RippleNote's T8100 tablet looks good converted

We'll hand it to 'em -- we've yet to see a RippleNote emerge from South Korea that we didn't think was at least marginally good looking, and the Ripple Tablet T8100 most certainly keeps the streak alive. Boasting a 12.1-inch 1,280 x 800 resolution touch panel, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 120GB SATA hard drive, DVD writer and a 2.1GHz T8100 (surprised?) processor, this beauty can act as a traditional laptop or convert into a tablet should the mood strike you. As for ports, you'll find a trio of USB 2.0 connectors, built-in Ethernet, VGA, 4-pin FireWire, ExpressCard and audio in / out. Mum's the word on a price at the moment, but expect it to pop up 'round Seoul anytime.

[Via AVING]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 19th 2008 9:54AM]

Wow, that hinge looks flimsy!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 19th 2008 9:56AM]

I'd like to move in this direction, but the descriptions tend to forget information like the touchpad resolution (as opposed to display resolution). How many levels of sensitivity? How well can it be used for applications like Corel Painter, for instance? How would it compare to Cintiq's monitor/drawing pad?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 19th 2008 6:10PM]

http://www.myripple.co.kr/

I think asus has a better lineup of laptops than these guys...

[j3oomerang Posted Feb 19th 2008 9:17PM]

is the 12" in the picture? relative to the keybaord it seems like a 15.4" laptop