http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/ Engadget Comments for ASUS Eee Pad official: Intel CULV processors, Windows 7, and a 10-hour battery life 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/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
This is the perfect tablet. Only I need a stylus, does any1 know who that N-trig Electronic Pen add-on works?

I would pay $ 1100,- for this if I can use a stylus...]]>May 31st 2010 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/"Very nice, how much?" -Borat]]>May 31st 2010 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
I love ASUS. I don't particularly WANT any of their products, but I seriously respect what they do. ]]>May 31st 2010 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/Weight is imp. If it uses IPS panel I am sold.]]>May 31st 2010 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Annnndddd. Boom goes the dynamite.

Here we go!!!! This is more like it ASUS!]]>May 31st 2010 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Pictures show 10 hours of use in docking station? Not without? (maybe battery in docking station?)]]>May 31st 2010 4:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Not sure. It says portable docking.

Maybe a clip on keyboard with an auxiliary battery. ]]>May 31st 2010 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Have fun trying to click on tiny icons with a pen, or trying to figure out how to tell the computer whether you wanted to left-click, right-click, or merely move the cursor to that location, or trying to type without a universal and standardized autocomplete/spellcheck system, or trying to select text (no shift key or multitouch), or trying to play games (no built-in mouse or keyboard), or trying to use an app that relies on mouse-over events, or trying to do damn near anything on what will undoubtedly be underpowered hardware for Windows 7 (for a press release that apparently has it all figured out, they conveniently left out details on the CPU speed, the GPU, the storage space, the PRICE, etc.).

Oh, and the iPad will likely have multitasking by the time this Eee Pad [maybe] comes out.]]>May 31st 2010 4:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Actually, I think it's far more likely that they bought Palm as a long-term investment so they could put WebOS on their iPaqs and other products, gaining footholds in the mobile market and any other market they introduce WebOS to.

Why spend $1 billion to, as you say, just avoid putting Windows 7 on their tablet? Doesn't seem like amazing business sense really...]]>May 31st 2010 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Ugh, you people...

Windows 7 is perfectly fine on a touchscreen. Why do you think the taskbar is bigger? It wasn't just for functionality, I once read that it was also to be more finger friendly. And judging from some of the touchscreen Windows 7 devices I've used (HP Touchsmart desktop/laptop), it is.

Also, Windows 7 has ways to left click, right click, select text... and Windows 7 already has inherrent Multitouch.

Addtionally, it will probably be more powerful, have more storage space, and be cheaper than an iPad.

So please, next time you want to bash a product that has nothing to do with your precious little iPad, do your research.]]>May 31st 2010 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
I will take this time to point out other serious usability problems: trying to use an app that relies on keyboard input anywhere (even for simple tasks like option-clicking something), or having to manually open and close the keyboard all the time because the backend lacks the "hooks" to determine when a text field gains or loses focus, or trying to manipulate something with pixel precision, trying to click and drag on something with your pen and hand in the way (the iPad's software was designed to avoid this as much as possible), etc. etc. etc.]]>May 31st 2010 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Posted from Chrome running in RDC on my HD2.
]]>May 31st 2010 5:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Yes, because Heaven forbid a company DARE to price a tablet at the same as an entry level iPad...]]>May 31st 2010 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/If you could load Android onto the iPad you may have something, at least you're not fighting against Apple's crippling restrictions (these are mitigated a little through Jail-break).
Given a decent bios you could happily run Chrome OS on these ASUS pads. That'll get you most of what you need to use every-day. ]]>May 31st 2010 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
The same thing goes for left-clicking and right-clicking. Of course Windows 7 supports right clicking (...the hell?), but how will the stylus enable you to input those commands? A left and right mouse button on the side? Tilting the stylus one way or the other?

In short, you have more anger than knowledge on this topic.]]>May 31st 2010 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/they said the ipad would have iphone os 4 much later than the iphones
so i doubt it :)]]>May 31st 2010 5:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Another dose of reality for people who know very little but think they know more than I do: the fastest dual-core CULV processor available now is 1.6 GHz. And it costs $289. For the processor. Even la-la land can't produce a significantly faster chip with a decent GPU AND include the entire rest of the computer (battery? touchscreen? Windows 7 license?) for $110 more.

And I don't have an iPad and don't talk about video games much. I'm more on software development websites.]]>May 31st 2010 5:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/its called a mouse, you know, you attach it

full windows 7 should be taken advantage of, so i doubt the hardware wont let you multi touch
plus, who the hell needs multi touch on a tablet PC anyway?
ill be fine with a stylus :)]]>May 31st 2010 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
"...the Eee Pad does not have multitouch support. The hardware lacks it."

Source?

As for the left-click, right-click. It'll work just like it does now.
Tap for left-click, tap and hold for right click.

Not real complicated. Of course if an iPad is all you can handle, maybe it is. ]]>May 31st 2010 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
This is my last reply to you then I'm moving on to happier posts.

Nobody said this thing won't support multitouch. Nobody said this thing will. But most importantly, nobody said anything, unless you just so happen to work for ASUS (Which I doubt given your pro-Apple banter).

Good day to you sir.]]>May 31st 2010 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/]]>May 31st 2010 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
How about some actual reality, the SU9600 cost $289 at release, more than a year ago. It's less now.

Don't want to spend that much, SU2300. Dual core, runs W7 fine and costs less than $100 per in quantity. ]]>May 31st 2010 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/Simple apple zombie...How much will you have to pay for your multitasking when it comes out? Guess it doesn't matter the cost because people like you will trip over themselves to run out and buy it...unbelievable! It's amazing how many idiots roam this earth!]]>May 31st 2010 5:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 6:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Asus just won this round.]]>May 31st 2010 6:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/Asus has the bad habit of promising stuff and never delivering it.
Where is that famous k-board with integrated netbook and screen?
And those ion equipped multitouch AIO nettops?
And the 10" convertible netbook with dual core atom and ion2?

It seems like the vaporware office is the fastest growing section of Asus]]>May 31st 2010 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
@HoldenMccrotch If your answer to the bevy of usability issues is to attach a mouse and keyboard, my only question is why are you waiting for this tablet instead of buying one of the many Windows 7 tablets already available? You could even get one that doesn't require you to purchase the essential dock with keyboard and mouse and attach/remove it all the time.

@jon My source is that their press release failed to mention what would otherwise be a major selling point. I can also guarantee you that it won't come with an internal optical drive. Laugh all you want, but people laughed when I claimed the Dash didn't have an internal battery just because none of their press releases mentioned having one.

Who knows, maybe they'll change the product before release so some of these things change, but right now there's no way that's a multitouch screen.]]>May 31st 2010 6:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 6:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/Have you actually used Windows 7 on a touch screen device? I have, on an Asus R2h, Latitude XT and XT2, ACer 1820ptz, HP TC1100 and I can say that you are talking absolute rubbish.

You see, there's this thing called OPTIONS!

1. Set the display DPI to 125%. Done. Everything is nice and easy tp click
2. Decrease the time it takes for the screen to detect you holding your finger on the screen to right click. Done.

Please, try not to simply repeat what you've heard and actually use the computer. If not, stay away from tech pages as you're not willing to expand and learn.]]>May 31st 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Wow reading your posts is painful. You're either just making things up on the spot or repeating really bad rumours.

1) HP have not officially canned their windows 7 tablet, it's a rumour.

2) If HP only bought Palm for WebOS to convert to tablet, that makes them idiotic.

3) Please stop posting.]]>May 31st 2010 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/Correction: The game doesn't start until NEXT year.]]>May 31st 2010 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Mmm....Tasty]]>May 31st 2010 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Man, is this national tablet announcement day? this is awesome. Well except for this one. 2011? Get back to me when you're within 3 months of release. These specs all become infinitely less interesting when it's 7 months from now.]]>May 31st 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
ASUS won this round? Do you have a time machine and have you magically traveled to 'first-quarter 2011'? I don't care what people think of the iPad, but let's stop stroking every company that trots out vaporware - at least until they ship production hardware - which seems mighty hard to do lately. ]]>May 31st 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Actually the PR doesn't mention a touchscreen at all.
I guess we should assume it doesn't have one.

]]>May 31st 2010 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://j.mp/tablet-from-palm-webos-or-win7]]>May 31st 2010 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
your an idiot because your reasoning is flawed. The press release wont mention the obvious. It mentions what is profound and different assuming people are already on the same page in the tablet world.

Who says Windows 7 is bad for touch screens? Most peoples complaints are that you need a substantial processor to run a full OS. This has it. Problem solved. Lenovo and HP make great tablets running
Windows7 the problem is they are freaking expensive. This is the price of a netbook. Price point is ASUS and Acer's strong point. They deliver great technology in light and small packages with killer batteries and cheap. Maybe its that time of the month for the iPad to be used for the only thing it was designed for.]]>Jun 1st 2010 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/May 31st 2010 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
... until you open up any Windows app... and it looks like the same ol' Windows.

I can do things 100 times easier with a mouse and keyboard on Windows. Edit some web page code in Dreamweaver... switch over to Photoshop to edit a graphic... switch to Filezilla to upload...

I wouldn't wanna be doing all that work with my fingers or a stylus... or have an on-screen keyboard popping up every time I wanna use a keyboard shortcut.

Sorry... Windows works best with a mouse and keyboard... no matter how well it's dressed up.]]>May 31st 2010 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/Tablets are made for people that know how to use a tablet, it is a mobile data/web consumption device! If you need to write long article on a word processor then get a tablet stand + usb or bluetooth keyboard/mouse or do it on your desktop at home!]]>May 31st 2010 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/asus-eee-pad-official-intel-culv-processors-windows-7-and-a-1/
Why do you make it seem like someone is forcing you to use the Eee Pad to "Edit some web page code in Dreamweaver... switch over to Photoshop to edit a graphic... switch to Filezilla to upload"??

Grow the f**k up and comment wisely. This is clearly not made for 3D super graphic movie productions. It is simply what a tablet is: a fully functional OS giving you freedom in a touch screen device to minimize input methods and give you a light wight portable PC to do your everyday entertainment, meetings and school doses, and if it does stuff like paint on Photoshop then it is simply a win.]]>May 31st 2010 3:58AM