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It's talking about this right? http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/asus-eee-slate-ep121-officially-unveiled-ips-display-core-i5-a/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/0

by Charuru 16y ago

It's talking about this right? http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/asus-eee-slate-ep121-officially-unveiled-ips-display-core-i5-a/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/asus-eee-slate-ep121-offi... IT HAS A BUILT IN WACOM!!! TEN times the RAM of an ipad. It runs on an i5core. This is not remotely in the same league. The audience is not your mom and pop who only has to use Facebook and skype, this is like a thinkpad for creative professionals. This commentator is very ignorant.

eli 16y ago
FYI, Lenovo has had Thinkpad tablets with built-in Wacom digitzers for years.
- Charuru 16y ago
  They do indeed, and it's 1300 dollars.
lukeschlather 16y ago
>IT HAS A BUILT IN WACOM!!! Suddenly this tablet sounds very reasonable. A fully functional Photoshop on a tablet would be nice. (And there's no way you'll see that on an iPad unless they have a similar price markup.)
- Lazlo_Nibble 16y ago
  Photoshop on a tablet without pressure-sensitive input isn't much of a step up from Photoshop with a mouse. And in the press so far I see a lot of mentions of pressure-sensitive input on the MeMo, but nothing about it on the Slate.
JoeBracken 16y ago
Yes the only category that is shared between the iPad and the Asus ep121 is the tablet form factor. Its like comparing a desktop replacement laptop and a feather weight netbook. Both share the form factor but they are for different uses. The features of the ep121 put it in that "desktop replacement" arena where power and flexibility are more important than light weight, instant on, etc. I am excited about picking one of these up and doing more than playing angry birds. I'll keep the iPad (for the record I own and carry an iPad daily) for play time, convenience and for looking cool. I'll use a powerful windows 7 tablet for getting hard core work done in a small package.

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It's talking about this right? http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/asus-eee-slate-ep121-officially-unveiled-ips-display-core-i5-a/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/0

by Charuru 16y ago

eli 16y ago
FYI, Lenovo has had Thinkpad tablets with built-in Wacom digitzers for years.
- Charuru 16y ago
  They do indeed, and it's 1300 dollars.
lukeschlather 16y ago
>IT HAS A BUILT IN WACOM!!! Suddenly this tablet sounds very reasonable. A fully functional Photoshop on a tablet would be nice. (And there's no way you'll see that on an iPad unless they have a similar price markup.)
- Lazlo_Nibble 16y ago
  Photoshop on a tablet without pressure-sensitive input isn't much of a step up from Photoshop with a mouse. And in the press so far I see a lot of mentions of pressure-sensitive input on the MeMo, but nothing about it on the Slate.
JoeBracken 16y ago
Yes the only category that is shared between the iPad and the Asus ep121 is the tablet form factor. Its like comparing a desktop replacement laptop and a feather weight netbook. Both share the form factor but they are for different uses. The features of the ep121 put it in that "desktop replacement" arena where power and flexibility are more important than light weight, instant on, etc. I am excited about picking one of these up and doing more than playing angry birds. I'll keep the iPad (for the record I own and carry an iPad daily) for play time, convenience and for looking cool. I'll use a powerful windows 7 tablet for getting hard core work done in a small package.