Any Core2 Duo laptop with 2GB of RAM will meet your performance spec. I'm hesitant to give more detailed recommendations because it's not a topic I've researched much. I will say that if you can get enough grant money, the Latitude XT is one of the nicest tablets on the market. It's about $600 more than other offerings, but it's got a very well-engineered interface and it has a capacitive screen like the iPhone (as opposed to resistive screens), which means you get a clearer screen, better accuracy, and you won't have to push down.
I've read that you should get XP, because the slick Vista interface with its smaller buttons isn't very tablet-friendly. I think that's the reason Dell downgrades your configuration to XP by default.
I've heard good things about the Lenovo Thinkpad X300 too.
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Date: 2008-08-09 11:07 am (UTC)I've read that you should get XP, because the slick Vista interface with its smaller buttons isn't very tablet-friendly. I think that's the reason Dell downgrades your configuration to XP by default.
I've heard good things about the Lenovo Thinkpad X300 too.