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Asus Eee Top All-In-One Touch Screen PC Tested
MojoKid writes "Asus recently announced a new addition to their Eee PC family of low cost desktops and notebook products.
The Eee Top ET1602 builds upon the popular line of Asus Eee-branded products by introducing an all-in-one desktop form factor, complete with a 15.6" touch screen. Like the Eee PC netbooks that preceded it, the Eee Top ET1602 is built on an Intel low-power Atom platform, with the 945 GSE chipset. Other features include an integrated webcam and 802.11n Wi-Fi, 4W speakers with SRS Premium Sound enhancement, and a flash memory card reader. The
touch screen interface demonstrated in the linked video shows it has some novel features and functionality built into its interface. The product is essentially a lower cost competitive offering to HP's TouchSmart line."
Great, I fire off a post making fun of the OP for saying "addition" when meaning "edition," only to re-read the summary and find out I misread it. ::Hangs head in shame::
Let us not become the evil that we deplore.
If this had been just 100 less at 499 I could see it flying off the shelves. This is the market segments that people hunger form. Low power, easy to use, cheap computers!
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I really wish they had gone Linux though instead of XP. Also wish they would have gone ION / Dual Core Atom instead of the dated 945 and Single Core Atom platform.
Just like early netbooks though, while not a full winner this is a big step in the correct direction. I look forward to the next generation.
P.S. *Sorry I posted Anon before, somehow I was not logged in
Who said anything about a desktop? I think this machine should go in the kitchen. Just stick it to a cabinet door and behold! A $600.00 recipe book with p0rn.
Actually, I like the idea but it's bit expensive after you add some more memory to make the Atom suck less.
"The ferrets, they're every where I tell you!"
Anyone else find that funny? It's like bragging that your car has a 80hp 4-banger, with twin turbos.
Since most reviews including this one assume that it's enough to just give the screen size in inches, as though readers are too clueless to care, I'll save you some searching. It's 1366x768.
Multi-touch is the web 2.0 of touch screens. It's stupid shit that makes the plebes go ooooh and aaaah.
Hey, just because you lost 8 fingers doing a stupid firecracker stunt doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't be able to enjoy using all ten of ours.
Linux, you magnificent bastard, I read the fucking manual!
Most likely because Ion wasn't available when they started work on design/preproduction, the 945 is really cheap, and an extra 10 or 20 watts makes a fairly minimal difference in a desktop scenario(sure, better for your power bill and the environment; but people don't really factor that into their buying decision, unlike battery life, which counts).
I'm thinking it may do quite allright as a cheap touchscreen kiosk type of thing.
Note - Liberal use of <sarcasm> tags may or may not need to be applied.
At about $599, the Eee Top ET1602 is relatively expensive considering its performance
True, but this is ridiculously affordable for small/medium businesses looking to incorporate touch technology. Similar touchcomputers purposed for business use can easily run north of $2000 a pop.
I help run an average sized family restaurant, and we use an old ink-and-paper ticketing system in the kitchen. I have been toying around with the idea of replacing it with a homebuilt touch-based interface, hanging a couple touchmonitors where the ticket rail sits. This move would help me eliminate paper, ink, and printer maintenance costs, not to mention giving my technically-inclined kitchen staff a new toy to play with.
So far, the costs of the touchmonitors alone have been prohibitively expensive, but a product like this one could allow me to realize my idea. Being able to acquire a touchcomputer (not just touchmonitor) at a fraction of the cost definitely catches the eye of any business thinking about implementing touch-technology.
This thing is very promising. It's almost perfect for my application. I don't need speed or any bells and whistles, I just need something touch-enabled, networkable, and self-contained. This is awesome. I will definitely be watching this thing closely.