Comments on: MCE and Tablet edition on one Vista Machine?

Question: MCE and Tablet edition on one Vista Machine?

Apo11o — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:59:48 -0800

Can Vista Laptops Have the equivalent of both Windows XP Tablet edition and Media Center Edition on one system without having to boot into separate partitions?

I will be going to college soon and I'd like the convenience and features of a Tablet with the features and ease of MCE in one package. Is this possible on a Vista Machine or am i thinking a bit too wishfully? If possible, Who makes the best and best Priced Tablets? Thanks All.

By: birdherder

birdherder — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:23:56 -0800

Vista Home Premium does Tablet and Media Center features at the same time.

By: mphuie

mphuie — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:46:10 -0800

At Microsoft, everyone uses Toshiba tablet PC's. I'm not too fond of them in general (mainly the screen).

Have you tried using one for an extended period of time? I'd do so before purchasing one.

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:42:25 -0800

As an aside, with VM Ware Workstation and MS Virtual PC both being freeware, there's not much reason to have dual boot machines for these kinds of purposes anymore. Just make sure you get 2GB of RAM to keep things moving.

By: Apo11o

Apo11o — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:14:06 -0800

So this setup shouldn't be a problem then? I will be able to take notes on it during the day and then...say...record tv shows at night on the same machine with all the information accessible at the same time...Good. However, what are the drawbacks of a tablet?