[TemptingReviews] Asus Eee Slate EP121 - Windows 7 Tablet

Finally...a slate that is worth the dollars asked. The ExoPC (which I also wrote a review about) being $800 pales in comparison to the Eee Slate which is $300 more. Based on the specs of this beast, I would say the ExoPC is overpriced by about $400. Nice machine, but just comparing specs.

This device has two things that make it not quite appealing to everyone: The weight and the battery life. The weight makes it not that desirable for lengthy holding, though it is no more heavy than any of the Motion Computing tablets. IN fact, spec-wise this is comparable to the Motion J3500, it just doesn't have the same battery life (and obviously, this is because it's a lot slimmer than the Motion tablet).

Contains the same Gorilla Glass which by itself makes it infinitely more valuable than any other tablet out there, but the back seems to be simple plastic rather than ruggedized, so I figure the machine could still break and you'd just have a flawless piece of glass. Who knows.

On a scale of 10 I would give it an 8. Battery life and weight are the only factors holding it back. Again THIS IS NOT AN IPAD COMPETITOR. I would go out on a limb by saying this isn't even really a consumer device. I'm not sure why they put 7 Home Premium on it (64 bit Home Premium at that), because it just doesn't fit into a consumer market with the Android tablets and the iPad. My advice: Upgrade it to 7 Ultimate or Professional, and use it in a business environment as a mobile computing solution.



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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Asus
• EeePad
• Eee Slate
• EP121
• Tablet
• Windows 7
• mobile

[Vanhhline]

can you rest you hand on the screen without interfering with the pens input, if not, can you disable finger touch for when you might be drawing?

[mistermarcusgmail]

@Vanhhline You can set pen only, yes.

[Ykhavari]

then how do you reinstall windows?!

[mistermarcusgmail]

@Ykhavari There is a restore partition and software. Or you can get an external USB CD-ROM drive.

[dance8294lynn]

is this made from taiwan? i mean i know asus is a taiwanese company but is it made from there? if not where was it made?

[mistermarcusgmail]

@dance8294lynn No, it was made in China, likely FoxConn, due to the panel used. But that's just a guess. China for sure though.

[totin734]

thank you for the review! you did an awesome, clear and honest review! keep it up!

[mistermarcusgmail]

@Ferzurio None yet.

[Ferzurio]

Do you know a similar tablet for windows 7 but where the tablet can stack onto the keyboard dock? Cuz the keyboard and tablet as seperation kinda fill some space

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@MentalReserve Yes