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:
Besides the HP Mini 210, the company show off another touch-enabled Pine Trail netbook called the HP Mini 5120 in CES 2010. Some people might not like it, but one “special feature” for this netbook is that it comes with a handle which makes it easier to be carried around. Check it out from the video below:
The Flybook V5 is a pretty unique convertible touch screen machine. It comes with 8.9-inch touch screen display, Intel Core 2 Duo ULV U7600 1.2GHz Processor, 80GB hard drive, supports up to 4GB of RAM, and has a user removable battery that should run between 4 and 5 hours. This is a rather special combination if compared to other convertible touch screen netbook such as the Asus Eee PC T91MT. What’s even more unique about the Flybook V5 is that instead of a touchpad, it has a small pointing stick near the top right corner of the keyboard and a series of buttons you can press above the keyboard to perform some actions.
And as you may have guessed, the price for the Flybook V5 is not cheap at all. You may get a unit of this machine with 2GB RAM on Amazon with 999.97. Sascha from Netbooknews.com has spend some time with the Flybook V5, and have taken a short overview video on it.
The Eee PC T91MT is the second generation of touchscreen convertible netbook from Asus. Compared to the first generation, the T91MT comes with the following improvements:
A multitouch display which wasn’t available in the T91
A larger 32 GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
Pre-installed with Windows 7 Home Premium instead of XP
Here’s the specification and introduction video for the Asus Eee PC T91MT:
1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 Processor
1GB of DDR2 RAM, 1 Slot, 2GB Max
32GB Solid State Drive + 500GB Free Eee Storage
8.9-Inch Touch LED LCD Display
Multi-Touch Functionality
Bluetooth
Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit) Operating System; 5 Hour Battery Life
Review Roundup
The overall customer rating for the Asus Eee PC T91MT is 3 out of 5. There are customers who are very happy with this machine, but there are also some who complain that the multitouch screen is not responsive to fingers. This is because the touchscreen of the T91MT comes shipped uncalibrated, and the ASUS calibration utility does a poor job of calibration. You will need to use Windows 7 calibration utility which works better, and makes touching much more accurate. You can read all of the customer reviews here.
Summary of good and bad about Asus Eee PC T91MT:
Good
Low-priced multitouch tablet
It’s very thin and light, measuring just one inch thick and weighing two pounds
Solid build quality
Great Keyboard – the keys are somewhat stiff and provide an improved typing experience over any previous 7-inch or 8.9-inch model in the Eee lineup
Easy access to upgrading the memory
Color accuracy at various horizontal and vertical viewing angles improved compared to the T91
GMA500 capable of some HD video decoding (with a few tweaks)
Great battery life even with 3-cell: 5 hours, 10 minutes with Windows 7 power mode set to Power Saver, and Super Hybrid Engine set to Power Saving Mode (WiFi and Bluetooth enabled, screen brightness at around 40%). Under constant use, you can expect better than 4 hours of battery life
Bad
Does not provide access to the SSD or WiFi modules. You will have to completely disassemble the netbook to access those components
Poor speaker quality
Slightly slower experience with 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor compared to other netbooks that run 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270
Battery is not removable or consumer upgradable
Stylus collapses during use.
Availability
The Asus Eee PC T91MT touchscreen convertible netbook is currently available on Amazon for $532.00 (free shipping).
Conclusion
If you are looking for a low cost tablet without the need for an active digitizer or powerful hardware, the T91MT is certainly worth checking out. But if you need higher speed or performance, you might want to go for other netbooks that run on Intel Atom N270 or faster processor.
Remember the video of jkkmobile showing off his Eee PC T91 running Windows 7? You can now pre-order the updated version of this touch screen convertible netbook (called Eee PC T91MT with Windows 7 Home Premium pre-installed) on Amazon!
The differences between the Eee PC T91 and Eee PC T91MT includes:
It runs Windows 7 Home Premium
The touchscreen supports multitouch gestures
The solid state disk has been upgraded from 16GB to 32GB
ASUS introduces the newest member of the Eee PC T91 family, the T91MT with Multi-touch. Just like its predecessor, the T91MT delivers ultimate portability and simplicity with an easy-to-use touchscreen that enables user to effortlessly navigate applications and the Web at a press of a finger. As big as a paperback novel, the lightweight Eee PC T91M[Read More]
In this long 30 minutes video, jkkmobile demonstrates the use of Windows 7 on Asus Eee PC T91. The overall performance is pretty good.
Currently the Eee PC T91 convertible touchscreen netbook does not come with Windows 7 pre-loaded. You may try to install it yourself, but keep in mind that the unit that jkkmobile demonstrate in this video has 2GB RAM. So you might find some difference in performance if you install Windows 7 on a T91 with 1GB RAM.
Here’s another advantage of touchscreen netbook.. you can scribble with it.
Check out the following video.. the guy is scribbling on the Asus Eee PC T91.. pretty cool!
The Gigabyte TouchNote T1028X is the first and only 10.1-inch convertible tablet style netbook that are available in the market today. Probably due to this reason. the TouchNote T1028X is really pricey. You could currently get a unit of this touchscreen convertible netbook from Amazon.com for $679. The specification is as follows:
1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor
1GB RAM (upgradable to 2GB)
160GB HDD
10.1-inch Touch TFT-LCD WXGA, 1366×768 with LED backlit
6-cell battery
Windows XP Home
Liliputing has got a chance to review this netbook. Check out the following unboxing and first impression video on the TouchNote T1028X:
Looking for a touchscreen netbook with a 10 inch screen, 1366 x 768 pixel display, and 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU? Right now there’s pretty much only one choice: The Gigabyte TouchNote T1028X, which the company recently rolled out as an update to the original TouchNote T1028M (which has a lower resolution display).
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Asus Eee PC T91, the much awaited touchscreen convertible netbook was made available last month in July. For $499.99, you can now get a Asus Eee PC T91 on Amazon.com which comes with an 8.9 inch touch screen display, Intel Atom Z520 CPU, 1GB RAM, 16GB SSD, and runs Windows XP Home for it’s operating system.
Jkk Mobile has done an unboxing, and first impression video on the Eee PC T91. Overall, he’s quite pleased with this touchscreen netbook.. Check it out:
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