Alternatives

[dstrauss]

I am surprised at that too. With the jump on production they have (yes ... that was somewhat sarcastic) you would think they would already have the new socket designed for the 6XX series atom.

Even after all I've seen at CES, I think I'll stick with this slate until somebody puts an 8W fusion chip into a slate. If I had not bought the slate and I had time to kill, I would probably be looking to Order the Motion tablet instead. But it is not sufficiently better to warrant selling this and upgrading ATM.

Bronsky

I had those same feelings about the new Asus tablet, but then I sat back down again and got serious. It is only .4" thinner than my 2730p, so I reminded myself the Slate is my yellow pad and travel companion, not my workhorse. I have no doubt that someday we will have a Slate size device, half as thick, and runs 24 hours (I can dream) and it will be my sole computer. For now, I'm thrilled with the Slate so long as I don't go trying to edit Lawrence of Arabia.

[gogopix]

I am surprised at that too. With the jump on production they have (yes ... that was somewhat sarcastic) you would think they would already have the new socket designed for the 6XX series atom.

Even after all I've seen at CES, I think I'll stick with this slate until somebody puts an 8W fusion chip into a slate. If I had not bought the slate and I had time to kill, I would probably be looking to Order the Motion tablet instead. But it is not sufficiently better to warrant selling this and upgrading ATM.

Bronsky

Hmmm...not the Asus? too heavy or too low batt life?

What's the Motion tab claim to fame?

[krelvinaz]

Hmmm...not the Asus? too heavy or too low batt life?

What's the Motion tab claim to fame?

CL900 Tablet PC - Rugged Small Form Factor Tablet

[Ytterbium]

Here's a few more shots of the Fuji one:

Closer look at the Fujitsu 10 inch Windows tablet

Doesn't look as much like the motion as before

[Ytterbium]

In depth review of the Asus 12"

Hands-on with the ASUS EP121 Slate PC

more details on the Motion as well:

http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-w...#axzz1AIhecQMF

[e-schreiber]

The Asus EP121 looks good and doesn't weigh much. I like 10" sizes better, though. The idea of including a Bluetooth keyboard is good, but I'd much rather have the keyboard to be part of the device. Seems like a good alternative, though. Price is good for the speed you get. How's building quality? So far, this is the best alternative to the Slate 500, in my opinion. That at 10" would be great.

The Samsung Sliding tablet looks good too. Just 2 pounds. Slower processor though...And it seems to be Pen-less.

Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series
YouTube - Samsung Sliding 7 - CES 2011

How long till someone resurrects the TC-1100 form factor? I like slates, but sometimes I need a physical keyboard, and I'd rather have it attached to the slate when travelling, then detached again when not needed. Maybe someone could make the keyboard be part of the folio so when you need to do heavy typing, you put the slate into the folio.

[dceggert]

The Asus EP121 looks good and doesn't weigh much. I like 10" sizes better, though. The idea of including a Bluetooth keyboard is good, but I'd much rather have the keyboard to be part of the device. Seems like a good alternative, though. Price is good for the speed you get. How's building quality? So far, this is the best alternative to the Slate 500, in my opinion. That at 10" would be great.

The Samsung Sliding tablet looks good too. Just 2 pounds. Slower processor though...And it seems to be Pen-less.

Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series
YouTube - Samsung Sliding 7 - CES 2011

How long till someone resurrects the TC-1100 form factor? I like slates, but sometimes I need a physical keyboard, and I'd rather have it attached to the slate when travelling, then detached again when not needed. Maybe someone could make the keyboard be part of the folio so when you need to do heavy typing, you put the slate into the folio.

The closest thing I have seen to something like similar is the Lenovo WePad or whatever they call it. It is actually 2 computers where the screen is a low power LeOS or something. It does not have pen input though.

I will tell you one thing, in the 10.1" size and in convertible format the 3 lb Lifebook T580 with a core I3 or I5 still looks to be a smart TabletPC. All the CES announcements so far (with exception of the EP121) are less powerful. Smaller and lighter than a 2740P but capable of running just about any Win program around, it would make for a good single computer.

[dceggert]

In depth review of the Asus 12"

Hands-on with the ASUS EP121 Slate PC

more details on the Motion as well:

Hands-on with the Motion Computing CL900 Rugged Oak Trail Tablet

What is the processor clock rate of the EP121? I cannot seem to find it out in the open anywhere...

[acerbic]

What is the processor clock rate of the EP121? I cannot seem to find it out in the open anywhere...

i5-470UM seems to be normally ticking at 1.33GHz or temporarily 1.8 with turbo on.

[heatlesssun]

What is the processor clock rate of the EP121? I cannot seem to find it out in the open anywhere...

i5-470UM seems to be normally ticking at 1.33GHz or temporarily 1.8 with turbo on.

Correct, and it scores a 5.8 on the CPU with the Windows Experience Index. Pre-ordered mine last night on Amazon. But as others have pointed out, I think the EP121 and Slate don't really match up well. The EP121 will wipe the floor with the Slate in terms of performance but the Slate looks to have much better battery life and is a full pound lighter. For on the go the Slate wins. For performance the EP121 is clearly the winner. And if you need a Wacom pen then there is no choice but I do find the Slate to be a great note taker, that would be the device I'd take to a meeting.

I really can't express enough how much I like the size of the Slate. It's the smallest screen size for Windows to still be decent with touch. 7" is too small for Windows.