Acer 'slide & fold' Tablet
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Acer makes some nice tablet PCs at a reasonable price, but its latest demonstrates why it’s the number one Tablet PC vendor in

Australia.

Dubbed a next generation of Tablet the Travel Mate C200 is designed specifically with the mobile sales professional in mind. Sporting the first ever ‘slide & fold’ screen with a single-motion conversion mechanism from notebook to tablet PC functionality, the C200 has the grunt to back up its looks and price (RRP $3,499 ).


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Using Intel’s 915PM Express Chipset, NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 TurboCache graphics accelerator, Intel’s Pentium M 760 processor (2GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB), 512MB DDR2 SDRAM and 100 GB HDD and of course a 12.1″ XGA slide & fold display.

Add battery life of up to 6.9 hours, a cutting-edge biometric fingerprint reader, Disk Anti Shock Protection and Acer’s SignalUp high-performance wireless technology, which independent tests say provides a 25% boost in wireless signal strength compared to wireless notebooks from Dell, HP/Compaq and Toshiba.

“The TravelMate C200 reaffirms Acer’s leadership in Tablet PC computing, combining all the muscle and performance of a power-packed notebook with new levels of design innovation, robust security and advanced connectivity,” said Antonio Leone, Senior Notebook Product Manager, Acer Computer Australia.

“Business professionals on the move to health-care workers, mobile field teams, SMB and SOHO users and even university students and lecturers, will appreciate the convenience afforded by the C200’s ample slide & fold display. Not only does this latest tablet look stunning, it’s robust, a breeze to carry from only 2Kg, and packs a heavyweight performance punch,” added Leone.

Some more Acer TravelMate C200 specifications

* MediaBay swappable DVD+/-RW dual layer drive
* 802.11 a/b/g tri-mode wireless + SignalUp technology
* Up to 6.9 hours battery life (two batteries included as standard)
* From 2Kg travelling weight
* 4-in-1 memory card reader (Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital, MultimediaCard)