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Yes. I'm using an old Fujitsu 3500 with an exceptional portable dock. All my peripherals (GPS, DVD, Joystick, Cell Phone, Camera) are USB and I have a 4 port mini hub stashed away in the dash. This means I have to use the internal sound card, but I'm researching the Creative Lab external sound card to eliminate the one wire I have to connect and disconnect from the actual tablet - Mic (radio/TV) cause Fujitsu stoped putting line in sockets in their mini docks after the 2300 series. There's someone here on mp3car with a 2300 mounted in dash in his truck.
Several other tablet makers have minidocks although not necessarily for vehicle installations. Toshiba has the best one (a solid dock with all the necessary connections), Gateway had a good one last year, someone has one that can allow the screen to rotate, and there are more. Problem is, more and more of the newer tablets are HIGH DOLLAR, use XP Tablet Edition (no more finger poking on the screen - must use electric pen), and are getting away from decent peripheral support (like the lack of a line in on the docks). Many expect you to only use firewire or USB peripherals or provide a USB port replicator that doesn't provide a mount for the tablet.
$2 grand for a tablet and another $300 bucks for each dock is over the top for me. I've only got $600 invested for all four cars.
Try searching the major tablet pc manufacturers and then check the accessories available. The list of vehicle mountable tablets isn't long, until you start looking at discontinued models that are still supported. Then it's all a matter of personal preference.
Good luck.
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