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SensualPoet · 08-15-2010, 01:31 PM

I don't see the point of an Asus e-reader for markets well served by leading brands unless it brings something special to the table.

I absolutely DO see the point of an Asus tablet (or line of tablets in various sizes) but the pricing has to be right and they need full access to the Android App market. Wifi is the minimum by definition; alignment with some mobile carriers for 3G data would help a lot as well.

Updated: The tablets are on their way, according to my contacts; but still no firm ship date.

08-15-2010, 01:31 PM	#13
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I don't see the point of an Asus e-reader for markets well served by leading brands unless it brings something special to the table. I absolutely DO see the point of an Asus tablet (or line of tablets in various sizes) but the pricing has to be right and they need full access to the Android App market. Wifi is the minimum by definition; alignment with some mobile carriers for 3G data would help a lot as well. Updated: The tablets are on their way, according to my contacts; but still no firm ship date. Last edited by SensualPoet; 08-15-2010 at 01:46 PM.