Asus Challenges Apple's iPad with Eee Pad

[sox63]

The Eee Pad is a Windows 7-based device that uses an Intel CULV Core 2 Duo processor and a touch-sensitive capacitive screen. It can be used as a multimedia player, e-reader, Web-browser, or, with the help of a keyboard docking station, full-featured PC. Asus will be releasing two versions of the Eee Pad. The EP101TC will come with a 10-inch screen and the EP121 will ship with a 12-inch screen. Asus claims both systems will deliver at least 10 hours of battery life.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2364354,00.asp

What do you guys think of this product? IMO, it will start a bunch of patent law suits if its successful...

And, I would be more inclined to buy this type of product than the iPad.

 

[bwana]

"No specific ship date was given."

 

[Fudzy]

The HP offering is/was looking more appealing.

 

[Jola]

IMO, it will start a bunch of patent law suits if its successful...

Against Apple ?

The iPad was not the first of these products - some Taiwanese company had a similar product well before Apple - the iPad is just a clone.

 

[cerebus]

I find this very uninteresting. If I get a tablet I don't want it to have a full desktop OS. It won't be anywhere near as intuitive or responsive. A tablet device needs a bespoke OS, just like a smartphone.

 

[Carbon_Fibre]

Give me a tablet (something like an Ipad) for R4000 with Wifi and 3G and 16GB storage (+SD card Storage).

 

[Fudzy]

Give me a tablet (something like an Ipad) for R4000 with Wifi and 3G and 16GB storage (+SD card Storage).

I've got another eye on this one: http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Computex_2010_MSI_unveils_Wind_Pad_Tablet/551-111535-615.html

 

[cerebus]

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...-smartpad-pixel-qi-transflective-display.html

I'm hoping that this doesn't turn out to be vaporware.

 

[VonPickle]

I find this very uninteresting. If I get a tablet I don't want it to have a full desktop OS. It won't be anywhere near as intuitive or responsive. A tablet device needs a bespoke OS, just like a smartphone.

Agreed, Android or some stripped down Linux, not full Windows. I hope we see these devices at a nice, almost impulse-buy price, because for me that's the only way I'm going to own one

 

[Fudzy]

I'm pretty sure you can dumb down a full blown OS to accomodate n00b users.

 

[cerebus]

I can see a tablet becoming a major part of my life. I'm just not sure that tablet is the iPad. But it certainly won't run Windows 7 whatever it is.

 

[Singularity1]

It even converts into a notebook by using a keyboard docking station and theres also a desktop docking station.
http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/19006

 

[cerebus]

So it's a netbook with a removable screen? Well that's definitely more appealing.

 

[bwana]

So it's a netbook with a removable screen? Well that's definitely more appealing.

No, it seems like it is a screen with an optional keyboard docking station.

 

[cerebus]

Yeah...which effectively makes it a netbook with removable keyboard.

 

[Zyzzyva]

It's a keyboard with an attachable screen.

 

[bwana]

It's a keyboard with an attachable screen.

Bingo.