HP Compaq Tablet PC TC1000
The HP Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 looks very futuristic, like something out of Star Trek. But looks can be deceiving. The TC1000 is a convertible tablet. The 10.4in display swivels around and tilts back down over the removable keyboard to transform into a tablet. Unlike the other convertible tablets, all the hardware is located on the back of the display rather than under the keyboard.
In the normal landscape mode, if you tilt the display back far enough the keypad will actually raise itself off the table as the weight shifts to the back of the tablet. While in notebook mode, the TC1000 uses a track ball rather than a glidepad and doesn’t have a palm rest. The display is set quite forward, and in fact the base of the display sits way too close to the keypad, which is annoying since it makes it hard to access the function keys.
The TC1000 uses a glass screen while the other tablets use a plastic screen. The thick glass didn’t make writing any more difficult, in fact it felt a little more natural. The stylus uses batteries, unlike the other stylus pens we tested. It has a good tip and actually feels like a real pen.
The TC1000 uses a Crusoe processor, which wasn’t quite up to the task in our performance tests. However in the battery test it managed to outlast all the other Tablet PCs.
Unlike the other convertibles, you can buy a docking station for the TC1000. The docking station can either have a DVD-ROM player or combo DVD/CD-RW drive.
| Product: | HP Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 |
| Price: | AU$3,795 |
| Vendor: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Phone: | 1300 305 018 |
| Web: | www.hp.com.au |
| Interoperability: |
3 USB ports and PC Card slot. |
| Futureproofing: |
Max RAM 768MB. |
| ROI: |
½Very slow but offers good battery life. Heaviest of the lot. |
| Service: |
1-year limited warranty. |
| Rating: |
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