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Asus Launches Eee PC T91, a Touch-Screen Tablet Netbook

Posted by Soulskill on from the netpad-tabbook-subswivelthing dept.

MojoKid writes "Asus today launched yet another addition to their Eee PC netbook product offering. The Eee PC T91 is unlike any Eee PC we've seen before, primarily because the screen can be spun around and flipped down in the style of a tablet. This so-called 'netvertible' sector is still in its earliest stages, making the T91 one of the first netbooks available that also doubles as a full-fledged tablet PC. Unlike the Eee PC 'Seashell' line, which is largely just a sleeker take on the tried-and-true Eee PC netbook, the T91 takes a completely different approach to computing. Its 8.9" resistive touchscreen literally puts a new spin on the netbook and enables a new usage model."

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  1. I'm still waiting... by damn_registrars · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ... for a netbook to ship with a trackpoint instead of a damned touchpad. When someone (are you listening, lenovo?) finally brings out an affordable netbook with a trackpoint, I'll bring out my checkbook. Until then I'll keep to my old thinkpad, thank you very much.

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    1. Re:I'm still waiting... by PatrickThomson · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I couldn't agree more. Using a trackpad is like trying to use a mouse with a broken arm swaddled in plaster. you're lucky if you can get the pointer 1/3 of the way across the screen without reseating your finger, and at higher sensitivities it's even more of a cumbersome pain to use.

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  2. Re:Does it ... by Freetardo+Jones · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because this is more portable and power efficient?

  3. Re:Does it ... by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why bother? Because it has a touch screen?

    Give me a real keyboard and pointing device over a touch screen any day of the week. Use an iPhone (non-Apple-fanbois only, please) or another touchscreen phone like Samsung Instinct and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. Garbage. They're just incredibly frustrating to work with (I know, I know, you'll get to used to it. What if I don't want to?)

    I can pick up a Dell Mini 10 for under $500 that has the same processor and memory configuration, 4 times the SSD space, a bigger screen with the same screen resolution (or, for an extra $50, one that does 1366x768), everything else being comparable. Oh, and this one actually comes with Ubuntu 8.04 pre-loaded instead of that Microsoft proprietary garbage.

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  4. It's the price. by maillemaker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    >Is it relevant because they shrunk the overall thing and now its a "netbook" ?

    No, it's relevant because it's $500 instead of, say, a $2000 Fujitsu Lifebook.

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  5. Re:Does it ... by diegocgteleline.es · · Score: 5, Insightful

    In other words, is very Linux-unfriendly. So I won't buy such crap. It's sad that we have lost a company that supports linux, fortunately there are others.

  6. Re:Does it ... by mopower70 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Saying that performance per watt is the same as power efficiency is like saying that horsepower per hour per gallon is the same as miles per gallon. If that were the case, there would be no difference in gasoline efficiency between a gas electric hybrid and an equivalent standard vehicle.