It's exciting to witness a relatively young market segment bloom into a very important specialization among mobile computer users. Fears of the Tablet replacing either the laptop or handheld are null; it compliments each, acting as a middle ground between the two.

The software is certainly powerful enough, and compliments the stable and convenient hardware design. With all of the timesaving features Microsoft has included in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, there are few excuses remaining as to why a user couldn't get things done. Even if the goal of the night is to simply get some sleep.

Fiction novel author and Web editor, Jason Giacchino is proud to have become a part of the Computing Unplugged scene and can be reached via email at JGRider11@aol.com.