Video: ASUS Eee Top gets touched, chatted about
We haven't heard too much about ASUS' all-in-one touchscreen PC on this side of the drink, but folks overseas are apparently having a field day with it. For your eyes only comes a hands-on / impressions vid showing off the user interface, the design and the overall touchability of the so-called Eee Top. Not too many surprises are in store, but you've got to watch for the accent if nothing else. It's after the break, of course.



















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
aegzorz @ Oct 17th 2008 9:14AM
Nice idea, but would be better as a tablet.
Would also like to see multi touch outside Apple's products.
chefgon_ign @ Oct 17th 2008 9:20AM
I don't think anybody is going to bother with multitouch until they start producing these novelty machines with specs capable of running Windows 7.
aegzorz @ Oct 17th 2008 9:29AM
How about one running Linux? or Android for that matter, I'd really like to see a web tablet with multi touch.
Martin Greenberg @ Oct 17th 2008 11:15AM
Every XP-based Eee model (which is like 6 or so) has multitouch.
diego cruz @ Oct 17th 2008 4:42PM
don you know about the dell latitude xt tablet and the hp touchsmart
Alex @ Oct 17th 2008 11:05AM
Looks like an old Mac model
Muhammed @ Oct 17th 2008 9:18AM
will it run Mario ?
fred @ Oct 17th 2008 9:44AM
1, yes. 2 and 3, not so much.
iEye @ Oct 17th 2008 9:26AM
This would be great for my parents and older people who are not comfortable with a computer but just want to send emails and check bookmarked web pages and digital photos... moo ha ha
Good bye. MR Bond...
raul @ Oct 17th 2008 9:33AM
Nice... it broke on the second touch... it's a pre-production ok, but on the demo going like this... reminds me of a certain mr. Gates a few years back.
interesting concept tough... I'd like to see some browsing on it.
Too pricey though... pity.
digitallysick @ Oct 17th 2008 9:37AM
Not sure what i think about it, i think if i had it, i would never use it, a laptop seems better to me. I dont see myself sitting down at a desk to touch the screen. So i think touch screen technology would be far better in laptops/tablets
CraigJ @ Oct 17th 2008 10:30AM
it would be cool for a media center or something like that, but I agree, as a desktop pc touch screens make little sense.
matthew @ Oct 17th 2008 9:37AM
i'd hang that in my kitchen
doug @ Oct 17th 2008 10:12AM
haha looks nice, but seems to completely suck!
bad move from linux to xp too
adrian @ Oct 17th 2008 12:03PM
Seems like Asus may have used Linux to gain leaverge against Microsoft in the begining with the Eee. Now they got what they want, Linux is no longer required.
frankXchange @ Oct 17th 2008 10:16AM
What is the difference between this and a regular tablet PC? I'd like to cast my vote for multitouch as well AND a wacom-style variable pressure sensitivity (can't recall the term for that).
Jason @ Oct 20th 2008 6:49PM
I believe it's "wacom-style variable pressure sensitivity."
Mr. Ford @ Oct 17th 2008 11:08AM
Did he just pick his nose and put it behind his ear while the computer was booting?
Boarderwoot @ Oct 17th 2008 11:34AM
Looks like a retro POS.
bjsguess @ Oct 17th 2008 11:48AM
Just to clarify.
There is a Linux based version of this PC. Estimated price is $450. This device clocks in at $650 but comes with bumped specs (XP, Web cam, larger HD).
This device is ideal for POS systems for small businesses. Cheapest touch monitors for 15" run close to $300 by themselves.
And enough with the multi-touch. It's a novelty at this point. Once apps are rewritten to take advantage of it I really can't see any practical use for it. How different is your life because you don't have multi-touch?
ilh @ Oct 17th 2008 12:05PM
I find it hard when I use any other laptop because I use the multitouch on my 1000H so much, so yea it is quite different when I don't have it. Scrolling, right click, middle click, page back, page forward, zoom and maxinise/minimise don't have to have applications written specifically for it.
Rajarshi Nigam @ Dec 20th 2008 12:58AM
Are you sure about the Top also having a Linux option? If so, will they provide the touch screen support under Linux? Hopefully it just shows up as a regular mouse... Can anyone confirm how it shows up under XP's device manager?
thedesolate1 @ Oct 17th 2008 12:05PM
This would be great for a video phone/PC for people that are not power users. I am considering buying this for my mom for the holidays.
Dhanford @ Oct 17th 2008 3:26PM
This is the device I have been waiting for. Most other all-in-one touchscreen PC's cost upwards of $1,200. At about half the price... this is awesome.
I plan to use one as a client for Maestro LSX (www.harmony-home.com OR www.media-maestro.com)
Pretty cool to have a touchscreen hanging in the kitchen or in the living room to:
Control iTunes or WMP remotely
Control lights, fans, drapery, etc
View my IP cameras, check the weather, browse the web...
Thank you Asus!
Sherry @ Nov 19th 2008 1:30PM
As a small business owner I second the concept of using this for a point of sale (POS) system. That's the first thing I thought when I saw it. The description for what my POS requires is nearly perfect.