Samsung's Series 7 tablet PC competes with the Asus Eee Slate EP121
31.08.11
Samsung hasn’t forgotten about the Windows tablet PC market, no matter how their tablet line-up looks (it’s all Android). On Wednesday the Korean tech giant unveiled their new 11.6-inch pro-friendly tablet PC dubbed the Samsung Series 7 Slate .
Make no mistake about this new tablet, it’s not going after the Apple iPad no matter how it may look from the front, Samsung is actually targeting the market that’s home for the Asus Eee Slate EP121 . The prosumer and business market that’s not afraid to spend $1,000+ on a tablet PC that’s got a Wacom digitizer and Wacom digital pen.
Source: Tablets Planet
MacBook Pro, Asus Eee Slate EP121 Among Top Computers For Back To School
21.08.11
Apple MacBook ProWinter 2011 (2.3GHz Core i5, 13-inch)
The good: The CPU updates to the 13-inch MacBook Pro offer big leaps in performance. The machine has phenomenal battery life, and its excellent ergonomics, keyboard and large, smooth, multitouch trackpad are still among the best available. It also comes with 720p HD webcam.
The bad: Graphics performance is slightly worse than last year's 13-inch Pro. The 13-inch screen resolution is still low compared with the MacBook Air. The Thunderbolt port is an unknown quantity until accessories become available. There are limited upgrade options, and no HDMI orBlu-ray.
The cost:
Source: Hartford Courant
Samsung unveils slim Windows tablet
02.09.11
Samsung has taken the wraps off the Series 7 Slate, a business-friendly Windows tablet that closely resembles the Android-based tablets that are proving popular with consumers.
There are several tablets that run Windows 7 , such as Asus's Eee Slate EP121 , but the 11.6-inch Series 7 Slate is relatively light and trim. Samsung quietly announced its latest Windows tablet at the IFA technology show in Berlin on Thursday, shortly after unveiling its more consumer-oriented Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Note Android tablets.
"The Samsung Series 7 Slate PC was designed for on-the-go users who need a slim, lightweight computer but can't afford to sacrifice true PC functionality," Samsung's enterprise mobile PC marketing chief, Scott Ledterman, said in a statement.
Source: ZDNet UK