Acer C102Ti
Just as we received the Acer tablet we found out that Acer is releasing a new Centrino-based tablet, the C110, which should be out by the time you read this. The new C110 will be a convertible Tablet PC featuring an Intel Centrino 900MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, a 40GB hard disk, wired and 802.11b wireless networking, and a 12.1in screen all in a 1.4kg package. It will be priced from $4,499.
The Acer C102 we received is a convertible Tablet PC that features a 12.1in screen that twists and folds back over the keypad in a similar way to the Toshiba. The swivel mechanism however doesn’t feel as smooth or as durable as the Toshiba’s.
The Acer is a lot smaller than the Toshiba and in fact it weighs the same as the slate tablets however you also get a built-in keyboard. Inside is an Intel Pentium III 800MHz processor and 256MB of RAM, which is the maximum you can install.
We should also mention that the C102 is being replaced by the C104, which will come with a 900MHz Pentium III processor. The price will also remain the same. A unique feature of this Acer is the smart-card reader, which you can also find this technology in many of Acer’s notebooks. Like the Toshiba the Acer doesn’t need a docking station. It comes standard with an external CD-ROM drive.
In our testing, the Acer was the slowest of all the Tablet PCs. In the battery test the Acer didn’t perform all that well, only managing to stay running for a little over two and a half hours.
| Product: | Acer C102Ti |
| Price: | AU$3,799 |
| Vendor: | Acer |
| Phone: | 1300 366 567 |
| Web: | www.acer.com.au |
| Interoperability: |
Features FireWire and VGA connectors. |
| Futureproofing: |
Max RAM 256MB. |
| ROI: |
½Slow, but has a very small footprint. |
| Service: |
½1-year 2-hour commitment warranty. |
| Rating: |
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You really need to date your articles. I is a pain when Internet Articles are not date stamped. Clearly many of the rveiews are out of date or do not include the laterst products. Tablet Pc's is one such example. I would like a review of the Toshiba M200. I agree that when Tabet PCs are integrated into the Laptop market they will tak off. I also would be interetsed in a version that supports a blue-tooth Mobile phone built in along with a DVD drive for those long hall flights and bring hotel rooms. Oh... One other thing would be a Voice modem that can support an Aswering Machine when the Computer is left on at hme or in the hotel room.