Asus jumped into the growing tablet market Tuesday, as...
Asus jumped into the growing tablet market Tuesday, as expected, bowing four models at a news conference in Las Vegas that kicked off CES. The Windows 7-based Eee Slate EP121, expected to ship by Jan. 31, was “designed for users…
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who require a highly portable handheld device that can also run standard office software while multitasking with other applications,” Asus said. It’s powered by an Intel Core i5 dual-core processor and features a 12.1-inch LED-backlit display with a 1280 x 800 resolution and a wide 178-degree viewing angle, it said. The Slate will cost $999 for a 2-GB DDR3 RAM version and $1,099 for a 4-GB DDR3 RAM version. The Eee Pad Slider, expected to cost $499-$799 depending on configuration when it arrives in May, comes with a 10.1-inch touch screen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and dual digital cameras, including a 1.2-megapixel camera in front and a 5-megapixel one in the rear. It’s powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 mobile processor with a dual-core CPU and GeForce GU. Asus will make an optional docking system available for the Transformer that Chairman Jonney Shih demonstrated turns the tablet into a notebook computer with QWERTY keyboard for desktop use. The docking system also extends battery life on the tablet to up to 16 hours, he said. The Eee Pad Transformer, expected to sell for $399-$699 depending on the configuration when it ships in April, also features a 10.1-inch touch screen, Tegra 2 chipset and the same dual cameras as the Slider. A built-in mini-HDMI port allows for “easy connections to external displays showing off full 1080p HD video playback,” Asus said. It didn’t say how much the docking system will cost. The Eee Pad MeMO features a 7.1-inch touch screen and will cost $499-$799 when it ships in June, Asus said. The Slider, Transformer and MeMO run on Google’s Android Honeycomb operating system.