CES: ASUS reveals three Android 3.0 tablets and a Windows 7 one
Summary: ASUS looks to be one of the first out of the gates with the announcement of three upcoming Android 3.0 tablets that start selling in April.
ASUS was the first to launch a popular netbook in the Eee PC and today at CES they announced several exciting new products that should continue their popularity in the netbook/tablet market. Three of their four new devices are powered by Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) and should be out in the next few months while another is a Windows 7 tablet device.
Here is a quick tale of the tape for these four new devices:
- Eee Pad MeMO: A 7 inch Snapdragon-based Android 3.0 tablet device. Priced at $499 to $699 with June availability.
- Eee Pad Transformer: A 10.1 inch, NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered Android 3.0 device with QWERTY keyboard docking station. Priced at $399 to $699 with April availability.
- Eee Pad Slider: Another 10.1 inch, NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered Android 3.0 device with integrated sliding keyboard. Priced at $499 to $799 with May availability.
- Eee Slate EP121: A Windows 7 Home Premium device with 12.1 inch display, Intel Core i5 processor, and 64GB SSD drive. Priced at $999 to $1099 with January availability.
We knew we would see LOTS of Android tablet news at CES this year and it is starting to look like my Samsung Galaxy Tab purchase may have been a bit premature.
Make sure to check out Laptop Magazine for a detailed breakdown of each of these devices.
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Mmmm, I like the Windows 7 slate!
ROFL zealot, my condolences
Wow I can't believe you actually bought a galaxy tab.
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