PICTURED: Multitouch Eee PC With Swiveling LCD

That looks pretty sweet to me! Coming from Asus, it probably won't be too terribly overpriced, but will probably still be plenty expensive.

Nice...and if they had a version with the N330 Atom @ less than $650 as an option that'd be really sweet too. One can wish.

Great now just make this with the Atom 330 and Nvidia Ion chipset like the Eee PC 1201N has.

Fabulous! I can see many uses for this. At least for me.

Not something I could use, but it's a great innovation. Asus is really becoming a major innovator, applause for them!

Well there goes half of the Apple iPad sales. Horray for ASUS and it's prompt response.

B.T.W. ... Resistive Multi-touch. Do you think it's Stantum's technology?

One Problem, Windows tax included.

Talk about iPad killer! This thing looks awesome! Price it right and I could see this thing catching on quick.

This seems to address a lot of the tablet PC's restrictions. I wonder how well built that swivel hinge is?

Long Version:

For some strange reason? How about inking in chemistry, physics, or calculus & post-calculus classes while other people using regular laptops put them away. Perhaps I'd like to load up GIMP or Corel Painter and do a quick sketch and/or painting while out and about, but I just by chance didn't have a fully stocked art bag with me. Maybe instead of having to tote around a kindle, I'll just get PDF versions of texts that are no longer under copyright and save buying and toting around a second device.

Anyway, blog posts I read hinted that the T91 and the T101 were originally coming out together... then the T101 was delayed... then they pulled some Apple-esque magic on the T91 (stuff like internal battery, downgraded ink unfriendly screen, etc) and like many others I opted to wait...

Short Version:

Hell yes I'd be interested in hearing more about this... cause I had to skip the T91 after they nerfed it against us Tablet PC users. This is the closest to my dream netbook.

Nice! Wonders if it comes with a Stylus.

Good for Asus! They have yet to disappoint.

very nice tablet. Hope in the future they sell it with other OS's

That really does look nice. I thought that Lenovo had something out that is similar (S10-3T) - it's in the $400-$450 range - not bad.

I'm hoping these things keep coming out so the quality/features continues to go up and the price goes down.

This is the net-book I have been waiting for. jot down notes at meetings and can use it with one hand with the touch screen, or flip the screen and get some work done while away from the office. Nice job ASUS!

One piece of information I'd be very interested in, pretty please Jane, is the number of touch points. Most of the time multitouch apparently means "duo touch" (only two touch points), the better options have 5 touchpoints according to this wikipedia article:
It makes a big difference for some applications, like control surfaces for AV production (VJ / DJ / music) - we all have 10 fingers, why use only two at a time?

oh, and can I ask: why does the comment form have a url button if URL's are deleted?
fyi the wikipedia entry is called List_of_Multi-Touch_Computers_and_Monitors

once again another product similar to the ipad but incredibly more capable and feature filled.

iDo and theyDon't, would like to see the commercials, artistic property and ideas permitting.

ipad killer lol, the ipad aint a leader to kill

Depending on the price, you can count me in.

I'm sold

What's there to get excited about? I guess you guys haven't heard of T91 and T91MT.

All this is is a slightly updated bigger bro of T91MT at 10". The T91MT had a lukewarm reception at best. It just turns out to be a mediocre device that's only really good for very few people.

I predict it won't have even 5% of iPad's popularity. iPad is just a much more user-friendly device that appeals to the masses.

Hint: The reason iPad > this lies in the Operating System, not the hardware. Yes, an OS can make that much of a difference. But also iPad's touchscreen > this device's likely TN panel which is horrible for tablet use.

It's called a convertible notebook and they've been around for years. I actually owned a Fujitsu T4220 a couple of years ago.

Couple of issues with this right off the bat that make it a no-go or a questionable buy at best.

1. Resistive multi-touch. Nope. Resistive screens suck. Sorry.

2. Widescreen touch/pen input on a device this small SUCKS. I know everyone wants wide screen on their laptop but when you flip this thing into tablet mode and start trying to take notes in portrait mode it's going to feel awfully cramped. Generally you want a slate tablet to be in 4:3 unless it's bigger than 13 inches. Above 13" you can start going to a wider aspect ratio because you still have enough room in portrait.

3. No pen input. The thing that was great a bout the T4220 was the Wacom active digitizer. Resistive allows me to use a stylus but it's not nearly accurate enough for real note-taking and without a slot for a stylus I'll just lose them over and over again.

4. Convertible notebooks suck. Even on the most expensive convertibles the hinge is weak and wears down over time. I'm not too interested in testing the hinge strength on a cheap convertible "netbook."

5. Battery life and power? My T4220 had 5-7 hours of battery life and a modular battery that loaded into my optical drive slot for an extra 3-5 hours of battery life. The point of a convertible is that you can type away on it and then flip it into a tablet and take hand-written notes all day long. If this thing can't last 8-5 it's not worth it.


So, at the end of the day, unless Asus blows me away with a ridiculously low price this is a definite "no buy." At this point it seems like it's a cross between two products (a notebook and a tablet) that doesn't enhance either. Seems to have the same problem the iPad is having... why would I want this device? Although I have to say I'd much rather have this device than an iPad. At least I can surf the whole web... even if it isn't the "best web experience I've ever had...."

As long as it contains an Atom...I'm out of it.

i want the same thing but without the keyboard. give me a slate, asus with the same spec as your tablet pc for under $400 and i'm game.

It's good that people are offered the choice now.

Slate
Tablet netbook
Netbook

All bases covered

I would love one to dual boot, surf in safety work and show off all on one machine.

Good specs.

Already on the Swedish price search engine "prisjakt" for 5295 SEK at first well known store (that's about $734):
http://www.prisjakt.nu/produkt.php?p=558553

Not sure if they know something we don't or if they're just guessing