ASUS Eee PC T101 tablet reportedly facing uncertain future
By Donald Melanson 
posted July 20th 2009 2:06PM
posted July 20th 2009 2:06PM
Last we had heard, ASUS' Eee PC T101 tablet (or T101H) still had a place on ASUS' massive Eee PC roadmap, and was on track for a late August / early September release after being pushed back from its original June launch date. According to DigiTimes, however, the device's future now looks to be even more uncertain, with it supposedly set for release this September "at the earliest." Some unspecified "industry sources" further go on to say that the T101 (and other future ASUS netbook tablets) could either be pushed back further or scaled back on shipments if the company's current Eee PC T91 doesn't meet expectations, or possibly even canceled altogether.
[Via Electronista]
Update: Looks like the T101 and T101H are one in the same. Sorry for any confusion. Post has been corrected to reflect this.
[Via Electronista]
Update: Looks like the T101 and T101H are one in the same. Sorry for any confusion. Post has been corrected to reflect this.
alright
This picture was used in another Engadget ASUS story a while back (http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/31/asus-prepping-high-end-eee-pc-s-series-for-september/). That story was about the ridiculous ASUS product range and it attracted the best comment I've ever read, written by a guy called Mike:
"I know what you're thinking: "Which Eee PC suits me?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is an ASUS, the most rock solid PC in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Am I a traveler, or a travel explorer? Well, what are ya, punk?"
Maybe it's not so relevant to this bit of news, but it still cracks me up.
The Touch models needs design revamps but don't scrap the idea all together! It's the evolution of netbooks to go touch. Asus is usually the pioneers in great ideas like adding something as useful as touch to a netbook. Lead the Pack Asus and design some killer touch that has the Clam look from the 1005HA model with some awesome battery life 10+ hours and you'll have a SOLID product that will fly off the shelves...
p.s. it doesn't have to swivel neither.. most people use it as a compliment to web surfing or viewing photos, not a drawing pad.
Bo0oo
where does my 1008HA fall? same as the 1002HA? funny how the 700 series will not die
Below the T101 which is for the"Elite, Travel Explorer, and Free Writers!"
Makes sense because of Windows 7 Touch capabilities being available by that time frame.
wow that's gotta be the fugliest powerpoint I've ever seen
but on-topic, too bad the t91 is so underpowered, would have made a nice little digital sketchbook
I was going to post the same thing,
everyone one knows that you have to use Circles for data visualization! not triangles!!!
Asus' command of the English language is incredible. No other company would dare to make suchpoetic claims across all price points as the Rock Solid, Heart Touching Asus.
I must say that the "rock solid Heart Touching" is the worst slogan I've ever heard. I would rather cut myself with a dull, rusty butter knife and pour lemon juice on it then hear that slogan.
you go ahead and do that...
I have an Asus, My heart feels warm just looking at it and boy, it is rock solid. If I drop it, nothing happens.
Okay, sure. Then we'll comment on your Chinese.
That roadmap is from over a year ago - is it still relevant?
Still waiting on the S91.
In what part of that pyramid scheme are the diet pills sold?
Does it say "confidential" in the lower right hand corner? LOL
waiting to see what apples move will be regarding a slate device of some kind in the fall I would guess . . .
Smart Casual, Living Enjoy!!!
I wish i could be an Elite, or Travel Explorer, or Free Writer. All 3 of those sound like fun jobs.
I don't really understand Asus sometimes. They may have the best netbooks on the market, but they don't seems to capitalize on it as much as they could. Anyway, I love the Eee Pc, would love it if they were more readily available in Canada, but strangely they're often hard to find here.
http://eeepccanada.com
duh..
considering that the T91 showed users no satisfaction through the performance, what more do you expect huh, ASUS?
16GB of SSD with amazingly awful performance in terms of file transfer doesnt show any dang promise to us
and now you think people are gonna keep their faith in you?
This scaling back only leaves 2 devices then in the netbook/tablet realm. The Asus T91 and the Always Innovating Touch Book.
The T91 has been getting mediocre-to-good reviews
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=72688
The Touch Book is going to the only device to compete with it in terms of price and size but how it will perform remains to be seen.
http://innovatingtouch.com/index.php?board=1.0
The main thing is that these two computers, if given good support from the manufacturers will begin to set a standard for bringing down the price of tablet computing. While they are both 1st Gen. computers, they will (hopefully) change the face of mobile computing.
So let me get this straight. People are hating on the T91 because it's too small and underpowered, so ASUS decides to delay or cancel the T101 which isn't? Way to go ASUS!
The issue with T91 sales is that they 1) crippled it with the under-performing Z series atom and make it's battery life a joke. 2) Priced it higher than other models like the 1005HA or even the S101.
Tablets won't become mainstream till there is a good user interface is developed that isn't a tacked on peice of software. It needs to be integral to the OS so that all software is usable and not a select few handpicked apps.