The allure of a tablet is that we can write directly on the screen using a pen stylus.  Tablets come in slate and convertible varieties.  The slate is only a screen, the convertible looks like a notebook but the screen can be rotated and folded down over the keyboard.  I used a Gateway convertible for a time and Vista includes what was XP tablet edition as a part of Vista, so all versions of Vista support a pen stylus. 

In my view, enhanced tablet functionality while convenient, is not enough to compensate for the shortcomings of Windows. For Mac users, I recommended the Wacom Bamboo tablet.

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