When the pen is not in use, the slate PC automatically readjusts to a touch interface.
ENGADGET: Fujitsu's Stylistic Q550 Windows 7 tablet: orders kick off tomorrow starting at ��699
Usability features also help set the Fujitsu slate PC apart from other mobile devices.
ENGADGET: Fujitsu's Stylistic Q550 Windows 7 tablet: orders kick off tomorrow starting at ��699
The Samsung Series 7 Slate PC with Windows 8 did this, while solving several instructional technology issues.
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This time they sent us their Slate PC concept, which is actually a hacked-up Dell mini 10.
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Additional licensing and rollout costs are capped since the slate PC uses the same software already deployed in enterprise infrastructures.
ENGADGET: Fujitsu's Stylistic Q550 Windows 7 tablet: orders kick off tomorrow starting at ��699
"The Samsung Series 7 Slate PC is a great example of the commitment Samsung has to continued innovation with Windows, " said Nick Parker, Vice President of Worldwide OEM Marketing at Microsoft Corporation.
The Series 7 Slate PC offers all of the features of a full-sized laptop in an extremely portable package, providing highly mobile users with the computing power they need for maximum productivity anywhere they go.
"The Samsung Series 7 Slate PC was designed for on-the-go users who need a slim, lightweight computer but can't afford to sacrifice true PC functionality, " said Scott Ledterman, director of mobile PC marketing at Samsung Enterprise Business Division.
Building on Fujitsu's long heritage of creating tablet PCs for professional and business users, the Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q550 Slate PC is a keyboard-less tablet PC that builds in security from the ground up, so that it meets the most stringent IT security requirements of governments and businesses.
ENGADGET: Fujitsu's Stylistic Q550 Windows 7 tablet: orders kick off tomorrow starting at ��699
We're also worried that a slate PC designed like this won't have a way of protecting the screen from the sharp poky objects that sometimes accidentally make their way into our bag -- we'd feel much more secure with some sort of scratchproof glass up front instead of this soft plastic finish.
ENGADGET: Stantum multitouch Slate PC prototype hands-on Hands-on
We've already got hands-on with the ATIV Smart PC Pro (called the Series 7 Slate in the US) and now we're going to show you the wonder that is the ATIV Smart PC -- aka, the Series 5 Slate on this side of the Atlantic.
ENGADGET: Hands-on with the Samsung ATIV Smart PC (aka the Series 5 Slate)
Samsung Easy Migration allows users to seamlessly transfer existing files by connecting their old PC to the Series 7 Slate, launching and starting Easy Migration and letting the PC do the rest.
In the PC market, Sony has created a slate of laptops and desktops that are better than most.
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Apple 's ( AAPL - news - people ) long-awaited tablet PC--if that multi-purpose slate can even be called a reader--which is expected to be revealed later this month.
One exception to the diminishing returns of e-reader launches will no doubt be Apple's long-awaited tablet PC--if that multi-purpose slate can even be called a reader--which is expected to be revealed later this month.
Earlier today we showed you the Vizio Tablet PC, the outfit's first Windows 8 slate.
ENGADGET: Vizio shows off a 10-inch Tegra 4 tablet and a lower-end 7-inch slate
If the closest real-world counterpart for the PC was the desktop, the closest real-world counterpart for the slate may be the clipboard, a platform that aggregates and recalls important resources on the go but isn't something most people need access to all the time.
Samsung's exclusive Easy Settings make it effortless to connect the Series 7 Slate to new wireless networks, projectors and more by giving you easy access to commonly used PC settings, resulting in stress-free business travel and presentations.
The tablet PC market has grown exponentially with leading PC makers like Dell and HP introducing their own versions of tablets like the Streak and Slate, respectively, in order to compete better with the iPad.
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