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    Asus Tablet PC Question for Justin, Eddie or Anyone that Knows!

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Andrew Baxter, Jan 10, 2006.

  1. Andrew Baxter

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    I was at CES last week and missed this, but someone took pictures of an Asus Tablet PC (dual core, hot!) and posted them to a site here: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31852, Justin/Eddie or any of you guys in the loop -- do you have any specs or word from Asus on this machine? Any info would be great :)
     
    Andrew Baxter, Jan 10, 2006
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    ... Q2 at best...... a slate model is also "slated" :))) for this year.
     
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Haha nice pun ;)

    A tablet huh?

    Now alls we need is a 10" and a real release of a 13.3" to make it complete :D
     
    coriolis, Jan 10, 2006
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    that's cool, I'm happy to see Asus jumping into the mix with this, keep us posted on anything else you know or find out about this...very curious!
     
    Andrew Baxter, Jan 10, 2006
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    Well they announced their first tablet at cebit what seems like 4 plus years ago with the original tablet os release......... sometimes their conservative way sort of stink... but with something like this, if they released the original one when they did it would have bombed because even today people don't understand what a tablet can do. Personally I'm not a fan of the convertables but this is a good first step towards a slate which honestly is hard to convert people to...... but once they use one for a month or so, they say they'll never go back to a laptop.......

    ... we'll see what happens.
     
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    ;ktgjasdj asus tablet! /me freaks out
     
    Loaf, Jan 10, 2006
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    muchos gracias for the specs and pics link.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Jan 10, 2006
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    great info everyone
    any word on possible pricing for this tablet?
     
    renkin, Jan 12, 2006
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    Well it's going to be basically the cost of a W3v I would assume......... figure it's about the same size, but it won't have dedicated graphics........ however the touchscreen costs a lot more, so it may balance out.... if the unit comes in around 2 grand I think it would be very sucessful.... but if they plan on using a top end cpu, that might be pushing it.
     
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    This not my nitche :(
    Ask me a technical question for current products (barebones specifically). Thats my forte :)
     
    Geared2play.com, Jan 12, 2006
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    heh i know i'm reviving a kinda old thread but with asus and microsoft announcing that whole oragami dealy and cebit i would've thought there'd be at least a smidgen of news regarding the asus tablet. so have there been any developments/news on asus' tablet?
     
    Loaf, Mar 15, 2006
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    It's still coming..... the US office has some demos they're working with.... the final fit and finish weren't evens settled last I heard....

    ... and one thing you can bet on with the origami model... the picture Andrew took is an EARLY engineering sample... it'll look beautiful... all Asus' Pocket PCs they're ever shown at a show - look like junk...... the final products however are awesome.
     
    PROPortable, Mar 15, 2006
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    it wont have dedicated graphics ? are sure about this info , i am waiting for this model of tablet but without dedicated graphic i think the tecra is the way to go
     
    soulbadguy, Apr 15, 2006
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