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Resistive = fail.]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
oh gosh this crap again?

Resistive when done properly can be waaay better than Capacitive...

Stupid Apple touting Capacitive multitouch crap that no one really uses.

Analogy; Carb 4 barrel V8 can beat the crap out of that junk they put in a 2010 camaro/challenger/mustang]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
But where I really think that many PC makers fail is the screen quality. The fact that Apple uses IPS screens makes a world of a difference to me.

On the desktop, I tend to use a PC over my Mac. But I have IPS screens. On the laptop front, well, PCs rule my life now there currently and crappy screens knock a lot of laptops out of the running.

Then in the netbook world. Well, crappy screens are a given. And now everyone is on the tablet bandwagon where there is even more focus on the screen. It seems that it would be a no brainer to use a high quality screen and make your bezel look as good as possible - as that's all you got really.]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
please explain to me the "that no one really uses" bit.]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
Seriously, I wish people would stop whining about things they clearly don't understand. I'll gladly give up a capacitive interface for OneNote compatibility. Its either resistive or active digitizer if you want to be productive, and capacitive if you want to finger paint and watch movies all day from your couch. Fat lazy bastards.]]>Apr 27th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
Asus fails are rare, but they happen.]]>Apr 27th 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
No it's not. I own a convertable mini notebook and capacitive is the way to go. You basically use the touchscreen as a replacement for the mouse or touchpad. With a stylus, you simply get pixel perfect precision and you can still tap an icon using your fingers if you want to. Personally, I don't like glossy screens with greasy fingerprints all over them and a dumbed down GUI with all elements increased in size.

About 99% of my time, I simply use the mouse to click. No dragging, gestures or other useless things I can easily do with a keyboard shortcut.
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Haha, you have to be kidding. I'm just going to bite on your engine comment.

You do know that the 2010 engines are lighter, more powerful (stock), more fuel efficient, more responsive, and more reliable, right?

Yes, there's a charm to the old engines and tuning your own carburetor, but from a performance perspective the 2010 models are light years ahead of the old technology.

Sorry to take that off track :)
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Yup Failed indeed, nothing to see here, move along.
Ipad beat this model so far. Let's see how other tablet fare against them.

]]>Apr 27th 2010 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/The limitations of the iPad may be pretty terrible, but if things like this are the only competition, the iPad is still the best choice. Of course, tablets are kind of pointless anyway, the form factor just isn't any good. Lots of propping up and straining neck for not a lot of advantage over a laptop. And a netvertible? Why? What is the purpose?]]>Apr 27th 2010 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
They make stylus' for capacitive screens and your whole post ONLY revolves around someone who is ONLY productive by handwriting, there are many of us who can be productive without the need to write.]]>Apr 27th 2010 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://bit.ly/asus-3e-series-swivel]]>Apr 27th 2010 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
More importantly it has a keyboard so fuck the touchscreen altogether.]]>Apr 27th 2010 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
Until windows designs the UI and input for touch and not simply pen based they are going to fail over and over and over. While Steve Jobs can be an arrogant ass sometimes he was right that people don't want to use a stylus, you lose them and then your screwed.

I mean we are talking about people who can't remember an 8 character password or freak out when you try to make them choose one.

Most people will not lose their finger, unless they wrap their iPad bag around it (which I don't recommend).

Good Job MS, just ignore the most popular input method since the mouse when designing your last OS, I mean it's not like people want that or anything.]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
Hey Engadget when the hell are we going to be able to remove our old posts. huh?

We were able to do that on Commodore 64's in the 80's for jebussakes.]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
Are there any apps that you would want stylus support on a PC? Short answer: Yes, painting applications, MS OneNote]]>Apr 27th 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBtEhQqS1dw]]>Apr 27th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
Also , we know already windows 7 will see updates making better use of touchscreen technology - service pack 1 maybe ? - so to simply state the OS is unsuitable this early on is a bit premature.Mind you, I think a mobile OS is better suited for tablets ( Android,windows phone 7 ) or Linux .



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Yep, the wait continues.

Nice review again, Joanna. Another lackluster device, Joanna. *frown*]]>Apr 27th 2010 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
I said the same things when the iPad came out and everybody was claiming that Windows 7 would crush it when the (insert upcoming Win 7 based tablet here) came out.

Until windows designs the UI and input for touch and not simply pen based they are going to fail over and over and over. While Steve Jobs can be an arrogant ass sometimes he was right that people don't want to use a stylus, you lose them and then your screwed.

I mean we are talking about people who can't remember an 8 character password or freak out when you try to make them choose one.

Most people will not lose their finger, unless they wrap their iPad bag around it (which I don't recommend).

Good Job MS, just ignore the most popular input method since the mouse when designing your last OS, I mean it's not like people want that or anything.]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
The first thing I thought was, Joanna is hot. lol]]>Apr 27th 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/she's quite attractive for a tech journalist in contrast to Foley.]]>Apr 27th 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
... company organisation and upper marketing management failure.]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/A touch screen for what?

I would rather put 500$ in a very good non-touchscreen netbook.

(BTW, I would not use Windows on my netbook except for HW accelerated Flash 10.1 which we are still waiting for)]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/PS - "other people" wasn't supposed to be insulting, I just mean those who aren't stuck on Verizon or wanting Android. :-)]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Since the first netbook appeared years ago, I always wanted to buy one but I still don't know what I'm gonna do with it and touchscreen is not helping.
I would definitely buy an Android/Linux tablet to give me larger-screen size WiFi-only smartphone but I won't spend 500$ on it.

Almost everyone already own a laptop so why buying a netbook?
Just because its cheap doesn't not mean it's cheaper than just not buying it.]]>Apr 27th 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Huh? Still waiting for? I use hardware accelerated flash on my Thinkpad Edge, works perfect.

Sure it's still in Release Candidate form but it is usable. Maybe you mean officially supported.]]>Apr 27th 2010 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Uh he means most netbooks have a Atom chipset, and they're not supported at all. (Except for Menlow)]]>Apr 27th 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
They're not targeting anyone in particular. They're just throwing all sorts of crap out and hoping it will be a success to somebody, anybody. They're playing it safe by sitting on a fence, although a very pointy fence. Not quite a netbook, not quite a tablet. It's not a terrible device. It just won't sell to consumers that want to buy a real tablet. The average consumer won't be able to figure out what it is and will avoid it like the plague. It's no better than a common netbook. Just more expensive.]]>Apr 27th 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/
While Joanna's reviews are quite good, basing much of the review on finger touch on the interface isn't of much use to me. I'd love to see a review of the hardware clean installation of Windows and some time in a real piece of productivity software - Onenote 2010.

Anything I can do to eliminate paper (and the need to scan/archive) is a big benefit. ]]>Apr 27th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/I hugely waiting for a netbook-sized proper tablet. Not a half-netbook / half-toy. If this thing does a good job as a proper tablet - meaning pen markup / drawing. Then it's perfect for me. Right now I drag a huge laptop and a wacom tablet with me for my work as a technical instructor. Real tablets are far too expensive, and I like the tablet for its portability - travel etc. I would love to see a review of this which doesn't make the mistake of comparing this to that silly iPad toy.]]>Apr 27th 2010 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/I'd like to know what non OSX based OS is touch friendly in your mind at this size? Because Android isn't as touch-friendly as people are making it out to be without some serious skinning.

And considering they used the one flavor of windows 7 that doesn't support touch, I'd say your comment is more rant than reason.]]>Apr 27th 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/So $500 sounds like a deal for a touch device that has horrible touch capabilities? Even with upgraded windows simple scrolling in the browser sucks. That's not a rant. Pinch to zoom went from 0 to a billion in one swipe. That's piss poor implimentation. I guess I'd have to have real hands on with one, but it looks like a waste. ]]>Apr 27th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/27/asus-eee-pc-t101mt-review/Apr 27th 2010 11:39AM