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I bought a Lenovo X60 2 years ago. Even though it has tablet functionality, I found it much easier to simply use it as a laptop since it had a 7 hour battery and a keyboard large enough for my big hands to type on.

I used it to draw, very seldomly, when i was in Physics lab. Drawing on it was ok, but writing notes was sloppy - it was easier to type.

Thus far, the closest we've gotten to a real, innovative tablet pc, is the ipod touch/iphone. If Apple made the thing bigger and added a stylus, its OS as well as its portability would definitely set new trends in Tablet computing. ]]>Jan 3rd 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/The best bang for the buck tablets are the new Compaq/Hp tablets. Look them up.]]>Jan 3rd 2009 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/
Drool...]]>Jan 3rd 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/
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But the real question is:
Can it run crysis? ]]>Jan 3rd 2009 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/Jan 3rd 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/
]]>Jan 3rd 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/A good choice for the job .

I'd like to live near this guy just to visit and see what he was up to .

I'd even donate resorces towards his efforts .

Good show mate !


P.S. my e-mail address of @yahoo.com.au is a valid address !!]]>Jan 3rd 2009 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/]]>Jan 3rd 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/
In the end, I stumbled upon and bought an Gigabyte M912M. Highly recommend it for anyone wanting to go the Atom based convertible tablet route. It's also got bluetooth, pci express 34 slot, sd reader, standard 2.5in laptop sata built-in. Only changes I had to make were expanding the memory to 2gb and replacing the Atheros based mini-pcie wifi card for an Intel based one.]]>Jan 3rd 2009 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/
There's a sorta-kit out there called the Aeeeris, for ripping the keyboard out of an Eee 700/701/702, (and I think a 900 version is coming soon, but not sure) and converting it to a pure tablet. Since it's very much a hack-your-own (you get just the hard part, a custom-molded top panel), it might not be too hard to hack up a slide-out keyboard, at the cost of some thickness.

I've looked at it, but not real interested. I think I prefer the clamshell over slide-out, and my N800 is not far behind my 701 in performance, so I've no interest in converting it to tablet-only.

What's the battery life like on that M912M, anyway?]]>Jan 3rd 2009 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/
M912M battery life is pretty good.. 4-cell 4500mAh.. Last over 3hrs as long as bluetooth and wifi are shut off. On my last plane flight, I watched two 1-hour, HD episodes of Teriminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles and still had 42% battery left. I could probably gain some more if I swap the 160gb drive out for an SSD. But I'm definitely happy with it.]]>Jan 4th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/japanese-diyer-shows-asus-how-to-not-make-an-eee-tablet-pc/]]>Jan 4th 2009 1:16PM