SCORCHING HOTTTTTTT!! *BLEEDING EDGE* Acer Travelmate C102Ti *TABLET PC* $1984 w/ $100 REBATE!!

[merlink]

This is a SCORCHING HOTTTT deal for the BRAND NEW Acer Travelmate C102TI Tablet PC which is AMAZING!!! I just ordered one myself... Most places currently sell them for >$2400.. However, I was able to find them for $2084 - $100 MIR = $1984 AR! Acer Travelmate C102TI at Comp-U-Plus (In-Stock).... Also available directly from Acer for $2199 starting on Monday. These are the cheapest sources, both offer the same 1 year limited manufacturers warranty (kinda short time span, but oh well)...

*There's also the 102T (non-i) model, which has a 20GB HD instead of 30GB, and no built-in Wi-Fi

This is the future, folks... A laptop which is convertable into a touch screen drawing slate. The screen rotates 180 degrees, is capable of flipping over into tablet mode (cover the keyboard). Comes with Windows XP Tablet Edition (brand new), and has the ability to transpose your handwriting into text, or the ability to just leave your handwriting as notes.
No more disorganization for me.

$100 MIR (Nov. 5 - Jan 12) .pdf format

You can find more general info (specs, reviews, videos, etc.) at Acer's web site

"The Tablet PC is a broad industry initiative that builds on the digital pen and speech technologies of Microsoft's Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition to extend the functionality of today's computers.
The Tablet PC extends the PC by adding capabilities such as pen and speech input, wireless support, long battery life and portability.
PROCESSOR- 800MHz ultra low voltage Mobile Intel® Pentium® III processor- M1 512K L2 cache; supporting Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep technology Intel® 440MX chipset
MEMORY - 256MB of SDRAM
VIDEO - 10.4" TFT LCD supporting pen-based input, with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution, 16 million colors.SMI Lynx 3DM+ graphics chipset with 8MB of VRAM. Simultaneous LCD and CRT display, DualView support. LCD rotates to convert from notebook to tablet mode.
DRIVES - 30GB ATA/100 hard disk drive with Disk Anti-Shock Protection (DASP) 24x External USB CD ROM drive
AUDIO - Audio system with two speakers.Sound Blaster-Pro and MS DirectSound compatible. Built-in microphone.
MODEM- Built-in V.90 56Kbps MDC modem with international PTT certification; Wake-on-Ring ready.
ETHERNET - Integrated 802.11b Wi-Fi card. Built-in 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet; Wake on-LAN ready.
SOFTWARE - Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition, enhanced Microsoft® Office Pack (Office Pack provides inking capability to MicrosoftOffice® XP productivity software) and Microsoft® Reader. BIOS User and Administrator passwords Acer Launch Manager, Acer Notebook Manager Acer System Recovery CD Adobe Acrobat® Reader ORiNOCO Client Manager Norton AntiVirus, Microsoft Reader PlatinumSecret suite for SmartCard, including PlatinumPAS,PlatinumSecure and PlatinumKey.
SIZE - 9.9"w x 1.16"h x 8.2"d
Mfr. Warranty: 1 YEAR "

Mine's coming tomorrow! I CANT WAIT!! WOOOOHOOOO! AMAZING!!

*BTW: Before this gets flamed: I'm in no way, shape, or form affiliated with Comp-U-Plus (they're simply the cheapest place around for this product)

-Merlin

 

[Jmman]

I went to the Microsoft Tablet PC conference/rollout in Denver today. I was fairly impressed, especially with how good the handwriting recognition was..... I will wait until the price drops though....

 

[Wei2Cool]

I think price drop is imminent. Microsoft have to let public to pick up the new technology quickly, otherwise it will be dead as their previous failed projects like webTV, with the majority of comsumer hold their pocket tight under current econimic condition, the only way they can do it is drop the price before this shopping season ends.

 

[oneye]

Since when is $15 off retail considered Scorching hot???

Compusa price


still would like to get one myself though .. I like the HPaq design better though.
Looks slimmer in tablet mode.

Hp - Compaq model

.-)

 

[merlink]

Yes.. The HP model is nice.. However, I believe that in order to put it into tablet mode, you must actually *remove* the keyboard.

-Merlin

 

[nightowl]

The Compaq tablet just needs to be rotated and folded to be put in tablet mode. The Acer looks like it folde much in the same way as the Compaq.

 

[ChrisADuffy]

Pretty cool product. Though it is underpowered for me.

 

[TEEZLE]

weight?

 

[ChrisADuffy]

Yes, wait.

 

[Ketteringo]

Originally posted by: ChrisADuffy
Yes, wait.

Almost LOLed

 

[takhyon]

The HP model has a much slower processor than the Acer. The HP has a Transmeta 1GHz processor and the Acer has a Pentium III 800MHz.

Yes the MHz on the HP is more, but MIPS, FIPS and other benchmarks are much lower than the Acer.

The Acer weighs about 3 lbs. I dont know about the HP, probably the same.

 

[TEEZLE]

The Acer weighs about 3 lbs. I dont know about the HP, probably the same

Is that a guess or is it documented? I need the facts and a link.

EDIT: It's also a shame that the video card is weak as hell. I'm going to pass for now. When I can buy a regular laptop for $600 with Radeon in it......know what I mean?

 

[badluck]

Is that a guess or is it documented? I need the facts and a link.

ummmm....did you ever consider looking at the link above????

 

[Wei2Cool]

Originally posted by: TEEZLE
The Acer weighs about 3 lbs. I dont know about the HP, probably the same

Is that a guess or is it documented? I need the facts and a link.

EDIT: It's also a shame that the video card is weak as hell. I'm going to pass for now. When I can buy a regular laptop for $600 with Radeon in it......know what I mean?

You are stretching it too far. Tablet PCs are never meant for 3D games. To save the battery for long opertion time, they have to use low power graphic chips as well as CPUs. I am pretty sure they can handle video decently though, because streamed video playing is part of the design goal of the tablet PC.

 

[ivan2]

I've seen this at PCExpo this year, and its the most impressive thing in there, alone with the toshiba personal VPN server thing, and yes it IS the future!!

 

[TEEZLE]

You are stretching it too far. Tablet PCs are never meant for 3D games. To save the battery for long opertion time, they have to use low power graphic chips as well as CPUs. I am pretty sure they can handle video decently though, because streamed video playing is part of the design goal of the tablet PC

You remind me of a guy trying to sell a $600 PDA saying it's the latest and greatest, What a joke.- LMAO!!!!!! And if it's not meant for gaming why is the HP/Compaq one have a Geforce 2 Go 100?!?! DUH!!!!!

ummmm....did you ever consider looking at the link above????
Sorry I missed it. Kind of like your For Sale thread - LMAO

 

[Swanny]

Nice find. I think they'll be somewhat successful. I know my dad really wants one.

 

[Halcyon98]

These suckers are awesome. Problem with splurging on one of these now is that you become an early adopter. Prices are going to get HAMMERED within the next six months more so than months 6 and onward. Look at plasma screens which have been reduced from $10k to $3k within what seems like minutes.

These are definitely the future. Problem is, it's not the future yet. Still the present.

I'd definitely splurge if money was not as much of a factor as it is for some though Fill us in on how it is when you get in Merlink. I think the premium is relatively low for this type of new technology since it is really not all that revolutionary. It really just is an uber-PDA.