Comments on: Mobile Tech Minutes — Windows 7 on a 2004 Tablet PC?

By: Zane Ouimet

Zane Ouimet — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:23:53 +0000

Wow Windows 7 really scales down. I am running it on an Acer Aspire One with Aero enabled with no problems. And the new Archos 9 runs it too
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By: eddie

eddie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:19:07 +0000

Has anyone tried using Windows 7 on a Lenovo X41 Tablet PC?

By: JessicaD

JessicaD — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:41:50 +0000

Joe,

For more information, see the Windows 7 Pre-Order offer page here: http://tinyurl.com/nldc8p

Also, if you are currently a student you may qualify for the $30 upgrade to Windows 7. For more information, please go here: http://tinyurl.com/m7nyxa

Jessica
Microsoft Windows Client Team

By: Paul H

Paul H — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:13:40 +0000

I’m running Win7 on my Tosh M200 and it’s a dream. Only real problem is that it seems to run *very* hot – the battery pack really gets unbearable. Don’t know if that’s to do with Win7 or if the battery is just about to die.

I still prefer the M200 over my current work M700, the screen is a mile better. IMHO hybrid touch/pen screens just don’t hack it.

By: Scott M

Scott M — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:09:58 +0000

I’m running Windows 7 RTM on my 2004 Acer Travelmate C302 tablet PC. (with a faster hard drive, and minor CPU upgrade, 2gb ram) It runs noticeably faster than Vista did on the same configuration.

By: AllanCJ

AllanCJ — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:00:04 +0000

A few years ago there was quite a bit of online discussion about upgrading the Tosh M200 to Vista. Officially this upgrade was not viable, but people found that using a few M400 drivers solved the probem. I followed suit and have been running Vista on my M200 for a couple of years. I find handwriting recognition can be a bit slow, but it’s mostly OK.I expect to put Windows 7 onto it soon.

By: Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:27:13 +0000

I would definitely put one on my TC1100 if I were in the USA! Sadly here in Italy a few people really know of tablet computing, let alone a mac tablet.

By: John in Norway

John in Norway — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:43:15 +0000

I did the same as you, Kevin. The video driver I have is a bit wonky, though – I have to turn on the charger briefly to get the screen to work. I managed to find a new battery from Hong Kong for half the price they wanted here in Norway and the postage was a fraction of the cost, too! Only took 6 days to arrive. I’m now a happy, mobile tablet PC user again. My touch screen PC, although a lot smaller and lighter, is relegated to the drawer.

By: Nameless

Nameless — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:27:27 +0000

I’ve managed to run Win7 at a fairly good clip on my even-more-CPU-deficited HP TC1100 with just a 1.1 GHz Pentium M Dothan ULV, but I had 2 GB of RAM installed when I tried it, which helps quite a bit. I did have to do a bit of driver finagling, though, and like that M205, there’s no Aero no matter what.

In fact, there’s only one reason why I’m NOT going to run Win7 on my TC1100 for a while, old as it is:

Wacom drivers + Tablet PC + SketchBook Pro 2010 = pressure sensitivity issues.

As soon as I get a proper fix somehow, it’s moving over. Windows 7′s Tablet Input Panel and other UI enhancements (especially where Wi-Fi handling is concerned) are just too good to pass up, even on older hardware.

By: Mark Byrd

Mark Byrd — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:42:27 +0000

LOL @ Apple logo on the back of the LCD. Ink away at a Starbucks and start some more MacTablet rumors… ;-)