Touchscreen Netbook

Lenovo Ideapad S10-3t Tablet Convertible Netbook Reviewed

Engadget has a review of the Lenovo Ideapad S10-3t tablet netbook up, and concluded that this machine is a no-go for them.

The unit that they reviewed is one with Intel Atom N470 processor, 4-cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium which cost $649. The touchscreen is found to be pretty responsive and browsing through the internet using the touchscreen is enjoyable. The battery life is also quite decent which lasted for 4.5 hours of continuous web browsing.

However, there are several drawbacks on this machine that Engadget is disappointed about. The first one is that it’s found to be performing slower than the HP Mini 210 which is equipped with a slower Atom N450 processor. And then when they were testing out the built-in accelerometer, they have to manually press the button on the screen bezel for rotation — the accelerometer isn’t working for them. Finally, they also find the keyboard and touchpad of the S10-3t to be too small, and the viewing angle of the screen is pretty poor.

Here’s a hands on video from Engadget showing some touch interface and also the poor screen viewing angle of the s10-3t.

Source: Engadget

Skytone Alpha – The First Tablet-Convertible Netbook Running Google Android

Tablet-convertible netbook is nothing new.. we have seen quite a number of them already such as the Asus Eee PC T91, Lenovo S10-3t, etc.. but all of them run Windows 7. Now the first Android based, tablet-style netbook is spotted at CeBIT 2010. It’s called the Skytone Alpha from MAG Digital. It comes with an ARM11 processor and running Google Android 1.6. The cool part is that it has a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display that can be rotated 180 degrees and fold down over the keyboard. So you can use the computer as a tablet or a laptop. Other features on this device includes WiFi, 2 USB ports, an SD card slot, mic and headphone jacks, and a TV output. Check out the hands-on video of Skytone Alpha by charbax below:

Source: ARMdevices

Gigabyte T1000 Tablet Netbook At CeBIT 2010

Gigabyte reveals a new tablet style netbook called T1000 at CeBIT 2010. It will be available in 2 models:

  • the T1000X model that comes with an Atom N450 processor, single touch resistive display, 4-cell battery and Windows 7 Starter
  • the T1000P model that comes with an Atom N470 processor, multi-touch display and a 6-cell battery. Not sure about the OS for this model

The rest of the specs for both models are:

  • 10.1” 1366 x 768 HD display
  • Atom N450 / N470 processors
  • Windows 7 Starter
  • 1GB RAM
  • GMA 3150 graphics
  • 250GB HDD
  • 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • 2x USB, eSATA / USB combo, audio jacks, VGA, express card, card reader
  • Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
  • Gigabit LAN
  • 1.3M Webcam

The following is the video of jkk checking out the Gigabyte T1000 Tablet Netbook At CeBIT 2010. According to him, the touchscreen sensitivity of this netbook is better than Asus’ tablet netbook.

ASUS Eee PC T101MT Reviewed

While the Asus Eee PC T101MT has not been released for the public to purchase yet, John Pope from alltouchtablet.com has got his hands on a review unit of this first 10 inch touchscreen tablet-style netbook from Asus. Check out his short video review below.

Overall, here’s what he finds about the Eee PC T101MT after reviewing it:

  • build quality is decent
  • hard drive is kind of noisy
  • touchscreen wasn’t very precise near the edge of the display
  • the performance also feels overall pretty sluggish. 480p YouTube video pushing CPU use to 100-percent, and a 10 to 15-percent CPU load even when the netbook is sitting idle

Lenovo S10-3t Comes With 8-cell Battery



Lenovo S10-3t is a convertible netbook that can work in both tablet mode and normal netbook mode. While most netbooks nowadays mostly come with 6-cell battery, the Lenovo S10-3t is available with 8-cell battery that offers up to 10 hours of battery life. The battery is really huge and sticks out from the back of the netbook. You can get one from
NewEgg for $499.

Asus Eee PC T101MT First Look

The Asus Eee PC T101MT is the new convertible touch-screen netbook that Asus will be releasing soon. It features a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Pine Trail processor, and a 10-inch screen which supports multitouch gestures and can be fold down over the keyboard for use in tablet mode. Other than these 2 features, the Eee PC T101MT is pretty much similar to the Eee PC T91MT, the company’s existing 9 inch netbook.

While the Eee PC T101MT is not yet released, Asus has published a video showing off some touch screen features built into Windows 7 Home Premium along with a look at ASUS’ custom touchscreen interface. Check out the video below:

via: netbooknews.de