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thinkpad · 06-12-2011, 10:16 AM

Since I'm after a tablet with a stylus I've been looking around and so far there's not a lot out there.

I've looked at the HTC Flyer but that one is not capable enough for pen input.
I've also looked at the ASUS Eee Note EA-800 (reviews have been mixed) and the device never really took off.

After browsing around I got interested in the HP Slate 500 with Windows 7 but that was before I read this review:
http://www.robbushway.com/2011/05/09...te-your-money/

The things I found interesting about the device:

Getting a full fledged Firefox.
Getting PDF Annotator to work as it does on a regular PC.

The price is high, I do not consider $700-$800 dollars to be a competitive price but I'm guessing it's expected when the tablet is focused towards the business segment.

Here are some YouTube-videos covering the device:

Specifications: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...=in_r602_slate

Now I'm turning my eyes to the Asus EP121: http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Slate_EP121/
But at a price of $1.350 it's quite expensive but the screen looks awesome (12.1" LED backlight WXGA (1280x800) Screen Capacitive and Electromagnetic Panel with AFFS).

06-12-2011, 10:16 AM	#1
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	Thoughts about tablets with pen input Since I'm after a tablet with a stylus I've been looking around and so far there's not a lot out there. I've looked at the HTC Flyer but that one is not capable enough for pen input. I've also looked at the ASUS Eee Note EA-800 (reviews have been mixed) and the device never really took off. After browsing around I got interested in the HP Slate 500 with Windows 7 but that was before I read this review: http://www.robbushway.com/2011/05/09...te-your-money/ The things I found interesting about the device: Getting a full fledged Firefox. Getting PDF Annotator to work as it does on a regular PC. The price is high, I do not consider $700-$800 dollars to be a competitive price but I'm guessing it's expected when the tablet is focused towards the business segment. Here are some YouTube-videos covering the device: Specifications: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...=in_r602_slate Now I'm turning my eyes to the Asus EP121: http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Slate_EP121/ But at a price of $1.350 it's quite expensive but the screen looks awesome (12.1" LED backlight WXGA (1280x800) Screen Capacitive and Electromagnetic Panel with AFFS). Last edited by thinkpad; 06-13-2011 at 06:39 AM.