Hi, I'm thinking of buying a tablet PC and le

[harryguy082589]

Hi,

I'm thinking of buying a tablet PC and leaving my old Dell Inspiron 8200 out for EBay. The only thing is that although i like the idea of taking my notes by hand again, i still need a desktop replacement power (or as much as i can get) and i could not stand having a small screen. After using those qualifications i narrowed it down to the Acer c300 and the Gateway M275 series. At first i was leaning toward the Acer, because long ago i had a bad time using gateways. After hanging on the Acer message board for a while, though i found the best warranty they offered was accident protection, but what that meant was one free repair and then a 150 dollar deductible for the next year on repairs. Gateway on the other hand i found offered a more normal you break we fix it plan. This was a must for me, being that I’m 14 that was the best thing that my dell offered me. Although it broken often because of flaws, the one or two times it broke because of me they fixed it no problem. This made the gateway win me over. So what is everyone’s opinion on this? Can anyone point me in the right direction?

thanks for the help,

dan

[Wcrocker]

If the screen size is one of your most important priorties you've narrowed it down correctly. If desktop replacement is a higher priority over screen size you might want to take a look at the Toshiba M200 line.

Toshiba's warranty options are ok and so are the options with Best Buy I've recently learned here.

[bagpiper88]

quote:Originally posted by harryguy082589

Hi,

I'm thinking of buying a tablet PC and leaving my old Dell Inspiron 8200 out for EBay. The only thing is that although i like the idea of taking my notes by hand again, i still need a desktop replacement power (or as much as i can get) and i could not stand having a small screen. After using those qualifications i narrowed it down to the Acer c300 and the Gateway M275 series. At first i was leaning toward the Acer, because long ago i had a bad time using gateways. After hanging on the Acer message board for a while, though i found the best warranty they offered was accident protection, but what that meant was one free repair and then a 150 dollar deductible for the next year on repairs. Gateway on the other hand i found offered a more normal you break we fix it plan. This was a must for me, being that I’m 14 that was the best thing that my dell offered me. Although it broken often because of flaws, the one or two times it broke because of me they fixed it no problem. This made the gateway win me over. So what is everyone’s opinion on this? Can anyone point me in the right direction?

thanks for the help,

dan

No need to repost in 4 different areas, i just read your post 4 Times!

[Trev]

The gateway and acer300 series have more than enough power to be desktop replacements. Also remember that they are the only tablets with optical drives.

Some companies will insure your tablet. For example Motion has something setup where you can get tablet insurance for around $150 a year. Look around and see what you can do, but rihgt now gateway's plan sounds good for you.