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2011-04-11 , 22:17
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http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/...-hour-battery/

spin off from the android epic thread, 1 G/16G $400 at Bestbuy (?) or + dock $150

I think i will take it for 1) 16 hr battery life or 10hr without dock and honeycomb. Wish it has a 7" version. Nice find, guys.

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2011-04-12 , 17:05
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Asus Transformer home page
http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_...F101/#overview

There are some nice videos here
http://techinstyle.tv/video/still-go...-answers-here/

Some new forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1104
and
http://android.modaco.com/category/5...er-modaco-com/

No sign of this yet in my local PC World and Comet. Deliveries are expected shortly though

My inclination at this moment is to wait for the 32GB. I wonder how long the wait is likely to be though?

I am still undecided on the keyboard option
 

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2011-04-13 , 03:47
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My problem is the 10" form factor, it is way too big for one hand. even the the 7" tablet I am using, I barely able to hold only the edge, I sometimes have to grab the screen, yike!

I think the $ is about right, $400, a tard more than a netbook, but with 9 - 16 hr of continuous use. My NextBuy

Thanks for the video link, make me salivate

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2011-04-13 , 05:13
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I'm also on the waiting list to get one of these.
Only Tablet that convinced me so far.

The NEW and improved Galaxy Tab 10.1 also seems good, but I don't think I will wait if I can get my hands on an ASUS Transformer
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2011-04-13 , 08:18
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Originally Posted by bunanson View Post
My problem is the 10" form factor, it is way too big for one hand. even the the 7" tablet I am using, I barely able to hold only the edge, I sometimes have to grab the screen, yike!

I think the $ is about right, $400, a tard more than a netbook, but with 9 - 16 hr of continuous use. My NextBuy

Thanks for the video link, make me salivate

bun
Yes I have been fretting over the best form factor and boring everybody with it on The Epic Android thread. My 5" Dell Streak is just so versatile that it spoils me for the larger and relatively more cumbersome 7". I have a SmartQ7 for reference.

There is something sweet about what Asus have done that is calling out to me though.

As I said on the other thread, for me the 5" is for everywhere and the 10" for the couch. With 32GB internal and 32GB SD it becomes a multimedia tool.

I am still trying to get to see one in a shop. Yesterday I saw the Acer Iconia which was very nice indeed and by all accounts the Asus IPS screen is even better.
 
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2011-04-13 , 08:35
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This device will be super cool once *real* linux, like for example debian (ubuntu) or meego will get ported to it.

There's an Android netbook with the tegra, the toshiba ac100, that looks pretty sweet too, with its ~800 grams and ongoing efforts of porting ubuntu for it: http://tosh-ac100.wetpaint.com/

edit: I know "Linux" is just the kernel, but since the word is used sloppily more generally (often actually meaning GNU/X/$Desktop_environment/whatnot/Linux), a distinction needs to be made between Android and "real Linux".
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2011-04-13 , 13:09
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Originally Posted by mannakiosk View Post
This device will be super cool once *real* linux, like for example debian (ubuntu) or meego will get ported to it.

There's an Android netbook with the tegra, the toshiba ac100, that looks pretty sweet too, with its ~800 grams and ongoing efforts of porting ubuntu for it: http://tosh-ac100.wetpaint.com/

edit: I know "Linux" is just the kernel, but since the word is used sloppily more generally (often actually meaning GNU/X/$Desktop_environment/whatnot/Linux), a distinction needs to be made between Android and "real Linux".
It seems that KDE is working on a touch screen interface for small devices. This could be the start of what we are looking for.

It is called the Plasma Active Project and Contour Project
http://ostatic.com/blog/kdes-new-pro...rtable-devices

http://www.cio.com.au/article/382938...ets_mixed_uis/
 

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