Tablet PC Noob to All things Android

[Arreladd]

I am about to start college as an engineering student and I have been looking into a laptop or Tablet but am looking for something that I could take some notes on and maybe during breaks tinker with a little programming I am looking for something inexpensive that I am not going to worry if I accidentlly spill my soda on or drop it.

I am mainly a Windows user and here are my basic programs that I use for day to day use.
Visual Studio 2010 Express
Microsoft Office 2010 Student
FireFox, Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer,

I would like to get an Android or Linux Based Tablet because it would make it easyer to carry around and I have seen some of the Features of Android 2.2 and Linux and liking what I see. I am hoping that someone out there could point me in the direction of finding the right kind of tablet and software similar to the above posted.

Thanks

 

[jpfx]

you could get yourself an old HP TC1100 tablet PC for around $200

 

[xaueious]

Android tablets wont get you much work done. You need to invest in a Windows tablet, like jpfx suggested.

 

[sheep5161]

You can buy Upad ZT - 180 Google Android 2.2 7 inch !

 

[Arreladd]

what programs could I use to suplement the ones that I use regularly

 

[thek135]

Arreladd, if you're using Visual Basic 2010 Express, you're going to need to get yourself a Tablet PC running Windows, I can look at some places and find you some options if you give me a price range.