Bloggers have been getting excited about those ‘tablets’ again.
The X2 (available in 10 and 12″ formats) is nothing more than a 1.6Ghz Atom device running a desktop OS without a keyboard. In effect, a large format UMPC.
We like the idea that tablets are coming out of the woodwork but we’re trying to remain balanced. Devices like these aren’t for the mass market. The UI, size and battery life just isn’t in the right ballpark for the average consumer.
From Pocket-Lint:
Specs include 1.6GHz Intel processors, up to 250GB hard drives, built-in stereo speakers, three USB ports, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional HDMI output, 1.3-megapixel webcam and 3G.
February 5th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Its a shame microsoft didn’t (will never release) the courier. It seems like a real good convergence device.
February 5th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Heh:
“And it’s not a Chinese-made knock off but a computer developed by a UK-based company, X2 Computing”
Yep ans nope; it’s made by Taiwanese company Amtek: http://www.amtek.com.tw/english/Products_itablet_T200=04.htm
Heh #2:
“12.1-inch widescreen XGA touchscreen capable of 1,024 x 768 resolution.”
Widescreen with 1024 x 768 ???
.. iTablet is years old.
February 5th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
Almost as good as my 6yr old TC1100 . . . !
February 6th, 2010 at 1:31 am
Are there any upcoming 5-7 inch slates/tablets that will be using some sort of multi-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPUs like on the Nvidia Tegra 250 SOC?
February 6th, 2010 at 6:13 am
12′ won’t look good on a 1024 x 768 Res. I hope they upgraded since then. 1280×800 will be ideal for the 12 incher.
February 6th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
A small correction . Is not Atom powered device . The processor is 1.6Ghz Pentium M .
February 10th, 2010 at 3:45 am
Chippy, WTF is the deal with the CPU? You say Atom, a Commenter says 1.6GHZ Pentium M. Which is more powerful? And based on the specs in the article, is this at a glance better than the Archos 9? Any estimates of possible price?