ExoPC - Windows 7 Slate

[Sweetpea]

€488 isn't too bad.

[CyGuy]

Originally Posted by wodin

A tad spendy at

I find that price reasonable, especially considering that this is a full functioning computer. Of course "reasonable price" is relative, and subjective. I have personally been searching for a device like this for many years, and will purchase one the very moment it is available.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by CyGuy

I find that price reasonable, especially considering that this is a full functioning computer.

My Asus eeePC T91MT full functioning Win7 multi touch computer came in at under $500 USD new from Amazon. It's now less than $400 USD.

[CyGuy]

Originally Posted by wodin

My Asus eeePC T91MT full functioning Win7 multi touch computer came in at under $500 USD new from Amazon. It's now less than $400 USD.

I had my eye on that netbook for a while, but I really want a device with no keyboard or mouse. I realize that the ExoPC really is a netbook hardware wise, but with capacitive multi-touch, no keyboard, and no mouse. You would think it might be a bit less expensive than the asking price, but I am willing to pay it. I'm sure the price will drop eventually as they sell more of them, and as competition arises...

[HowGozit]

Originally Posted by CyGuy

That is one of the main selling points for me, I like 16:9 a lot. I use my 52" HDTV as my only monitor at home and it is a great format for more than just movies, to me at least. Surfing, ebooks, etc are great at 16:9, although I use 1920 X 1080 exclusively at home, I am not completely sure how the 1366 X 768 resolution of the ExoPC will turn out, but I am going to find out!

1366x168 resolution is the same as my Gigabyte 1028X

- Good points - longer pages in eread applications like the Kindle app and a few other books (Bibles like Laridian etc.)
- Less good points - when reading text books in Adobe (in full screen) - there are black areas at the top and bottom. Ditto for reading magazines in Zinio.

My other tablet (1280x800) which is 16:10, the reading experience is better.
On my old M4 tablet and the Kindle DX (4:3 1024X768)- PDF textbooks are perfect.

Just a note - I still love my 1028X

Ross

[dapriuk]

Looks very interesting as a candidate to replace my X61. The battery life and price are a major improvement.

However, I am concerned about the capacitive digitizer and how well it will support handwriting input, compared to the Wacom on my current device.

[pphilipp]

I'm always surprised people get all excited over a tablet/mid/slate device running a full-blown OS (such as Windows 7) as a great option to read ebooks and such on. I've owned several such devices and currently have a great little convertible tablet which runs Windows XP. Devices such as these are fantastic for doing your heavy-duty computing work on... that's what the OS is all about. But as far as being a great little ebook reader; email reader; website viewer; and such, I find that my quick little 'instant on' devices which run Wince, Android, ipod, are what I reach for when I'm not needing more processing power. In other words, if the OS has to boot from a hard drive, then it's probably not the best system for ebook reading in general.

The ExoPC might end-up being a great new device which is more similar to an ipad than to a Windows 7 laptop, I don't know yet, but from 15 years experience with very similar devices, I'm quite skeptical at this point. From what I see on the link to exopc.com, I don't see very much different than what I'm using now.

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by pphilipp

I'm always surprised people get all excited over a tablet/mid/slate device running a full-blown OS (such as Windows 7) as a great option to read ebooks and such on. I've owned several such devices and currently have a great little convertible tablet which runs Windows XP. Devices such as these are fantastic for doing your heavy-duty computing work on... that's what the OS is all about. But as far as being a great little ebook reader; email reader; website viewer; and such, I find that my quick little 'instant on' devices which run Wince, Android, ipod, are what I reach for when I'm not needing more processing power. In other words, if the OS has to boot from a hard drive, then it's probably not the best system for ebook reading in general.

The ExoPC might end-up being a great new device which is more similar to an ipad than to a Windows 7 laptop, I don't know yet, but from 15 years experience with very similar devices, I'm quite skeptical at this point. From what I see on the link to exopc.com, I don't see very much different than what I'm using now.

I want either a convertible or a tablet, but I prefer the tablet. When I need a keyboard, I'll grab my MS Natural one. I can't even type on the keyboard of my wide-screen 15" laptop because it's too small. And I want it because it's handier to take with me than said 15" laptop. It probably won't have the capabilities of that laptop, but it should suffice for when I can't (or won't) take the laptop.

[EowynCarter]

Quitte right pphilipp.
But if I buy an exoPC , it woudn't be for e-reading

[CyGuy]

Originally Posted by pphilipp

I'm always surprised people get all excited over a tablet/mid/slate device running a full-blown OS (such as Windows 7) as a great option to read ebooks and such on. I've owned several such devices and currently have a great little convertible tablet which runs Windows XP. Devices such as these are fantastic for doing your heavy-duty computing work on... that's what the OS is all about. But as far as being a great little ebook reader; email reader; website viewer; and such, I find that my quick little 'instant on' devices which run Wince, Android, ipod, are what I reach for when I'm not needing more processing power. In other words, if the OS has to boot from a hard drive, then it's probably not the best system for ebook reading in general.

The ExoPC might end-up being a great new device which is more similar to an ipad than to a Windows 7 laptop, I don't know yet, but from 15 years experience with very similar devices, I'm quite skeptical at this point. From what I see on the link to exopc.com, I don't see very much different than what I'm using now.

For me the appeal is not the "heavy-duty computing" as you put it, for me the appeal is full functionality with no restrictions of any kind. I need USB and SDHC, I must be able to copy/paste with no restrictions, I must have a full file browser, I need to be able to play/open any file I throw at it. At the current time it seems only a full OS will do...

[dapriuk]

Originally Posted by pphilipp

But as far as being a great little ebook reader; email reader; website viewer; and such, I find that my quick little 'instant on' devices which run Wince, Android, ipod, are what I reach for when I'm not needing more processing power. In other words, if the OS has to boot from a hard drive, then it's probably not the best system for ebook reading in general.

Quite so, that is what I do now and what I would continue to do if I had a slate to replace my tablet PC. I use my phone as a phone not as an MP3 player or reader as I prefer to preserve battery power for phone calls. That said, I normally keep my tablet in standby so it's available for use in 20 seconds or so which is quick enough for me.

The ExoPC might end-up being a great new device which is more similar to an ipad than to a Windows 7 laptop, I don't know yet, but from 15 years experience with very similar devices, I'm quite skeptical at this point. From what I see on the link to exopc.com, I don't see very much different than what I'm using now.

I want a slate to replace my X61 tablet and that is what I will compare the ExoPC against, not the iPad which I view as a souped up iPod/iPhone intended for media and web "consumers" rather than a general purpose computing device which is what I need.

If the handwriting/pen input is good enough on the ExoPC then this looks a very promising device and I'd also use it for technical/large format document reading until a suitable reader comes along. However, I'm still waiting to see what ASUS offer later this year in terms of eReaders and slates though.