I am not sure which tablet would be better from a
technical perspective but I found a site
www.tabletsource.com that sells both the toshiba and the
acer. Also, they have a viewsonic v1100 with the travel
bundle if you are a real traveler. Their prices are
great and I have been very happy...


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>Hi,
>
>Any opinions out there for a convertible tablet that is
also good enough for
>some vs.net (csharp) development when I'm on the road?
>
>I use my laptop often for development and demos as well
as note taking in
>mtgs and diagramming designs. So its tough to find a
good middle ground of
>something fairly powerful yet light.
>
>Currently I'm never without my IBM x30 (1gig, p3, 40 hd,
<5lbs). I would
>love something similar specs but with convertible tablet
ability. But it
>sounds like IBM is a good year off from a ThinkPad
tablet (if ever)
>
>Seems to come down to Toshiba M200. The m200 sounds to
be the favorite from
>these newsgroups. I just don't like that you cant easily
add a dock with DVD
>for traveling. On a plane Id have to sit with an
external DVD? But mostly I
>don't like paying almost twice what most other
convertibles are going for.
>
>Is it worth it?
>
>How's the acer c300? (looks heavy and flimsy) or I could
probably save some
>$ and get a Toshiba 3500. is the m200 twice as good as
3500 ?
>
>Any other models I should look at?
>
>BTW - whats the m205? I only see m200 on toshibas site
but see reference to
>m205 elsewhere.
>
>thanks,
>Adam
>
>
>.
>