Motion Computing M1400 model T003 Windows XP Tablet Edition) Laptop RARE VINTAGE

A RARE, Vintage, 2003 Slate (Tablet) PC Laptop (motion's 3rd gen) from the renowned Motion Computing (former DELL Execs).

21 YEAR OLD TABLET PC! REALLY RARE PC OF HISTORY BEFORE TOUCH SCREENS AND OS UIs DESIGNED FOR TOUCH.

About Motion Computing... "their plan to make the best possible pen slate even when others got cold feet and migrated to notebook convertibles instead. It's also a company with enough confidence in this market and in their own abilities to engage in a head-on competition with Fujitsu PC Corporation, a company that has been quite successful in making and selling vertical market pen slates for well over a decade. No one would have been surprised had Motion crashed and burned even before it got off the ground, but it didn't. The company is now in their own third generation of hardware, has been more successful than most in the fledgling Tablet PC Edition market, and has shown more willingness and ability to quickly pass the latest technological developments on to their customers."


Other
  • New 7.2V Battery fitted (CMOS Battery)
  • The Tablet Battery lasted for 1hr 30 mins. No guarantees as depends on what you do, but I did Disk Defragmenting and it lasted that long throughout
Software
Motion Factory Restore Software Recovery which included:
  • Tablet PC Edition 2005 w/SP2
  • All drivers, utilities, software, Motion Computing branding, Power Settings etc.
  • Motion Computing Dashboard Driver
  • IntelliSonic DXEC Speech Enhancement 2.0.1 for Windows XP
  • Windows Journal
  • Get Going with Tablet PC 
  • Adobe Reader 7
  • Windows Media Player 10

Included in sale
  • Tablet PC
  • Tablet PC Cover (Hard shell)
  • Generic Charger
  • Wacom Pen
  • NO OTHER DRIVER DISKS, UTILITY DISKS OR SOFTWARE DISKS INCLUDED! PLEASE CREATE YOUR OWN BACKUPS.

Review:
 The device looks sleeker and the display larger due to slim black bezel that now surrounds the LCD. Both the LCD and the bezel are under the protective glass surface. This makes it much easier for the pen to navigate along the perimeter of the display, something that is a notorious weakness of most Tablet PCs equipped with Wacom digitizers. The overall button and interface arrangement remains unchanged. The chrome controls have changed just a tiny bit, with the icons now embossed in the buttons rather than being silkscreened next to them. As before, all major interfaces are placed along the bottom of the device: modem and LAN jacks, video-out, a docking connector, two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire, and audio in and out. As before they are open as opposed to sitting behind doors or flaps. Motion slates are durable and well built. They are not meant to be rugged devices.

Detailed specifications
  • Wireless (PROSet) for Windows XP (Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2200)
  • Ethernet - Realtek RTL8100BL  
  • Modem - PCTEL® MDC V.92 56.6Kbps/14.4Kbps transceiver fax (not on LS1600 CD, but was on M1300 CD)
  • Bluetooth
  • Sigmatel C-Major Audio Driver v16 for Windows XP SigmaTel® 9758 audio codec
  • Intel Chipset Driver for Windows XP v5.1 (Intel Centrino, Pentium M)
  • Intel 82855-GME Graphics Driver 6.14
  • OmniPass Fingerprint Reader Drivers + Softex OmniPass software
  • Motion Computing Button Driver for Windows XP
  • Texas Instruments ® PCI 1410 cardbus 

What do people say about my computers?

See my feedback history for yourself, and see comments like:

“A1 ebayer. Communication was excellent. Packaging was very secure, and was delivered quickly.”,-December 2023

“WOW ! If you look outside, you will see me jumping over the moon with joy. The computer was extremely well packaged. It is like a time machine. I've already gone into the past with this computer and have just returned to the present to give my feedback. I could not have wished for anything better. Thank you Guy, you truly are a 5 star ***** seller.” -July 2023

“Prompt delivery. Goods as advertised and very well packaged. Recommended seller.” -June 2023

"As always a 100 percent perfect. Good communication 10/10 Ebayer" - April 2023

"Very happy with my purchase. Seller was exemplary in responding to my queries very promptly and I was amazed with the care he took with packaging the items to make sure they are secure during transit. Highly recommended seller!"  - February 2023

Item as described and shown on pictures. I bought a retro PC from this seller and it works perfectly well. Got goodies too! Fantastic communication. Overall a great experience!!!! December 2022

"Absolutely spot on! Computer and accessories arived as described and it was packaged superbly! Delivery was fast too, worth every penny. Highly recommened seller." - January 2022

"No problems! Superbly packed." - December 2021

"really great, proper refurb, clean os install and lots of extras, games etc. like buying a new system. thank you" - November 2021


Shipping
Shipping is fairly high due to how I pack it (in bubble wrap and in hard boxes) which means materials cost quite a bit and I insure the delivery to the value of the sale. All of this is calculated to present a fair shipping fee to you.

Condition

Used, but in FULL working order. Parts that failed the test (e.g. HDD and CMOS Battery) have been replaced. The CMOS battery is NEW (7.2V) model so should last years, and the HDD is tested with SPINRITE. 

The physical condition is good, there are marks / scuffs around the edges / sides and back. The Screen is excellent, does show some scuffs when turned off, but they are very minor and barely noticeable even when off (when on you can't see at all). 

The unit is overall good-to-very good and fully restored with original Motion Windows XP Tablet PC Recovery Disc. This is therefore just like it was out the box (Software/health wise).