The Poor Man's Tablet PC?

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  1. jadi929

    jadi929 Member

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    I recently thought of this idea. Its quite simply actually, but I'm not sure how it'll turn out, so I decided to ask you guys :D

    Heres the idea:

    - Buy a cheap chinese GPS device (5inch touch screen) running Windows CE (around
    400mhz with 64mb ram)
    - Use a software like Mio Pocket to unlock the device to allow access to Windows CE
    - Guy a wifi sd card to give the "tablet" wifi capabilities

    So there you have it, should, according to my calculations cost around 150 bucks.

    Comments/suggestions/construction criticism is welcome :)
     
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  2. KillerBug

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    If all you want is a 5" screen, a 400MHZ CPU,, 64mb ram, and WiFi, you can pickup an old HP iPaq with those specs (and windows CE) for under $100 on ebay...some can even have linux installed. If you want 3G, that is another story.

    This won't be a tablet PC, just a tablet...no better than the iPad, and even worse in some ways if you can believe that.
     

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