Tablet PC advice requested

[Mary]

Hi all. I got a nice proposal for buying a tablet PC from a shop in Germany
(it's an Acer TravelMate). The price is really attractive.

Although I am not a native English-speaker I prefer my OS to be in English.
I can't get an English version from this supplier.

I did not find an English WinXP Tablet PC version offered on the Microsoft
Website. In fact, at Microsoft they say I should contact the vendor but that
doesn't seem realistic as it is part of a "local" (sic) global package.

Therefore, before I take this (good) hardware deal, could a helping soul
advice me what to do to replace the German OS by an English one? Or is this
not likely?

An additional second question : I could live on with the German keyboard but
if anyone knows it could be replaced on this model by a QWERTY, I'd be keen
to know this as well.

Thanks for anyone letting me know.

 

[D.Currie]

Table PC isn't sold retail, so if your supplier only has the German version,
that's all you'll get. As far as replacing the keyboard, it depends on
whether the laptop manufacturer makes a replacement part or not; they aren't
standard, so you'd have to contact them.

 

[Ron Martell]

Hi all. I got a nice proposal for buying a tablet PC from a shop in Germany
(it's an Acer TravelMate). The price is really attractive.

Although I am not a native English-speaker I prefer my OS to be in English.
I can't get an English version from this supplier.

I did not find an English WinXP Tablet PC version offered on the Microsoft
Website. In fact, at Microsoft they say I should contact the vendor but that
doesn't seem realistic as it is part of a "local" (sic) global package.

Therefore, before I take this (good) hardware deal, could a helping soul
advice me what to do to replace the German OS by an English one? Or is this
not likely?

An additional second question : I could live on with the German keyboard but
if anyone knows it could be replaced on this model by a QWERTY, I'd be keen
to know this as well.

Thanks for anyone letting me know.

MVP Terri Stratton specializes in Tablet PCs.

Visit her web site at http://thetabletpc.net/ and check out the
inforamtion there on the various makes and models. There are also
chat rooms on the site for Tablet PC related matters.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
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