Pepper introduces Pepper Pad Plus
by Donald Melanson 
posted Jan 3rd 2006 at 2:09PM
Pepper an updated version of too-cutely named Pepper Pad tablet device, the Pepper Pad Plus. This new pad
promises 60 percent greater battery capacity, as well as WiFi 802.11g, a 30GB hard disk and Bluetooth 2.0. The rest of
the specs seem about on par with the previous version, including a 624MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, and 800x600 8.4-inch
LCD touchscreen. Price comes in at just under $800 after a $50 mail-in rebate.[Via I4U]
Filed under: Tablet PCs
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brian @ Jan 3rd 2006 2:54PM
The touch screens on those suck.
L'Emmerdeur @ Jan 3rd 2006 3:08PM
Once again, no PCMCIA = no way to use a Broadband PCMCIA card for wireless cellular = teh suxxorz.
Still waiting...
tigs @ Jan 3rd 2006 3:30PM
And what's with the split qwerty thumbboard? With the size of this thing, they could easily manage a foldaway keyboard.
LD @ Jan 3rd 2006 3:46PM
Pointless when a more powerful, more feature-rich, more expandable laptop can be had for much less.
Tracy in Cary @ Jan 3rd 2006 4:36PM
Agree with LD. If it was $200 to $300 I'd probably get one. They could even drop the HD and it would be for netsurfing on the couch when my wife hogs the laptop.
Aadam @ Jan 3rd 2006 6:17PM
$800?? You can get a laptop for $500-600 with built in wireless that does way more than this machine (With a larger and higher resolution screen). Completely and utterly pointless.
iomatic @ Jan 3rd 2006 7:52PM
Um, iBook?
AH @ Jan 4th 2006 12:09PM
not only can you get a laptop for less that does more (#6), you can get a full Tablet for just $200-300 more.
sdsdv10 @ Jan 4th 2006 1:00PM
And the Nokia 770 web table is going for $360....
http://www.nokiausa.com/770
Kyle @ Jan 9th 2006 2:53PM
I have one of the previous versions and for the most part I like it. The keyboard is very cool actually. It's a joy to use -- your thumbs get used to it quickly; it's easy to hold it and type at the same time. It's also much lighter than a laptop.
On the negative side, the java environment is too slow for my liking and the battery does not last as long as I'd like (about 1.5-2 hours for me with constant wireless traffic).
I'm looking forward to their software update that is supposed to speed things up a little.