Microsoft dreams up low-cost mini-tablet PC

**MIG-31** · Apr 25, 2005, 05:24 PM

Microsoft on Monday plans to show off pretty much the dream portable computer--a tiny tablet computer as thin as 10 sheets of paper with a camera, a battery that lasts all day and a price of about $800.

The only problem is that it's still several years from reality.

Microsoft commissioned the 6-inch-screen prototype, but still doesn't know exactly when it will be commercially feasible. It will probably come at least a year or two after the arrival of Longhorn, the new version of Windows set to ship at the end of next year.

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will show off the mini-tablet as part of a speech highlighting plans for the third decade of Windows. The speech will kick off the company's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Seattle.

The software maker also plans to show off some PCs that are closer to delivery.
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Mazuko · Apr 25, 2005, 11:41 PM

I have wanted a tablet PC for years, that $800 price tag sounds like a dream come true!

Apr 25, 2005, 05:24 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,744 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Microsoft dreams up low-cost mini-tablet PC Microsoft on Monday plans to show off pretty much the dream portable computer--a tiny tablet computer as thin as 10 sheets of paper with a camera, a battery that lasts all day and a price of about $800. The only problem is that it's still several years from reality. Microsoft commissioned the 6-inch-screen prototype, but still doesn't know exactly when it will be commercially feasible. It will probably come at least a year or two after the arrival of Longhorn, the new version of Windows set to ship at the end of next year. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will show off the mini-tablet as part of a speech highlighting plans for the third decade of Windows. The speech will kick off the company's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Seattle. The software maker also plans to show off some PCs that are closer to delivery. _______________ Read More: News.com __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Apr 25, 2005, 11:41 PM	#2
Mazuko DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I have wanted a tablet PC for years, that $800 price tag sounds like a dream come true! __________________ E-bay feedback: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...me=STRK:ME:UFS