2010 is expected to be the year the PC tablet goes mainstream. This year's rendition of the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) just wrapped up in Las Vegas. Many of the big presenters showed the direction of computers for immediate future. We have our ideas of the top 3, with the PC tablets reviews.
Lenovo released the IdeaPad U1 which is a combo, what this means is that first it's a standard laptop or notebook. It runs on the Windows 7 OS, with a Core Duo processor, 128 GB solid state hard drive, 11.6 inch touch screen and all the standard features of a laptop. These features include (3) three USB ports, built in Wi-Fi, VGA, HDNI, Ethernet(RJ-45), and 4-in-1 reader(Multi-Media Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital Card). The battery life is at about 8 hours.
Now, you remove the display and you now have a PC tablet running on the Skylight Linux OS with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon ARM processor,with 16GB of flash memory. The battery life of the tablet is about 6 hours.
The Archos 9 PC tablet is already on the market and many believe that this is a very solid Pc tablet. The Archos comes with a 1.1 GHz Intel Atom processor, 60GB hard drive, 1GB of memory, network capabilities via Ethernet and Wi-Fi 802.1b/g. This PC tablet is very ergonomic with an excellent tactile interface on its 8.9 inch screen.
The Archos 9 porvides all the features and performance of a high end notebook.
It is very thin, only .67 inches and weighing 29 ozs. It comes in a stunning black finish, runs on the Windows 7 OS. On this Pc tablet you can browse the web, write emails or documents and also have video chat with the built in web cam. It also allows you to store up to 80 High definition movies.
Then there is the Dell Intros which was show at the CES as a concept PC tablet. No release date has been given as yet. This tablet is seen as a PC companion, features are limited, but it does allow you to have the full internet experience. It comes with a 5 inch screen.
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