convertible tablet Archive

The Asus Eee PC T101MT 10.1″ convertible tablet has been available from a couple of merchants over the past week but has just now become available through major merchants like Amazon.

The T101MT is a large 10.1″ convertible tablet pc with a nice capacitive touchscreen, here are the full specs:

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It looks like Best Buy is about to start selling a few tablets and convertible tablets made by the Korean company Viliv. The ones they are stocking are slightly out of date, but are pretty cool nontheless.

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The “netvertible” Lenovo S10-3t has finally begun shipping from Amazon. This netbook converts into a tablet pc and of course features the new N450 processor. Here are the full specs:

• Intel N450 1.66GHz processor
• Intel GMA 3150 graphics
• 250GB hd
• 1GB RAM
• 10.1″ capacitive multi-touch display (1024 x 600)
• 802.11 b/g/n
• Windows 7 starter

As you can see this thing has some pretty nice specs, especially with the nice 10.1″ multitouch display. The only problem is that is ships with Windows 7 starter which doesn’t enable the multitouch functionalities outside of a few slow pre-installed programs. If you buy this you will definitely want to upgrade to a higher version of Windows 7 so you can use the Multi-touch.

The list price is $499 which isn’t too high for a 10″ convertible, but you’ll need to factor in another $80 for Windows 7 Premium. If you already own a copy though you’re good to go.

Overall the S10-3t is a very cool convertible tablet with a small form factor and great features.

You can pick it up here for under $500.

A new Asus convertible tablet netbook was spotted passing through the FCC today with a model number T101MT. This looks to be the updated T91MT model and we can assume it will feature the new Pine Trail N450 processor. We also know that the MT means it will have multitouch and therefore Windows 7 Home Premium, since Windows 7 starter doesn’t support multi-touch.

It also lists the tablet as having 802.11 b/g/n, bluetooth, and we can assume that the other specs will remain the same as the current T91MT.

No other info is available except for a label placement and a shot of the bottom of the tablet, but I’m sure they’ll give us a look at CES on the 15th.

via wirelessgoodness and fcc

The Acer Aspire 1820PTZ net-vertible has yet to be released worldwide but apparently you can get one already in Singapore. Well Denosha from VR-zone forums has gotten ahold of one and wrote up a nice little review. First off here are the specs of all 1820 models:

As you can see the only difference between the three models is their processor. Here are some highlights of the review:

• Thicker and heavier than most netbooks
• Very cool multitouch capabilities
• Accelerometer rotates screen orientation in around 1-3 seconds
• Nice palm rejection for writing with stylus
• Good handwriting recognition
• Video playback is smooth even in HD
• LOTS of bloatware makes for 1 minute initial boot time

These convertible tablets are very cool, but right now they are over $1000 so unless you really want this brand you might as well get a T91MT for $500. Overall though besides the high price this 11.6″ convertible tablet netbook is very impressive, and if you have the money you won’t be disappointed.

Here’s some of the cool multi-touch capabilities (skip to 3:00 for the good stuff):

via netbooked

The Acer Aspire Timeline 1820PT has been available in Australia for a few weeks now but it’s finally up on Acer’s US page now. The price and release date are not mentioned but at least we know it’s getting closer.

Here are the specs of this badboy net-vertible:

• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 11.6″ multi touch 1366 x 768 display
• Intel 4500MHD Graphics
• Intel Core 2 Duo 64-bit processor
• 4GB DDR3 RAM upgradeable to 8
• up to 8 hour battery life

The Asus Eee PC T91MT convertible tablet netbook is shipping now and it includes a couple of nice updated features from the first T91 as we reported earlier. The netbook has an 8.9 inch touchscreen display and it can be used either in laptop or tablet mode. There are three major differences between the new model and the version that’s been available with Windows XP for the last few months:

1. It supports multitouch gestures.
2. There’s a 32GB solid state disk instead of 16GB.
3. The new model ships with Windows 7 Home premium.

Asus also apparently updated its Touch Gate software. What update has it included? Pinch to zoom is the answer, and the rest remains unchanged. This is still pretty cool though and here is a video of the updated T91MT.

It’s available for $532 from Amazon.

The Flybook V5 is an intriguing little device. It’s a convertible tablet style notebook, which means you can use it as a laptop or fold the 8.9 inch display down over the keyboard for use in tablet mode. But unlike the 8.9 inch Asus Eee PC T91, the Flybook V5 has a 1.2GHz dual core Intel CULV processor, supports up to 4GB of RAM, and has a user removable battery that should run between 4 and 5 hours.

Sascha from Netbook News got to spend some hands-on time time with the Flybook V5 and it looks pretty cool. Instead of a touchpad, it has a small pointing stick near the top right corner of the keyboard and a series of buttons you can press above the keyboard to perform some actions. The keyboard looks a little small and cramped for my tastes, and it has the same awkward right-shift key placement as many early 7 and 9 inch netbooks. Since the right shift key is to the right of the up arrow, you can be pretty certain that some touch-typists are going to end up hitting the wrong key.

The battery is at the front of the laptop, which is rather unusual for a notebook of this size. That means it’s unlikely that we’ll see an extended battery released for this notebook. But it does mean that the ports can hang out on the back instead of the sides. On the back of the unit you’ll find 2 USB ports, audio jacks, a VGA port, Ethernet and modem jacks, and an ExpressCard slot.

You can check out Sascha’s hands-on video here: