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Tablet PCs miss the point
The tablet PC group test in April's PCW was interesting, but the machines seemed to miss the point in such a major way that I'm not surprised the tablet concept hasn't taken off.
Surely the key thing about a tablet is that it is light and convenient to move about? To use when standing up, to have in a meeting without looking like an idiot? When you're sitting at a desk the motivation becomes minimal. Doesn't this point to a detachable keyboard, and the cd/dvd drive in a docking station?
Basically what would be nice would be something superficially like a laptop, where the "screen" part detaches and is usable as a tablet, and the other half holds the keyboard, optical drive etc. Okay, I can see there are balance issues, but I can also see ways round them.
Is this what the Microsoft Origami will be? Seems not.
Tom Richards
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