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    what is the best operating system for x200 tablet?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by warakawa, Jan 23, 2010.

  1. warakawa

    warakawa Notebook Evangelist

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    question.

    thanks in advance
     
    warakawa, Jan 23, 2010
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    cereal killer Notebook Consultant

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    I'm partial to Windows 7 pro 64bit.
     
    cereal killer, Jan 23, 2010
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  3. warakawa

    warakawa Notebook Evangelist

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    would xp tablet edition be a better choice since it's designed for tablets? or does window 7 have tablet function too?
     
    warakawa, Jan 23, 2010
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  4. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    starting from Vista, the tablet function is implementated across the entire os platform.
     
    lead_org, Jan 23, 2010
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  5. warakawa

    warakawa Notebook Evangelist

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    so win 7 tablet over vista tablet/xp tablet?
     
    warakawa, Jan 23, 2010
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    Tablet functionality has been substantially refined in each new iteration of Windows. XP Tablet is a superset of XP Pro and has tablet functionality, but is poorly optimized. Vista has a substantially better tablet UI and Windows 7 is better still.

    Read this detailed MS blog post about improved Ink & Tablet PC support in Windows 7.

    I would recommend any version of Windows 7 (Home Premium and up include tablet support). Home premium is likely all you need (64-bit if you want 4GB+ of RAM). Professional is useful if you want XP virtualization mode, the ability to join network domains, or remote desktop host. Ultimate is generally a waste of money unless you really need it to run in a language other than that of your host country (can pick one of 30+).
     
    jonlumpkin, Jan 23, 2010
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  7. cereal killer

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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^What he said
     
    cereal killer, Jan 23, 2010
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    carpak Newbie

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    Guys do not even think W7 is the only option today for tablet if you realy want to use it as tablet :)
     
    carpak, Jan 24, 2010
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