HP Compaq's tc4400 tablet PC joins the Merom crowd

If you thought the bevy of Merom-based laptops coming at you had finally stalled, well, maybe it has -- but HP Compaq's tc4000 tablet PC has arrived (albeit fashionably late) with spec-bumped innards that include an Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz T5600 processor. Aside from the Merom boost, this convertible also packs 512MB of DDR2 RAM, a 12.1-inch XGA display, 5,400RPM 80GB hard drive, 56k modem, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g, biometric fingerprint sensor, and a 6-cell battery. It comes fully prepared for that stylus abuse thanks to the included Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005, and sports the usual complement of ports: VGA out, S-Video out, microphone in, headphone jack, IR, and a trio of USB 2.0 connectors. If you've somehow held out on those Merom-powered laptops and just can't resist the allure of taking notes on an LCD, the tc4400 is available now for $1,479.

[Via Laptoping]

[Sean D. @ Sep 17th 2006 11:45AM]

Woah- HP has also dropped the Core 2 Duo into the nc8430, nw8440, nx9420, and nw9440... as an option for now:

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF04a/321957-64295-89315-321838-f1.html

[Seth @ Sep 18th 2006 1:20PM]

Hm, I wonder how this compares for gaming with a previous-gen tablet with a dedicated adapter? Does the Core Duo make up for the integrated graphics? Does anyone know of a site that might do a comparison like this?