Story: Is the tablet PC dead? No, it's only restin
ZDNet | at | by Mike
I recently found myself in a Monty Python-like debate with a friend over whether Microsoft's Tablet PC is dead or simply "pining for the fjords." My take: The tablet PC is just catching its breath. Sure, there are reasons to look at the whole tablet PC phenomenon and see doom and gloom. Since the initial flurry last November, we haven't seen many new machines running Microsoft's specialized operating system. Flying on business, you're not very likely to see any of your fellow passengers scribbling wildly on a tablet.
Still, four months after their introduction, tablets are doing just fine. The top two notebooks on ZDNet Reviews's list of best ultraportables--the Toshiba Portege Tablet 3505 and the Fujitsu PC Stylistic ST4000 Tablet PC--just happen to be tablets. The consensus among our reviewers is that the two machines would be great portables with or without the pen input. The tablet PC capabilities are just icing on two already very tasty cakes.