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Originally Posted by deryk
I was thinking about one of these ASUS Eee PC Touch T91 8.9-Inch Black Tablet Netbook- 5 Hour Battery Life ... I have an asus laptop and Im very happy with it. Seems like a good idea. I didn't think about them getting warm or hot from use, but Im guessing if its made to be a tablet that it wouldn't get too hot. 5 hours is not a huge amount of time but I would never read for that long in 1 sitting anyway... and being able to get on the net is a big plus. Im probably going to be getting a blackberry and can tether it to get internet if no wifi is near by.
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I thought a lot about the t91mt as well. It has similar battery life with the classmate, but with much better design, being much more sleek and slim. It also has a multi-touch screen which could make web browsing/reading ebooks more enjoyable. Even with the multi-touch screen it has its own software palm rejection and pressure sensitivity.
However, its palm rejection is said to be mediocre. Don't really know what this means, I assume it means there is still vectoring at times. It also only works in two programs (Sticky Notes and Windows Journal). Although it can be tricked to work with OneNote. A lot of people also say the t91mt is pretty sluggish, even for a netbook. It has the 1.33ghz Atom with GMA 500 graphics. I think it downclocks itself to 1ghz when you switch to tablet mode as well.
By comparison, the classmate has a much bulkier design, more rugged and child like. The touchscreen on the classmate is single input only but it does a much better job at palm rejection. It has a removable battery unlike the Asus, so you can buy a spare and get double the time away from a plug. The classmate comes with the 1.66 Atom and GMA 950 graphics, the netbook standard these days.
The faster processor and better palm rejection is what pushes me towards the classmate, but giving up the slick Asus design is a huge bummer =(