Tablet Packs Windows 7, Core i7, and Hefty Price

thats one powerfull tablet

Can it touch Crysis?

In what way?

... iPad is way better and functional... why you need a i5 or i7? To do what? Play Crysis? For that amount you can by 4,5 iPad's, write an app that is useful in given situation... on the other hand... if the brand exists, that means they have a customer base... by the way, i use PC...

I have a feeling most of the cost of the device has to do with it meeting MIL-SPEC. Usually that is not a cheap feat and require that this thing take a beating, almost quite literally and keep on functioning. There will be no dropped tablets with broken screens (more than likely) and you can use it in the rain, the desert and probably in arctic conditions, though I wonder if it has a screen heater to keep the LCD functioning at cold temps....

Sounds like one tough tablet that will last a long time...

Steve Jobs is kicking himself that he didn't set the iPad at that price point

I think you missed the point... I don't think this was meant to compete with the i-pad or be your normal tablet computer. This is to be on a level WELL above an ipad. Thats where you missed the MIL-SPEC rating... Go take your ipad out into the pouring rain and use it with out an umbrella or hell make it a Hurricane.... then lets take it to the desert where there is sand....

Then lets connect some external devices as I need to load on some major applications that I can't download at less than 3G speed because it would take 4 days....

This is meant to be kicked around, abused, dropped, used in open weather, and probably has USB ports or maybe even sealed SD card ports to make things easy.

This isn't meant to be compared to the iPad...

Just another apple lover showing his love for the device which is nice, but when it comes down too it, in this household the first month everyone wanted to play with it and use it... and now it sits more on the coffee table than in use....

Our iPhones get more use than our iPad, and I have to say in my haste to have the iPad, I wasted 599 dollars....

i could do with one of these, would be much easier to use when i'm up and about compared to a laptop and i could use it while i'm walking.

With the Ipad, your forced to use your finger(s) for everything, and the screen wont work with a stylus (SORRY FOR COMPARING THE TWO!) but with this thing, it's all guud.

(Don't even get started about battery life ) Ipad kicks this thing's a** when it comes to battery.

Notice the battery life was not posted, I wonder why....? LOL

This device would be better with internal 3G capability...

Screen resolution? 802.11 a/b/g/n? SODIMM slot(s)? video chipset?

Max 4 hours.

The price isn't to bad, I have seen tablets go for more but if you are a professional or an enthusiast then the price is only an after thought. Compared to the iPad I am surprised that it doesn't cost more plus you will be able to play some modern games like wow or half life2 but RTS games are the best for games that are point and click.

This is a device meant for a professional setting, not your general home use/entertainment. A lot of medical professionals would love this thing simply because they could look up electronic patient medical records for all the patients they're going to be seeing instead of carrying around a number of hard copy records that can be quite heavy and hefty depending on the patient. (I use to work for a medical center and I've seen patient hard copy records that were 5 inches thick for a single patient!) Something like this would be a godsend for a lot of medical professionals allowing them to update patient information quickly and effciently while performing other tasks. The things that a medical professional does would not be doable on an iPad, but would be very doable on this device.

Yeah some tablets were more expensive.

Now this is interesting.
But why Gorilla Glass? My Cowon S9 PMP has gorilla glass, and it only took me a couple of days to scratch it. Maybe I've just been waiting to o long hoping someone would make a phone r something with sapphire glass (sapphire glass covers for watches can be done cheaply enough, why not a phone/mp3/tablet?).

I would actually like to have one of these for my work. I've wanted a tablet to control some equipment for a while, and I know it's possible (our tech was controlling it with his laptop, how much would it cost for someone to make the wireless adapter?). With this, it would actually last more than a week.

There are already a ton of those kinds of devices out there. While this one is certainly powerful, it is by no means unique. The GP office I go to has been using them for 3 years now, and they aren't even particularly cutting edge.

anyone who has used a motion computing tablet knows they're bad-ass and worth the money for professional, medical, and field-deployed environments. they're very durable and the after-sales support is very good as well. one would most likely spend the same amount of money replacing broken ipads over the life of this tablet... and you can actually use real software to do actual work.

At Motion Computing, Crysis rouches YOU!

"rouches", that's asian for touches. Damn the no edit function!!

You can edit your comment by pressing on the: Read the comments on the forums
Right under add a comment button will bring to the fourm then go over your comment and press edit!

IP52 rating is by no means bullet proof (especially with water).

though the stuffing is cool, look at the tablet design. looks one of those old tablets where you hammer your pen for a response

Still not as good as my 2004 Toshiba M200 for 1 reason and 1 reason only. nVidia 6200 chipset instead of Intel Graphic Chipset.

This looks like an excellent product! This is clearly marketed towards companies that need the superb portability/mobility from a tablet that even a notebook system lacks. The price isn't an issue to the market this is targeting. The medical industry should eat this up. A large hospital environment can run native apps within a managed domain and still maintain hipaa compliance. A petroleum company could utilize this in the field to process geological survey data on the spot. Performance + portability = win.

I dont understand the iPad comparisons though. The iPad is a novelty for email and web browsing; this thing is designed to get hammered on a daily basis in a real work environment.

To people complaining about video, or 3G, or price, this thing is for PROFESSIONALS. It's even marketed to health care! Not for the average user, IMO.

i always ask... why 3MP for that price they could have thrown in a 8mp, unless that is a really good 3mp camera

asians can say their "t's" just not their "l's" and for koreans its their "f's"

It will surely be cool for scientists and military personnel wanting to carry a tablet that can actually DO something around in harsh environments. Personally I'd rather go for a convertible with mil spec if I had a need.

I like the comment from the guy who said the ipad was better and more functional. Well, I guess in the same sense that you might consider a cheapie "smartcar" better than say a McLaren F1... Thanks for the chuckle, DjEaZy - I needed it!

why not? Its nothing but raw power

LOL I love the Apple fanbois talking about the iPad as if it's even in the same league, as if getting 4 times nothing is something.

Sure, I would prefer a Lenovo tablet to this, but it because I don't need the durability it offers, I have 2 Toughbook tablets at work, and they aren't cheap either, and only one of thos is mild MilSpec (IP 54 [dust , scratches, driving rain]), we had an old Grid which was higher rated.

My personal ASUS is better than an iPad and earlier, why do people keep comparing device to an iPad which is really just a Crunchpad rip-off?

Comparing this tough and very powerful tablet from Motion to an iPad is like comparing a MacBook Air to a Netbook..... except a Netbook can do more than an Air in that equation for less than 1/5 the price.