With over 600 PCs in use, the American School of Bombay is moving forward with its Tablet PC program for students in 2007 - 2008 academic year. Students in Grades 7 - 12 may chose from a Toshiba Portege M400 or Fujitsu Lifebook T4215 Tablet PC. Both Tablet PC models have a 12" display, are in the mid 4lb range, and have at least an 80GB hard drive.
The school's website describes why they recommend Tablet PCs for students:

Handheld computing defines the current wave in the evolution of technology. It symbolizes the idea of anytime/anywhere learning and has changed the face of the world of business, medicine, and other professions. In our endeavor to prepare our students for the increasingly technological world we have made a commitment to personal computing and the integration of handheld computing in our classrooms. Tablet PCs extend the possibilities of notebook computers and provide the power of a notebook in hand-held form. No functionality of a notebook computing device is lost. On the other hand, the Tablet PC adds an important set of functions without detracting from the common laptop paradigm.

Currently, they are using a combination of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and Office 2007.
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