Comments on: Two 8.9″ Windows 7 UMPCs. ExoPC & Nav 9.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:41:10 +0000

Update: 11.6” screen, should be on US and Canada shelves within the next 40 days!

http://www.youtube.com/user/EXOPCTV

By: fraglez

fraglez — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:37:07 +0000

Smaller screen size but bigger and more weight. Crap!
I buy tablet even for 2000$ dollars but must have 7″ or 8.9″ screen and WEIGHT 300-350 grams. This is possible, wince tablets with 7″ screens weight 350gram.

By: Barney

Barney — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:31:12 +0000

They posted a full comparison here: http://netbooknavigator.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=52

By: DavidC1

DavidC1 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:48:06 +0000

2-4 hour battery life?! What year is this? 2001? Gimme 10!

By: DavidC1

DavidC1 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:46:30 +0000

I meant to say “…kinda counter-intuitive”.

By: DavidC1

DavidC1 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:45:54 +0000

Touchscreen IS the main reason it jacks up the price. But being a Tablet, not having a touchscreen is umm… kinda not counter-intuitive.

Of course even if it cost $300, which is close to impossible with current hardware, Tablet with no keyboard will never be attractive as Netbook with a keyboard.

Unfortunately nowadays I’m forced to conclude the market for “MID/Tablet/UMPCs” is all thin vapor and won’t ever grow beyond a certain niche.

By: nobone

nobone — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:39:24 +0000

@cbone – well, would you rather have a weak smartphone cpu in your slate like the ipad? i bet an atom processor 1.6 ghz is much faster than that apple a4 smartphone processor 1 ghz.

By: CBONE

CBONE — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:32:00 +0000

The same stupid 1.6GHz Atoms are in all of these Chinese slates. What is the big hassle with getting a Z510 in some of these?

By: Britman

Britman — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:00:09 +0000

Far point Steve, however I’ve had my NC10 for a year and I don’t thin k it’s cheap or flimsy, mind I have used it and not abused it.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:00:11 +0000

When I think of regular netbooks, i think of cheap flimsy computers with crappy hardware which justifies the low price point. If the SSD components are as good as advertised it’s not likely we are going to see the prices drop much lower. The slate pc in general is a much more sturdy piece of hardware, it just needs better software before people will actually want to buy one.

By: Britman

Britman — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:29:14 +0000

So 2010 is going to be the year of the tablet PC! hmmmm maybe the manufacturers want them to fail, the price range needs to match netbooks for them to even be considered.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:42:58 +0000

I think the key difference here is the Nav9 offers a 3G module, where the ExoPC does not, kind of defeating the purpose of the Webcam if not for Wireless SKYPE, etc.

Also, what sets both of these apart from the rest IMO is the Solid State HDD and 2GB RAM, not seen on any other sub-9″ tablets. This puts it a class above prior Netbook-level slates like the Archos 9 and EviGroup Pad.

I’ll reserve final judgement until they are both “officially” launched in March. They are always changing the prices/specs before release, and with all of the iPad hype I’m sure there will be more changes coming.

By: Rando

Rando — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:11:18 +0000

*looks up the specs* Ummm.. no.

Atom N-series CPUs and Intel GMA graphics? This is 2010, not 2007.

By: HoboJ

HoboJ — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:38:30 +0000

I’m still baffled at the price of these things. Over $500 for a netbook screen with a touchscreen overlay put on it. Don’t get me wrong though I love the concept but the price makes it a no go for me. Perhaps if we start seeing tablets for <$400 they'll become more appealing.

By: UMPCPortal

UMPCPortal — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:26:19 +0000

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