toshiba portege m200 tablet pc 1.5 ghz pentium m 512mb 40gb hard drive
marginally larger than the portege 3500 tablet pc it replaces toshiba s portege m200 tablet pc is also more adaptable more battery efficient and substantially more powerful . blending the speed of a standard-size midrange notebook with the convenience of pen-based input and subcompact portability the portege m200 is a great fit for those who are handier with a pen than a keyboard and value a truly petite profile . the unit is most at home when used to enter store and share notes and concepts that might otherwise be entered in handwritten format . in fact measuring just 11.6 by 9.8 by 1.3 1.5 depending on configuration and tipping the scales at a scant 4.5 pounds the portege m200 is just slightly more bulky than a conventional paper-based notepad . users input data in one of two ways -- either by sketching directly on the swiveling double-duty 12.1-inch poly-silicon sxga tft color lcd display screen maximum resolution 1400x1050 or via the system s 84-key keyboard . though the portege m200 is not as powerful as a comparably priced but substantially larger desktop replacement notebook it is one of the fastest tablets currently on the market . sporting an intel centrino - based processor 1 mb level 2 cache running at 1.5 ghz a whopping 512 mb ram memory and an nvidia geforce fx go5200 32m graphics processor with 32 mb of dedicated ddr video memory the unit will easily handle most day-to-day mobile computing tasks and the vast majority of today s most popular 3-d apps too . the portege m200 features today s most desirable connectivity options including an integrated 56k modem for low-speed e-communications a 10 base-t 100 base-tx ethernet connection for fast lan and internet access and wi-fi compliant wireless lan technology for those times when you can t plug in . the system also sports a surprisingly large 40 gb hard disk and facilities for an external cd and or dvd drive a pair of ultra-fast usb 2.0 ports for plug and play peripherals an integrated touchpad 13 function keys a speaker and microphone and full 16-bit stereo sound . battery life is estimated at a whopping 4.34 hours .