Joe Wilcox of Jupiter Research writes at Microsoft Monitor about a network admin friend who
picked up two free Gateway CX200 convertibles as premiums for buying 10 systems from the company (one free for every 5
systems purchased). I'm not sure if this is a widely available promotion, but it's another example of how Gateway is
pushing the envelope to promote their new entry in the Tablet PC space.Joe goes on to extol many of the Gateway's virtues and hits many of the high points that led me to choose the small business version of this Tablet (the S7200c). Great display (widescreen 14" with WXGA resolution), DVD burner, and a great price.
Joe repeats a suggestion he's made in the past - Tablet PCs should come with a pen-oriented task center to give new (and experienced) users immediate access to the ink-enabled applications on their systems. It can be a bit of a chore to figure out many of the cool things you can accomplish with a Tablet PC if you're a novice user. Rather than turning the Tablet experience into a scavenger hunt, why not put it right out in front of the user?
1. I must say that it has a great display and very nice features.
Posted at 5:18AM on Dec 29th 2005 by ethan