TabletKiosk yesterday unveiled Sahara Plate PC i400 series, its latest tablet PC boasting both Active Digitizer (Pen) and Touch Screen input. There are three initial models on the series: the Shara Slate PC i412T (entry-level), i440T, and i440D (high-end). Price respectively set at $1,795, $2,195, and $2,295.

The Sahara Slate PC i41T Tablet PC is powered by an Intel Celeron M ULV (Ultra-Low Voltage) 423processor and comes pre-loaded with either Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business, or Linux. As an entry-level machine, it has a wide-angle view passive resistive touch screen which is specifically designed for accessing menu driven software such as Point of Sale applications and kiosk-based systems. Its sibling, Sahara Slate i440T, is equipped with almost the same specs, except the more powerful Intel Core Duo LV L2500 processor.

Finally, the most advanced convertible laptop on the series, Sahara Slate PC i440, features an Intel Centrino Duo Mobile technology with Intel Core Duo LV L2500 processor, a revolutionary new input screen that converts from a pressure-sensitive active digitizer to a resistive touch screen at the push of a button, and either a Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005, Linux or the new Windows Vista Business operating system.

All of these tablet PCs can have up to 4GB of DDR2 main memory and up to 160GB of SATA hard drive. They also come with a PCMCIA Type II slot for expansion; eSATA, USB 2.0 and 1394a connectivity; a biometric fingerprint reader and TPM security module and four user programmable buttons.