Report: Asus to Ship T91 Next Week
Rumor has it Asus’ tablet netbook, the T91, will start shipping to the US this week.
We first got a good look at the T91 when it was on display at Asus’ booth at CeBit following a very brieft glimpse of the device at CES in January. Today Electronista reports claims from an EeeUser.com forum member who says the tablet-netbook will ship this week.
Like we reported back in March, the T91 is Atom-based (1.33 GHz) and features 1 GB of RAM as standard (upgradable to 2 GB), an 8.9-inch (1024 x 600) touch screen and a 180 degree rotating lid. It measures in at 225 x 164 x 25.2-28.4mm, and weighs less than 1 kg.
Unfortunately there’s still no information on pricing and with a device like this, a reasonable price point will be the make or break point. How much would you be willing to fork out for the device?
I guess you are confused as to what a "tablet" is. The point of the swiveling screen is that you swivel it all the way around, lay it flat against the keyboard, and write directly on the screen. There are many things that can be useful to write on the screen and if this came at the right price point it would sell very very well. Editing documents on the go, signing forms and emailing them that might otherwise have to be faxed, etc. A lot of potential in a device like this if they can keep the price under $500.
B) Battery Life?
C) XP Tablet Edition?
D) PRICE!!!???!!!
If its price is over 500... I simply can't justify it. But I would love to move to this from my TX2500Z...
It'll have to compete with Gygabite's swivel screen laptop too.
Judging from UK price, the launch price for this thing will be around $680 to $720.
http://gizmodo.com/5310791/asus-t91-eee-tablet-hits-online-stores-for-500