I’m sure we’ll see more pics of this over the next few days but this one (from a set at GottabeMobile) shows the slim casing, the low-profile keyboard and the hinge. The 9″ version of this is said to be under 1KG making it very interesting in my book. I guess it’s not carrying a 6-cell battery (It’s probably using flat Li-Poly batteries to help the design) but if it’s got a 30whr battery, it could be a 3-4hr device if it uses (as indicated by JKK) the Z520 CPU.
Update: Note that the 10″ version is shown as using the N270 (Diamondville) CPU.
Check out a few other pics at GottabeMobile.
All the specs we know along with news links will be placed in the T101H page in the database.
January 7th, 2009 at 3:43 am
no one has made this clear…are these tablets multi-touch? or will they be standard touch screens like that of the M912?
cause if they are multi-touch…then forget every other netbook, im getting one of these!
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January 7th, 2009 at 5:56 am
meh. I want finger friendly (more finger friendly than Ubuntu-UMPC even, which really only has 1 finger friendly app (MidBrowser), and even that’s not very finger friendly). I don’t care much (one way nor the other) about multi-touch.
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January 7th, 2009 at 9:51 am
if it got hildon support under the hood, maybe one could port over some stuff from nokia’s maemo?
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January 7th, 2009 at 5:54 am
I’m just hoping they have a linpus, eeebuntu netbook remix, and/or android port.
Any word on whether or not they’ll have PCI-Express-Mini card slots in them? (the video on jkkmobile says some of them will support wimax, so I sort of assume they’ll have SOME sort of expansion slot)
Black, 2GB RAM, and eeebuntu netboox remix … that would be awesome.
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January 7th, 2009 at 5:57 am
Oh, did they give any indication of a release date?
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January 7th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Timescale for release is 3-6 months according to one report I saw.
As for multi-touch, yes, it’s been mentioned by ASUS. Not sure if it’s one or both models.
JKK and I will discuss this in a podcast today and bring all the latest info together on it.
Steve.
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January 8th, 2009 at 6:23 am
capacitive multi-touch using n-trig digitizer
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January 8th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Thanks for clearing that up Rob. I don’t understand how they are making large multi-touch screens at a price level that allows them to keep these within netbook pricing range.
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January 19th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Oh man!!!
i’m sooo preordering one as soon as i can
can’t wait to upgrade from my msi wind u100
bye bye wind
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January 19th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
I sort of feel the same way, only about the Everun Digital Note’s linux version. I’m sure the windows version was hot, but the linux version doesn’t have built-in wifi (but it does come with a wifi dongle to put in the poorly placed USB slots) … and I haven’t gotten it to export its display via the VGA port … which makes it a bit of a pain in the butt to use as anything other than a novelty. Raon seems to have done a poor effort on linux support.
Upgrading to the 9″ version of this though… if they have a Linpus version … would be outstanding. Or if EeeBuntu Netbook Remix is able to fully support it (screen rotation, touch screen, wifi, etc.).
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February 2nd, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Does anyone know whether they have a built in microphone?
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July 29th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
i love the Asus Eee PC, it is very light, cheap and portable. I also bought another unit for my girlfriend and she really likes it.
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September 1st, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Asus Eee is very convenient to carry. It is my walkaround laptop wherever i go. The battery life could have been better though
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September 8th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Asus Eee is perfect for ladies who does not want to carry a very heavy laptop. i like the Asus Eee because it is very compact and easy to carry anywhere.
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January 2nd, 2010 at 10:21 am
I got an Asus Eee as a christmas gift. It is very compact but i wish that the LCD screen was larger.
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January 6th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Asus Eee is not only portable, it is also one of the most affordable netbooks you can buy. Asus is also a good brand which means quality and reliabilty.
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