If you're ready to take the plunge and purchase a new Tablet PC, here's some valuable advice that will help you make the right decision.

It's Tablet PC time

Is it time to buy a new laptop or notebook computer and have you been wondering if maybe a Tablet PC is what you need?

Perhaps you've seen the slick TV ads showing Tablet PCs in action. Or maybe you have read the glowing tablet pc reviews about this increasingly popular computer platform that combines the best of a regular laptop computer with the convenience of a pen and paper.

Indeed, many people are so excited by Tablet PCs that once they have tried one they say they will never go back. That's because a Tablet PC is very reliable, very powerful and so rugged it can be taken anywhere.

Many schools now give their students tablet pcs to use for their work in the classroom and to take home with them at night to do their homework on. Medical workers like doctors and nurses and lab technicians use tablet pcs. Salesmen use tablet pcs to take and process orders. And millions of consumers have taken to them because of the inexpensive tablet pc prices and the way tablet pcs compare so favorably to other models.

Before you just replace that old laptop model, let me suggest you consider a new Tablet PC.

Tablet PCs are small but mighty. They are full functioned computers that serve as laptop and notebooks but with a difference. You can write on the screen with an optical pen-like stylus just as if you were writing on a piece of paper. They are the ultimate in portability.

Today's tablet PCs from companies like Gateway,Toshsiba, Motion Computing,Lenovo and Fujitsu are very rugged. If you buy one you can be sure that you have a very reliable tablet pc.

The screen of a Tablet PC works just like a pad of paper. Some are called a slate tablet pc and consist only of a screen.

You "write" on it with a special pen that operates with an optical beam of light, replicating your handwriting on the screen. They call it digital ink. Some tablet pcs are just the screen. There is no keyboard or mouse. You navigate by the pen or with buttons, though you can buy a wireless Bluetooth keyboard as an option if you want.

Another model is the convertible tablet pc.They have a regular keyboard and mouse but when you swivel the screen up and over the keyboard, it works as a slate.

Whichever model of tablet pc you buy, make sure it is rugged. Check the screen to make sure nothing is loose of flimsy-feeling. If you stick with well known tablet pc makers like Gateway, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Motion Computing and the like, you won't have to worry. Those models are very well made and a ruggedized tablet pc will provide years of reliable work and service.