Thread: Tablet Computers, which one and why?

Originally Posted by Gerbil

Just compare the 'fragileness' of a tablet screen with the touch screens you see in other locations (ticket machines, info displays, etc).

Not sure what you are saying here - capacitive screens should be your desired goal (as in most tablets) as they do not have any moving parts, nor components that can be damaged from abuse -- on the other hand, most of the kiosk-like applications you listed make use of resistive touchscreens, which use a surface membrane that eventually wears out or gets abused.

The only advantage of resistive screens is that they work for people wearing gloves (as it senses actual pressure), instead of responding to the skin's capacitive resistance.

As Kwang points out, Gorilla Glass is frequently used these days, for tough applications, and there's not much "fragile" about it, for kiosk applications.