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New TabletPC on the way

Gateway CX210X
My TabletPC is starting to show it’s age so I just ordered a new one from Gateway. (Yes, overall, I’m still happy with the company.) It’s scheduled to arive late next week. The specs are:

  • System Name: Gateway CX210X
  • Operating System: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition
  • Operating System Software Backup Media: Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet (SP2) Backup CD
  • Application Software: Microsoft® Office Small Business Edition 2003 (Basic + PowerPoint & Publisher) w/ Microsoft® Home Collection
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 (2.00 GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
  • Memory: 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-1024MB modules)
  • Video: ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 64MB Graphics featuring Avivo™ display technology
  • Hard Drive: 100GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive
  • Optical Drive: Modular 8x Multi-Format Double Layer DVD Writer (DVD±R/±RW/CD-RW)
  • Extended Service Plan Including Limited Warranty: Notebook Value Plus Service Plan — 3 year parts/labor/on-site/3 year technical support
  • Battery: Primary 8-cell lithium-ion battery with AC pack and 1 yr. limited battery warranty
  • Digitizer Pens: Gateway executive stylus pen w/ Continuous Sensing Technology™
  • Integrated Wireless Networking Adapter: Integrated Intel® 802.11a/b/g wireless networking card
  • Bluetooth: Bluetooth® Wireless Networking Module
  • Floppy Drive: 7-in-1 media card reader (Memory Stick®, Memory Stick Pro®, MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital™, xD Picture Card, Mini Secure Digital™, RS-MultiMediaCard™)
  • Expansion Slots: (1) Type II PC card slot
  • External Ports: (3) USB 2.0, IEEE 1394 (FireWire), VGA
  • Screen: 14.0″ WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1280 x 768 max. resolution) with rotating hinge for tablet functionality
  • Keyboard and Mouse: Full-size keyboard and EZ Pad® pointing device
  • Multimedia Package: Integrated sound and stereo speakers, headphone/speaker jack, and mic jacks
  • Modem: Integrated V.92 56K modem
  • Network Adapter: Integrated Intel® 10/100/1000 Ethernet Adapter
  • Additional Software: Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 7.0 and Google Toolbar
  • Personal Productivity: Microsoft® One Note, Microsoft® Experience Pack and Microsoft® Education Pack

The most interesting part of the ordering process was this bit of fine print: “You received free shipping! $20 Handlind Charge Applies.” Go figure. Also, Gateway has a trade-in program for old equipment. I ran a quick estimate on the old TabletPC and according to them the “Estimated Trade-in Value (includes a Prepaid shipping label) : $176.12

Published by Michael Sauers

Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year. Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.

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