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Last week intel released a tablet pc for Atom Oak Trail platform, which one including a low-power Atom Z670 processor and SM35 chipset designed specifically for mobile platforms, and to ensure that this year will be more than 35 products will be showed on the platform and among the tablet pcs one of item brought our’s attention on the official page in the Intel product page which turned out to be from the Asus this item.
This item is just one of the four tablet android on the Asus CES International Consumer Electronics Show on this year which used slide out full keyboard design, there is a keyboard hidden behind the monitor. Asus use android 3.0 version system and NVIDIA’s 1GHz Tegra 2 processors. But on the intel offical page, this products may changed into Atorn Z670 processor.
Asus and Intel were not present to respond to this, Intel’s official website has also removed its product list the products.
Italian Web site stated that ASUS will launch later this year to upgrade the hardware version of the Eee Pad Slider, this mean that Asus will launch two different versions of the processor? Eee Pad Slider’s Tegra 2 version will be listed in May, and will be released in September, Intel Inside Edition.
ASUS’ Eee Pad Slider would pack a Tegra 2 processor just like its counterpart, the Eee Pad Transformer. There’s now some pretty strong evidence suggesting that might not be the case, however, with none other than Intel letting slip that the Slider would actually pack its brand new Atom Z670 processor instead of NVIDIA’s silicon. That evidence you see above cropped up on Intel’s press page following its announcement for the new Atom processor, although it’s since been removed — suggesting that it was either a colossal mistake or, more likely, a reveal that was a bit too premature for ASUS’ liking.
ASUS Eee Pad Slider making the jump from Tegra to Atom?
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2 responses to ASUS Eee Pad Slider making the jump from Tegra to Atom?
Easily met my expectations,
I have had 24 hours to play with and customize this computer. So far it is meeting my expectations.
My last computer died on Thursday. It had a swivel screen that you could write on with a pen. It was a good computer but finally ghosted. After it died on Thursday I started thinking about getting a new one. My requirements were:
1. Small
2. Runs Microsoft office
3. Monitor out connection.
4. Swivel screen
5. windows 7
6. decent battery time.
7. decent internet
8. email
9. Not to expensive
10. Physical keyboard
Ironically, I was talking to my wife Thursday night (she was across the country)and telling her about my computer. I had turned on the t.v (something I rarely do) and QVC was on. They were advertising an earlier version of this computer for about $80 more than Amazon was asking for this computer. I did a quick search of the QVC site, then and internet search and wound up here. When I saw that they had a more updated version but cheaper it seemed like fate. I could not find any reviews of this version of the computer, but the previous had plenty of reviews that were mostly positive. since the two computers are basically the same, I decided to take the leap and am happy so far.
1. The reviews for the computer said that to get the full potential from this computer you would need to add a gig of memory and upgrade windows 7. I played around with the computer for a couple of hours before getting the upgrades. Definitely a noticeable difference and worth it. The memory cost about $35 and the windows 7 upgrade was $70. Altogether it cost about
$540 to get this computer up to its optimal configuration. The only reason I did not give the computer 5 stars is because I would rather them to have put a higher price tag on the computer and send it out with 2 gigs of memory and the windows upgrade then to have to go out and waste time doing it myself.
Pros: Meets my needs. I can type, surf the internet, take notes, read a book, use the keyboard or touchscreen. The computer works well, is relatively cheap, and seems to be sturdy. Is responsive and the hardware requirements are up to snuff for my needs. The touchscreen is more responsive than I thought it would be. You have pinch to zoom capability on both the touch screen and the mouse pad.
Cons:
1. Needs work to get up to optimal ability.
2. The keyboard is small and takes some getting use to. The page up key is right next to the shift key. I hit it better than 1/2 the time when I go to capitalize a letter and the cursor winds up in the line above it. It is annoying but I am sure I will get use to it. Also the cursor sometimes seems to have a mind of its own and I will be typing in one spot and the next thing I know I am typing somewhere else on the page.
Note: The computer would not read the extra gig of memory I put in until after Windows 7 was installed. Just something to keep in mind.
These are my first impressions. I will post an update in a week or two after I have had a chance to use more feature and put some serious time on the computer.
Overall, right now if your needs are similar to mine, I have no problem recommending this computer.
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|Great tool for the price, minor limitations,
I ordered the ASUS Eee PC T101MT after my big laptop video card died. I wanted something more portable and lighter for my daily commute to the office and to take on vacations. I also wanted a tablet since I needed to be able to enter data while working and trying to hold a traditional laptop while walking through stores updating my Excel spreadsheets was too awkward. I looked at the current tablet offerings from Apple, Samsung, BlackBerry, and others and decided that they didn’t meet business needs (I needed a business tool, not a toy). So I looked at netbooks and only found two that offered a touchscreen, the ASUS and a Lenovo. Amazon.com had the best price by far compared to other stores and I got the ASUS netbook with a larger hard drive for less than Office Depot!
The Eee PC tablet is fairly impressive, although it came with Win 7 starter which has only basic touch capabilities. I upgraded to Win 7 ultimate and added Office 2010 Professional Plus and IE9. It took a long time to install all the updates because the Atom processor is not as powerefull as the quad or dual core processors on larger laptops and I maxed out the RAM at 2G which is only adequate for Win 7. After installing all software, the netbook ran well. A little sluggish at times, but my goal was to load everything I might need and then start removing unnecessary software once I determined my usage habits.
The touch screen works well with both fingers and stylus. There is an occasional delay as the processor works to respond to input (web pages loading, resizing screens, etc) but overall, it is reasonably responsive. The hard disk is big enough to accomodate all my applications and data. The size of the keyboard is comfortable for my average sized hands. Having three input modes (keyboard, touchpad and touchscreen with finger or stylus) is really convenient. the screen is a good size that makes my normal daily tasks easy and the screen is sharp and bright although I haven’t tested it outdoors yet. The overall weight of the unit is comfortable for me and the size is easy to hold. The battery has been holding its working charge for about 6 hours without using a power saving profile.
The only feature I would like to see added to this netbook would be a bluetooth transmitter. Since I have the touchscreen, I don’t use my bluetooth mouse anymore, but being able to sync my cell phone without a cord would be convenient. Also, the touchscreen is a think flexible plastic layer that you can feel moving when using the stylus. Not as attractive as the gorilla glass on the Ipad, but it does allow the use of the stylus which the Ipad does not. I’ve not seen any reports on the lifespan of the touchscreen, but if it lasts more than 3-4 years (especially at the low price of this netbook) then I’ll be happy.
All in all, I’m very pleased with this netbook. It’s smaller and lighter than my old laptop and seems to do everthing it did just a little more sluggish. Hey, it’s an inexpensive netbook and I can live with that!
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