http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/ Engadget Comments for ASUS' Tegra-powered Eee Pad tablet to make sub-$500 Computex debut? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/
Also, iTablet. Someone going to bring it up so might as well be me. :)]]>Jan 20th 2010 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/
I certainly agree that it'll be nice to have options here. I'm looking forward to learning more about the Apple Tablet just as much as the next gadget freak, but I'm already dreading the standard Apple Tax. Bleh.

Still, the OS is key here. Attempting to retrofit an OS intended for anything other than the unique demands of a tablet simply will not do. Asus would be wise to take this in consideration.

Also, please have some delicious Tegra 2 for me. Thanks.]]>Jan 20th 2010 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/

Completely agree on the OS. And I swear if Apple doesn't show the iTablet or at least announce something I 'm going to have a breakdown from all this anticipation. But I also dread the price that most likely will come with it. I'm hoping for a $500 - $600 for the iTablet
but expexting more like $999.

But honestly I don't care if it's Apple or another company that makes a Tablet that meets my needs. Like I said:

- 10" Multi Touch Screen
- Plays HD Flash Video
- Around $500
- Webcam
- Built in 3G (a must for this sort of device)
- A Smooth OS
- Good Battery Life (at least 7-8 hours of regular use)

I would love all of that.]]>Jan 20th 2010 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/Jan 20th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/Jan 28th 2010 5:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/Dude u just described Notio Ink's Adam right there.

multi-task, dual ebook LCD screen, price starts at $350, flash support, wifi/3g/blutooth, blah blah blah!
]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/Jan 20th 2010 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/you get an eeepc 1005p for 330$ and now you have to pay 500$ for an arm based tabletpc with:
- no harddrive
- no keyboard
- simpler chasis that probably costs less
- smaller akku
- less ram

i would be pissed if they try to sell this thing for 300$ to me.
500$ is just plain ridiculous.]]>Jan 20th 2010 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/about.

I had a small tablet a few years back for work (a Samsung, I think)
and it worked really well with MS Tablet Edition installed but...I found
the whole tablet thing to be lacking something. Maybe it was the way
it had to be held to be viewed? Maybe it was just too small? Maybe it
was because it was pre-multi-touch?

I don't know what the answer is but having used one on a daily basis,
I don't think it would ever replace a small laptop or netbook (not for
me anyway).





]]>Jan 20th 2010 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/Jan 20th 2010 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/
They are good for light usage.

But yes, you will miss the use of a keyboard/mouse at some point.

And frankly at first I felt like a pretentious douche pulling it out at a starbucks when I first got mine.

Also, in the race to be the "sexist", many of these guys leave out all types of useful things like hardware buttons, expansion slots, and USB ports.]]>Jan 20th 2010 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/But until it's powerful enough to use netbook parts and run Linux along with several applications ...]]>Jan 20th 2010 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/Jan 20th 2010 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/asuss-tegra-powered-eee-pad-tablet-to-make-sub-500-computex-de/Jan 20th 2010 9:42AM