ASUS Eee Pad to be revealed in June, launch in Q3

By on Apr 23, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Hardware April 23, 2010

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And the tablets keep on coming. In addition to Dell, HP, and a plethora of smaller manufacturers, ASUS confirmed it too will be  jumping on the tablet bandwagon. Not surprisingly, the tablet will be known as the Eee Pad and will be powered by Android. Key features of the Eee Pad include a webcam, Adobe Flash support and USB connectivity. Hoping to sell 350,000 units by the end of 2010, ASUS expects the Eee Pad will cannibalize sales of its popular Eee PC netbook line by approximately 10-20%. Look for the Eee Pad to get official this June at Computex 2010 retail for NT$15,000-16,000 (US$479-510) when it launches in Q3 of 2010. Any tablet freaks turned off by the mass-consumerism of the iPad interested in this Android offering?

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  • mrdudeguy

    whats a tablet

  • maxpayne79

    im 1st again…damn!
    im gettin’ good at this.
    though just as lame as the microsoft post that i was 1st on. :(

    • maxpayne79

      D’OH!

      • maxpayne79

        oh u guys even disliked Homers D’oh?
        i thought ya’ll nerds liked the simpsons?
        or is that old school or something?
        haha..

  • Mike

    It is going to be an “also ran”!

  • Will

    2010 and we are calling something a ‘pad’. Weak…

  • ron

    “2010 and we are calling something a ‘pad’. Weak…”

    Yeah, it should called, ‘ Eee Pad ‘. or something reeeeally with it.

    • ron

      “be called”

  • Eric

    Are there eBook readers (i.e. Kindle application) for Android yet? I love seeing more companies compete in the marketplace. I just pushes all of them to come out with better products. When I used to build my own computers I would always use ASUS motherboards. They were the best around. I am looking forward to seeing what they bring to the tablet/pad market.

    • ron

      I believe it’s the software that’s important.

      • Eric

        It is both. One isn’t very good without the other.

  • Karlh

    Any details abotu what it will look like or be able to do?

  • Riz

    I prefer to call these “slates” as a tablet PC traditionally has had an integrated keyboard. For those who use them they are a great tool. I’ve used three different slates over the last five years.

  • Adam

    Saying you’re not gonna getsomethingjust because everyone else has is is just as idiotic as getting something because everyone else has it. Here’s why webcams on Slates/Pads don’t make much sense, the geometry doesn’t work. The only people who’ve realized this is Notion Ink, so the Adam will likely be my 2nd slate, if it’s not vaporware. As DeAngelo Barksdale said in “The Wire”, unless the Android Marketplace suddenly becomes a rival to the App Store, the “the king [will] stay the king.”

  • MikeD

    Interesting. I am looking forward to this device from Asus. Hope it has the goods.

  • Ron

    A killer PDF Reader is what the users want.
    (students, workers,… everyone have PDF’s to read)

    Great & fast PDF reader could make the masses buy the device.
    (I’m considering buying an iPad only for the ‘GoodReader’ app)

  • Arthur

    Hope Asus understands that it has to run F-A-S-T. If it chugs along like one of their single-Atom netbooks, it won’t stand a chance against the iPad.

  • Electrofreak

    “Key features of the Eee Pad include a webcam, Adobe Flash support and USB connectivity.”

    Haha, I like how the key features are all things that the iPad doesn’t do.

    I’ll be honest, I like ASUS products, they’ve always served me well at a very reasonable price point. I’m still not a fan of the tablet form factor but I’ll give ASUS my blessing on this one.

    • (The real Jarrett) Jarrett

      You are giving your blessing without seeing or using the product? You sir/ma’am are definately what your post suggests you are.

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