Launch of Asus Eee Pad, ASUS Eee Tablet and MSI WindPad announced at Computex 2010
A bonus article today on whattabletpc.com as there has been a whole rash of tablet PCs announced at Computex computer expo in China. This trade show is a key one as it’s usually the last chance for manufacturers to announce new products that they plan to launch this year.
What are the new Tablet PC alternatives to the iPad?
So the list so far is as follows:
ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC and EP121 Tablet PCs
ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC Feature Summary…
Size (measured diagonally): 10 Inch
Graphics & Processor: NVIDIA Tegra
Operating System/Interface: Windows Embedded Compact 7-based interface
Release Date/Price: Expected 1st quarter of 2011 priced $399 to $499
ASUS Eee Pad EP121 Feature Summary…
Size (measured diagonally): 12 Inch
Graphics & Processor: CUL V Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor
Operating System/Interface: Windows® 7 Home Premium
Release Date/Price: Expected 1st quarter of 2011 priced $399 to $499
ASUS Eee Pad reports from Engadget, PCWorld and Gizmodo on these links.
ASUS Eee Tablet
A different take on a tablet PC with a focus on ereader, note taker and sophisticated sketching.
Size (measured diagonally): 8 inch
Release Date/Price: Expected September 2010 priced up to £299
Reports from Engadget and Gizmodo on these links.
MSI WindPad 100 & MSI WindPad 110 Tablet PCs
MSI WindPad 100 Feature Summary…
Size (measured diagonally): 10 Inch
Graphics & Processor: 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor, with 2GB or RAM and a 32GB SSD hard-drive
Operating System/Interface: Windows® 7 Home Premium with Win Touch UI
Release Date/Price: Expected later this year priced at around $499
MSI WindPad 110 Feature Summary…
Size (measured diagonally): 10 Inch
Processor: NVIDIA Tegra 2
Operating System/Interface: Google Android 2.1
Release Date/Price: Unclear – Potentially by end of 2010 and priced at $399
Reports from Engadget – MSI WindPad 110, Engadget – MSI WindPad 100 and PCWorld on these links.
We’ll keep updating this list as more comes in and will look at these devices in detail over the coming months. Let us know in the comments if any particularly take your fancy…
Image Source: Engadget, ASUS
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All looks pretty cool but I’d want so see what Windows is like on a tablet first.