I haven’t been through this hands-on in detail yet but I wanted to highlight it ASAP to the readers here.
TechRadar have had time with a pre-production version of the ASUS T91 convertible netbook. This is the netbook that a lot of UMPC fans are looking at. It’s lightweight, very small and has an 8.9” convertible 1024×600 touchscreen.
The first thing I’m looking for on the report is battery life…. three hours and twenty minutes of video playback. I was expecting more considering that the Viliv S5 with it’s 24wh battery, can play video for 6hrs. Maybe the video was CPU-decoded? Maybe it’s just the big screen which will be adding a big drain on the battery.
Full specs and more links here.
I’ll update this post with my thoughts.
Update:
I wouldn’t really call this a review. No mention of screen brightness and battery life under normal use, keyboard quality, mousepad. I suspect this was just a 30 minute hands-on with the device but it gives positive vibes which is a good sign.
May 14th, 2009 at 10:32 am
New article: ASUS T91 Pre-Production Hands-On from TechRadar http://cli.gs/XyXd4V
May 14th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Is there any chance to use it like a graphic tablet (like Wacom Bamboo Fun)?
Chippy Reply:
May 14th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Not really. As it’s touch sensitive it reacts to any touch. Graphic tablets use a special pen.
May 14th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
At least there’s a timeline for the release. But no mention of heat, speaker quality, sunlight readability.
May 16th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Still no word on the Eee Linux (Xandros) variant for this one?
Or if Eeebuntu will have an Ubuntu port for it?
June 6th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
The release date? not yet