magazine has reviewed the new 12″ convertible Lenovo ThinkPad X200T Tablet, and were impressed enough to give it their “LAPTOP Magazine Editor’s Choice” award, with a 4 out of 5 stars. They mention that it still sticks with traditional ThinkPad keyboard design: “The X200 … Read more