Reputable TabletPC vendors

I'm developing software for tablet pcs and so far I've used some lenovo's (x41), some toshiba's (portege m200) and some gateways (M275). Granted: the machines we've gotten have predominantly been refurbs, but they're failing 80-90% of the time.

Part of the reason that they're failing is users inevitably dropping them, so I'm looking at potentially some rugged tablet pcs.

The problem that I'm running into is that

Current tablet pcs are high spec (much higher than I'm looking for at least)
The rugged tablet manufacturer space seems to be filled with lots of small companies that I don't trust yet.

I'm looking for tablet PCs (keyboard or no) that can support:

XP tpc (optional win 7)
single core 1.5-2ghz
1gb ram
wifi
optional gsm
optional gps
very optional vehicle docking solutions

The budget I've got is tight (but slightly flexible -

So are there any reputable tablet pc vendors out there that can do this.

Steven Evers

Posted 2010-03-15T19:05:55.550

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Just because you are a programmer, that doesn't make all your questions programming related...or even all of your technology questions. This one is more appropriate to superuser.com. – tvanfosson – 2010-03-15T19:08:40.203

Answers

Check out the Asus t101MT. It isn't rugged but it is cheap and has solid state storage device.

devSpeed

Posted 2010-03-15T19:05:55.550

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Panasonic Toughbooks are pretty reputable.

They have a new "Toughbook C1" tablet coming out soon, as well as health-care oriented tablets (H1 Field and H1 Health).

They're generally not cheap due to the "toughness". :)

Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007

Posted 2010-03-15T19:05:55.550

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+1: Considering the price and what the company is willing to spend on hardware at this point in the process, I might just have to go with something cheap (that isn't refurb). Much appreciated. – Steven Evers – 2010-03-16T03:55:57.250