When asked if tablets are going to replace Netbooks, my answer has always been, Tablets are for consuming content, Netbooks are for creating it. However, the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101 with its detachable keyboard is changing the game completely. Tablets are great for watching videos and basic Web browsing, but they’re not as efficient for work as a keyboard-and-mouse combination.
What we have with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Docking Station ($139) which snaps onto the bottom of the Transformer turning the tablet into a netbook. This is a tablet that suddenly has a mouse, keyboard, USB slots, card reader, and more. It’s a useful accessory that distinguishes the Transformer from other Honeycomb tablets The biggest advantage of the Docking Station over any other keyboard is that it’s loaded with Honeycomb-specific keys. There’s a dedicated Search button, lots of media and brightness buttons, a Back button, Lock and Unlock keys, and more.
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If you think the ASUS Eee PC X101 sounds familiar as the super thin MeeGo netbook, you’d be right, but the H at the end indicated that its going to be the version that’s running Windows. Other then the operating system there is a notable difference between the two netbooks, and that’s it’s thickness, the H is 22mm thick compared to 17.6mm on the MeeGo version.
The X101H is expected to have similar specs to the X101 with a single-core Intel Atom N435 processor, 1GB DDR3 RAM, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, and a 10.1-inch WSVGA screen. If you want to check out the teardown photo’s of this much anticipated netbook, we’ve got them below.
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The Eee PC X101
ASUS has announced just its ultra-portable X101 to upset the netbook norm. Remember when the Eee PC 701 launched? At $199 the X101 is cheaper than that, plus its larger (10″ vs 7″) and inevitably has a better hardware spec as well. Four years of tech advancements later and the effect of taking the netbook back to its (Linux+budget) roots clearly has its advantages.
The X101 actually comes in two flavours – the MeeGo orientated original flavour, and the X101H Windows 7 version too. Obviously we’re more interested in the MeeGo one as it’s sufficiently new and fresh enough to tantalize our geek organ. If you’re unsure about MeeGo and ASUS’ additions like MyZone, you can always wind back to last weeks look to see what all the fuss is about.
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ASUS is seeing better than expected Eee Pad Transformer sales and due to its versatile form factor its decreasing its Eee PC volumes to compensate. With its detachable keyboard the Transformer fills the same category as the average netbook, its not surprising that a tablet that offers productivity is competing for the same audience.
According the sources at Digitimes the Eee Pad Transformer should reach 700,000-800,000 units in the third quarter for a total of two million units in 2011. In Q3 ASUS is rumored to be launching the Transformer 2 featuring Nvidia’s new quad-core Tegra 3 or Kal-El processor.
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The ASUS Eee PC X101 netbook is an ultra thin netbook running the Linux operating system MeeGo has an official ASUS product page. It features a matte 10-inch 1024 x 600 resolution display, single core Intel Atom N435 CPU at 1.33GHz, 8GB SSD, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 2x USB 2.0, microSD card slot, headphone, Kensington key lock and a 2600mAh 28Wh battery.
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Forget about MeeGo and $199 netbooks – wait for deal like this to come along. eBay Daily Deals is offering the 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One D255E for $209.99 with free shipping. It originally costs $279.99 so you save yourself $70. Unfortunately, it’s the variety that sports a single core Atom N455 processor with a 3-cell battery. Other specs include 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 250GB HDD, 1024 x 600 resolution display, integrated graphics, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Windows 7 Starter. You get what you pay for? I’m still more than happy with my aging three year old Samsung N140 if that helps..
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The Acer Aspire One D255 – Acer’s first dual-core netbook, and one of the first 10-inchers anywhere to use Intel’s new Atom N550 processor. Looks wise it has a thin profile & is lighter then the average netbook weighing in at 2.6 pounds. The exterior is glossy but could be worse as a finger print magnet. On the inside however is a glossy bezel around a extremely glossy screen, making the whole thing even more reflective.
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