ASUS gets official with swivel-screen multitouch Eee PC T101MT
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posted February 14th 2010 4:03PM
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It sure looks really nice to be a touch interface isn't?
Too bad WE ALL KNOW this wont be as fluid in years given the fact the mayority of netbooks have an ATOM inside and those damn fugly GMA.
And it's a shame :(!
Review!!!!
I like it, the price is high though at $650 to 700 range, you are in full notebook price range for something really good.
@Hydra
it'll come down in price, the lenovo s10-3t is around 499 but waiting for the atom 470 to show up... too bad the screen resolution is a tad bit shorter by 168 pixels
Not loving resistive screens. I suppose they might be getting better.
My eye is on the HP tm2. I do use the tablet in my old hp tx2000 a lot. But the tm2 seems like a great upgrate for the price. My only holdbaxk from purchase is to see how the other ipad competitors stack up.
Not that I view these as ipad rivals. These are real computers. It is more that the ipad might inspire a generation of slate pcs that are finally worth carrying around. I like the slate a lot because I can always dock or use a bluetooth keyboard when I need. The rest of the time I want a digital notepad for light work, brainstorming, sketching and entertainment. But I do want a full OS, not a phone OS.
@Anatidae True, although I' d prefer something in-between like Ubuntu Netbook Edition where the OS is geared towards reduced power consumption but still allows you to pull all stops when you need to.
I have the T91MT and I have found the character recognition outstanding. Especially with my chicken scratch cursive.
This would be great it if it had ION or ION2. But resistive with multitouch(according to Asus) gets you the best of both worlds.
Resistive screen-fail
Atom processor-fail
It's just a gimmick, and if it's anything like the other convertibles, you'll use it in laptop mode because the touchscreen is such a PITA...
@TFNN They should make these with ion chipset.
@TFNN
Not if you don't want a proprietary stylus. Or to use an OS not built around fingers.
Ergo, you fail.
I wonder if they got the proper license to use that music from 'Reading Rainbow'?
the mechanism to flip the screen around is a symbol for how how easy to use this thing really is.
its really pc: clumsy, not intuitive and low quality.
@fuesse
so, you think the personal computer is clumsy and cheap?
do all your browsing from your legal pad, do you?
@c w j
can u read?
yes, I said clumsy, not intuitive and low quality (didnt say cheap).
especially the UI.
As for my browsing - except for MS IE, anything is fine.
perfect for uni students for taking note lecture notes.
if your a sketch artist get yourself a tm2 or if you just want to browse the web, without flash get an i-tampon.
if you dont need a touchscreen (probably for 99% of population) then stick with a regular laptop.
Now this I can get behind! I think I've finally found a replacement for my little Dell Mini 9.
0.3 megapixel webcam? So a resolution of 640×480? Seems like you could do better than that, ASUS.
it needs a good Docking Station so i could use it as a Desktop with proper Keyboard and Mouse
@KMGLOBAL You might rather just have a desktop instead of a netbook.
Throw iTunes and Kindle PC App on this and make it $500 or less and we have our "tablet" winner.
@malexandria1 It runs windows so you can get iTunes and a reader program (for example http://www.microsoft.com/reader/ ) yourself and use it as a tablet/e-reader.
Nothing beats a real e-reader with e-ink display though for reading ebooks.
@MaTdg I know, that's what I meant... But yeah it's Windows, so you can put anything on it and I can easily get my word docs on it as well and when I'm feeling like doing work there's a real keyboard for me to write on.
i died a little on the inside as soon as i heard resistive.
(1,024 x 600) ? EPIC FAIL.
@neufsky Thats standard netbook resolution, nothing wrong w/ it considering how small the display is.
What will be more important is that the image is crisp though, and doesn't have a hazy touchfilm over it making it look dull and grainy.
Two words: Hackbook Touch (Or Touchbook Mini). The three things that could make this better are a capacitive touchscreen, an IPS panel, and the Atom 330/Ion combo; but then it wouldn't be a budget-minded device.
@Branhower What would be the point of putting OSX on it? OSX has no touch support. I don't think they even have onscreen keyboard.
@bradsh *Shifts eyes* Well, there's...kexts! And who needs an on-screen keyboard when there's a physical one right there?
I'll just go comment on another post.
If it's around $500, I'll buy it. I don't WANT an expensive one. I have a crappy tx2000 right now and am going to replace it with a netbook and a cintiq attached to my desktop. As for typing faster than writing, yup, I do indeed type faster than I write, but in my case, my fingers get ahead of my brain or vice versa and I skip things. Writing things down by hand forces me to slow down and not miss things like I would normally. (The tx is too heavy to use for writing on and is darn hot.)
It is baffling to me how manufacturers trade off battery life for slimness and lighter weight. There are very few times that I have regretted my laptop being a pound too heavy or a 1/4" too thick, but I have regretted the feeble battery life countless times.
@macrumpton Well, when you're holding a tablet, weight is important. It can get tiring fast.
(patents thought process that led to "netvertible")
Looks great, I think I'm getting this as soon as some more reviews come out.
I like the fact that it's got a button to easily rotate the screen. Nice feature.
Asus, please make the perfect laptop:
UL30JT + a bunch of sensors (compass, accelerometer, GPS, ...) + touch / swivel / tablet screens !
(Bonus: + BT3.0 + 3G over all euro / american bands + whatever space is left for other fun stuff :P)
@RR
I forgot, some SSD drive of course!
It's like they're inventing new and exciting ways to make the Eee PC as expensive as possible. Yay!
With one year of waiting, ASUS finally reverals..... a sticker
HOPEFULLY the graphics is ION. It supports flash. EBOOK READER!
not saying this thing is perfect, but this is the way to go with touch. tablet-only is too small a niche.
This like spy vs spy. Engadget posts the black version of this netbook tablet while Gizmodo posts the white version...
Buyer beware this thing has the slowest SSD on earth in it. Makes using unbearable. 25/10MB/Sec read write speed and it is PATA so the only upgrade that is even any good is over a year lold an that is the Runcore Pro I PCI-e SSD made for the dell mini 9 and Vostro A90.