Computex 2010 Tablet PC Round-Up With Video

MojoKid writes "At Computex 2010, devices like the Eee Pad and Eee Tablet were all the rage. Of course the bulk of these were Intel Atom-based systems, but there were a number of NVIDIA Tegra 2-based models in the mix as well. What is glaringly apparent on all of these tablets — and absent on the iPad — are the multitude of connectivity options built into them, like USB ports, flash card readers, and video output ports. Obviously, from a hardware perspective, the iPad is a sexy device; but Apple's true mastery is that of the user interface. The first big player that steps up with something competitive to Apple in that regard will have the pole position in 2010's race for the hot re-emergent tablet market." Reader Raikus adds an opinionated summary of winners and losers at "Tabletpalooza," i.e. Computex 2010.

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Re:USB Ports on Tablets

[gumbi west]

"you can hang a powered hub off it to support keyboard, mouse, Ethernet adapter,"

Not sure if you are in the market for a tablet. Perhaps you should consider a portable computer. It is true that Apple cuts adapters and connectors much faster than other manufacturers.

Remember when the iMac didn't have a floppy drive? My x86 computers continued to have them for about 5 years but I never used one after 2000 (others surely did, but I didn't). There was also firewire and gigabit Ethernet where they added these expensive high speed connectors way before others did.