ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC and EP121 preview
by admin on May.31, 2010, under PC
ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC and EP121 preview
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The Eee Pad is a Windows 7-based device that uses an Intel CULV Core 2 Duo processor and a touch-sensitive capacitive screen. It can be used as a multimedia player, e-reader, Web-browser, or, with the help of a keyboard docking station, full-featured PC. Asus will be releasing two versions of the Eee Pad. The EP101TC will come with a 10-inch screen and the EP121 will ship with a 12-inch screen. Asus claims both systems will deliver at least 10 hours of battery life.
Asustek Computer on Monday unveiled two Eee Pad tablets running Windows software and an e-reader, the Eee Tablet, with a note-taking function.
The Eee Pad EP121 sports a 12-inch touchscreen and has Microsoft’s Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor inside. The device is meant for Internet access, watching videos and other multimedia uses, computing and as an e-reader, the company said in a news release.
People can input data on the device using the on-screen keyboard or by typing on a keyboard that the Eee Pad docks onto. Asustek says the device can run for 10-hours before needing a recharge.
The Eee Pad EP121 actually has two docking stations. One is a keyboard meant to give users the feeling of typing on a desktop, and the other is a docking station that essentially turns the device into a laptop. The tablet docks on to the keyboard section, then can be folded up.
Asustek will offer the docking stations separately. It has not set a price for the big Eee Pad.
Asustek also plans to build a similar combination of tablet and laptop docking station with a smaller screen and lower-power processor, like those used in today’s netbooks, a company representative said.
The other iPad-style device Asustek showed, the Eee Pad EP101TC, has a 10-inch touchscreen and uses Microsoft’s Windows Embedded Compact 7 software. The device is 12.2 millimeters thick, weighs 675 grams, and has Nvidia Tegra chips inside, the Asustek representative said.
It will cost between US$399 and US$499 when it debuts on world markets in the first quarter of next year.
