OK, I confess. I have a serious case of gadget lust. My current cell phone is more than two years old, so I’m replacing it with a
Siemens S46 Global Phone. It’s not the best-looking handset around, but it works with AT&T Wireless, it does Web stuff, and it’s compatible with GSM networks in Europe and the US. AT&T is literally giving them away. How could I resist? It should arrive any day.
I’m also vacillating over what should replace my three-year-old HP notebook. It has to be a Tablet PC, of course, and it has to be as light as possible. The
Toshiba Portege 3500 gets rave reviews and has the best combination of big screen, fast CPU, and expandability. At $2200 and up, though, it’s expensive.
Maybe the made-in-Taiwan SlateVision is a better choice? It costs at least $700 less, is one pound lighter, and uses the slate format instead of the Toshiba’s convertible format.
Decisions, decisions… Which would you choose?
Ed Bott 
Your old HP!
Ha! Too late, the new Toshiba arrived yesterday. So far I’m impressed. (PS: I think my Dad is going to get the old HP…)
Rats! It thought sure I was going to be able to figure a way to wrangle the HP away from you.
It’s tough to compete with dad!