Comments on: Viliv S10 Blade Pre-Order Starts at $699 with Dynamism

By: chhh

chhh — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:29:49 +0000

about 13inch beasts… would you really consider a MacBook Air, for example, a huge beast in your backpack?it is a size and weight of a magazine.. for most notebooks the real problem is their thickness, and when you shrink it to just 1cm, then getting the machine out of your bag doesn’t seem too much of a hassle anymore. I have a 12” HP tx2500z, and it looks almost like a desktop when put next to Air.
Touch capabilities are not that much useful if you’re not using it for sketching, quick building of diagrams and such (for drawing/photo editing the screens of these devices are usually unacceptable), an optical mouse on the screen bezel can easily substitute a touchscreen. Plus the current OS interfaces are not that much suited for touch operation… and all those proprietary UIs being built by manufacturers on top of standard OSes are just too limited.
I’d be much more willing to spend this kind of money on s10 if it had… SU7300

By: peter

peter — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:54:24 +0000

this touchscreen response issue is really disappointing
i don’t know about the other people, but i actually bought one T91MT and i had just the same problem too!
now the T101MT has really got to get this thing solved or it’s gonna leave people such a bad impression about their products
I like the looks of the black T101MT as it looks much more business-classed
to me T101MT is just equal to S10 blade, just how much you spend and how much you get.
surely the specs and battery life are better on s10 but it’s much more costly (assuming the 2 t101mt models will be $600 and $700 respectively)
if you are willing to spend up to a thousand for your new laptop, s10 blade with Z550 will be your best choice for sure.

By: Yu

Yu — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:11:16 +0000

I heard that the bad responsiveness of the T101MT is considered a bug by Asus and that the video maker is supposed to get another device, supposedly working better.

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:12:13 +0000

Does anyone know how good the responsiveness of its multi-touch screen is? I am thinking of either getting the S10 Blade, EeePC T101MT, iPAD or that ADAM Tablet. But the ADAM tablet and iPAD might not be on my list as it doesn’t have hand writing recognition, Windows 7…and an actual keyboard.

I really want a tablet PC that is able to respond to my hand writing on Microsoft Word. I tried my friends HP tablet PC last night, and it was amazingly responsive; and amazingly FAT (last years model apparently). And this would be the best for writing notes in a lecture at university..

I saw a video of the T101MT and the responsiveness on the touchscreen was really disappointing, a massive deal breaker. So I just really want to know if the S10 BLADE can do it for me.

From my knowledge, I know that windows 7 needs at least 1.3GB of RAM to run smoothly. but the S10 only has 1GB of RAM. Will this tablet PC run smoothly, or lag to the point where it can get irritating and annoying.

PLEASE HELP! And if you know a better tablet PC around the same (or better) specs than this, PLEASE INFORM ME!

Thanks.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:33:07 +0000

$699 for any type of laptop/pc is cheap for my opinion…

By: loren

loren — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:51:07 +0000

I contacted them and it really is too good to be true. They don’t accept credit card or paypal. Only bank transfer or western union. So it’s a scam. Notice they are also selling the apple ipad which definitely isn’t out yet. And the Viliv N5. Anyone know when that will be released?

By: peter

peter — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:57:19 +0000

yes, you’re right, that’s a totally different thing you’re comparing it with..
the value of a laptop is never judged based on just its performance.
i do agree that s10 is a little pricey in a sense
but, my friend, have you ever thought about why vaio X series costs this much when it’s that underpowered and simple-featured in terms of functionality.
that machine has got such great built quality, material and craftsmanship. also, it has this dream-like 11.1″ screen, which has a huge difference from a 11.6″ to some people.
s10 blade itself is an ultraportable device, i would never call a thirteen incher ultraportable by the way. within such limited space it’s able to squeeze out such long battery life from the tiny battery and remain its light weight and thinness.
besides, the display is a 10″ resistive multitouch screen with 1366 768 resolution. also not forgetting to mention that it has a Z550 2.0GHz CPU.
it’s got like every thing every man would ever want for an ultraportable device which actually runs on a full function OS.
the only things for me to complain about are its material and the keyboard, which are really not a big deal comparing to the other outstanding features we get.
a 13″ CULV for me? no, as a “road warrior”, i’d never want one of those huge beasts as my gear or weapon. even a 11.6″ is considered big..
so indeed, the price is high, but still “reasonable”, it’s only your choice whether you’re willing to spend that much on a netbook.

By: Yu

Yu — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:55:14 +0000

Sure, if you’re going for power that asus thing will win; But as you said: No touchscreen. And sure significantly higher weight I suppose? Also i suppose it isn’t fanless like the viliv S10.

Honestly, if I was ready for the tradeoffs in weight and noise, I’d gladly take the acer timeline 1820ptz (once they manage actually to bring it to the market), but I didn’t plan that. Though indeed – with the viliv’s pricing this option gets significantly more attractive.

By: chhh

chhh — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:12:35 +0000

well, i was really waiting for this device, but viliv has missed the right time.
how could this be better than asus ul30vt which also has 10h battery life, but also has m240 on board along with a core 2 duo (SU7300, 1.3Ghz) and 4Gb DDR3? yes, they’re a little different, yes asus doesn’t have a touchscreen + it’s a whole 13 inch. but still, a real powerhouse for the same price.

By: some guy

some guy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:30:03 +0000

With the S10 you also get a much larger keyboard and multitouch.

By: some guy

some guy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:23:35 +0000

Viliv is competing against themselves. Compare to the S7:
http://www.dynamism.com/notebooks/viliv_s7.shtml

Priced $200 less than the S10, the S7 is smaller and a pound lighter while still offering the nifty convertible tablet design and 9.5 hours of battery life.

While the S10 may have a slightly faster processor (1.6Ghz vs 1.33Ghz), in practice both machines will be hampered by the same 1GB memory limit and the crappy integrated display adapter.

So is the larger screen (10″ vs 7″) and better resolution (1366 x 768 vs 1024 x 600) worth the extra cost and weight?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:04:31 +0000

Just got a reply from Dynamism.

They only offer the models on the page with no options for configuration. So if you want a 2.0GHz on the basic model, you are stuck with paying $287 extra. Bummer.

By: crabolsky

crabolsky — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:58:21 +0000

Ha! Yes I can confirm that. A search this morning only pulls up the base $699 model.

Really disappointed with this pricing. I could have almost gone for the 32gb SSD with W7 at the $699 price point, but I have no idea what they were thinking with the base model specs at $699.

By: Chippy

Chippy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:20:54 +0000

The search reults don’t show up here. Maybe they were removed.

By: Chippy

Chippy — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:26:58 +0000

Oh wow. Exposed! Good find.