Report: Asus to Ship T91 Next Week

By Jane McEntegart
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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?

Jane McEntegart
17 Comments Comment from the forums
  • maaksel
    free!
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  • jerreece
    I'm just gonna guess. But since similar netbooks go for around $300, this sucker will probably go for $400 simply because the screen swivels. But who cares? You have to sit directly in front of the keyboard to use it effectively anyhow, and as small as it is why can't you turn the whole thing around to show the screen to someone else?
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  • jerther
    weeee! free netbooks for everyone!
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  • tipmen
    A nice $300 or sub $300 price tag would be good however that won't happen too many fools with too much money.
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  • pbrigido
    I bet it goes for around $550...give or take $50. It isn't your typical netbook with features like the rotating touchscreen LCD. This to me is a netbook that is near perfection...if only it had NVidia's Ion inside, it would attain that status.
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  • tayb
    jerreeceI'm just gonna guess. But since similar netbooks go for around $300, this sucker will probably go for $400 simply because the screen swivels. But who cares? You have to sit directly in front of the keyboard to use it effectively anyhow, and as small as it is why can't you turn the whole thing around to show the screen to someone else?
    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.
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  • doeboy
    I think it could sell very well also. This would be great for people out in the field since it has the tablet features in it.
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  • jacobdrj
    A) Battery User Replaceable?
    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...
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  • mcnuggetofdeath
    Id drop up to $450 on it, but would love to see it retail for $300. At that price, retailers would have trouble keeping it in stock.
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  • laptopfreak
    $400 and it would be a good toy :)
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