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Originally Posted by wodin
Yes, that's exciting. Much better than my rather crippled Asus Eee T91 MT. It still has some issues though:
1. Price 
2. Battery life
3. Size/weight, my netbook is more portable than this |
1.)Price -- really not expensive compared to the Motorola Zoom or the IPad. You get 64GB SSD, 12.1" screen, 4GB RAM, a free MS bluetooth keyboard, a pressure sensitive Wacom touch screen with eraser, etc. Of course, to sell in large quantities the price must come down. There are many ways to do that. This is a first trial baloon.
2.)+3.)Battery life, size, and weight could all be addressed by going for a 10" screen and Sandy Bridge processors. My assessment is that this is a wonderful first attempt and seeing what is possible already we should have full computing power, a relatively small tablet factor, weight below 2 pounds, and more than 6 hours of battery life this year already. Then price will really be the only reason to buy an Android tablet or iPad. And let them make 8" or 9" versions next year, and as components get cheaper -- this will get them down to $4-500 next year. Now the question is -- can Android hard- and software progress enough to offer real computing power by then? Apple apparently doesn't want to do that.
I would like a tablet, but I travel a lot. And I don't want to take a notebook AND a tablet with me. Besides, a tablet that can function as a second computer would be an ideal solution, even around the house.