We were impressed with all the new hardware features these devices have, including extra ports, embedded wireless and a fingerprint scanner. Even some of the vendor-specific bundled software was better. But the underlying Microsoft Tablet PC operating system still leaves lots to be desired, as the handwriting recognition and other applications don't make us happy and make us want to run right back to our old, reliable notebooks. The hardware makers have done a great job with their latest equipment, but users need to wait until the next version of the Tablet PC operating system (hopefully by year-end) comes out.

There is absolutely no need to wait. The next version is a free upgrade. Get the most use from the hardware now and thereby getting a good ROI.

Tablets: Great hardware, OS is just OK

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