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Eee Pad Slider

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Release Date Q2 2011 May
10.1-inch IPS touchscreen
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Nvidia Tegra 2
Front-facing 1.2MP camera
Rear-facing 5MP camera
Android 3.0 OS (Honeycomb)
Optional 3G




Eee Pad Transformer

$399.99 w/o Dock
Release Date Q2 2011 March
OS Android 3.0
10.1-inch IPS Panel
Nvidia Tegra 2
Front-facing 1.2MP camera
Rear-facing 5MP camera
Android 3.0 OS (Honeycomb)
mini-HDMI port for external 1080p HD video
Optional docking station with a QWERTY keyboard
Charging Time via USB: 16hrs
271mm x 175mm x 12.95mm

Reviews: Anandtech

Eee Slate EP121

$1200
12.1-inch LED-backlit capacitive touchscreen
1280 x 800 resolution & 178-degree viewing angle
Intel i5 dual-core CPU
Windows 7 Home Premium
32 GB/64 GB of SSD storage (expandable via SDXC)
Up to 4 GB of DDR3 RAM
802.11n Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 3.0
2MP camera
2x USB 2.0 ports
Mini-HDMI port



Viewpad 10s

Release Date Q4 2010
$309.99 as of 4/20/2011
Dual Boot OS: Android 1.6 (2.2 Soon) / Windows 7
10.1" LED blacklit display with 1024x600
700:1 Contrast Ratio
Tegra 2 CPU 1.Ghz Dual Core
Cache 1MB
Wi-Fi N / Bluetooth 2.1
 10.8" W x 6.7" H x 0.57" D
(275mm x 170mm x 16.5mm)
Weight: 1.93 lbs
1.3 MP Camera (front)
4 Hour Battery Life

Review: SteveChippy

Viewpad 10Pro

Release Date Q2 2011 (May)
$580 Price Estimate
Dual Boot OS: Android 2.2 / Windows 7
10.1" LED blacklit display 1024x600 Resolution
Oak Trail 1.5 GHz Processor
2GB RAM 
                                                                                    Wi-Fi N & Bluetooth
1.3 MP Camera (front)
No Front Facing Camera
                                                                                     Adobe Flash
                                                                                     6 Hour Battery Life


Motorola Xoom

Android 3.0 Honeycomb
10.1" WXGA LCD Screen (1280x 800)
1GHz Dual Core
Wi-Fi N & Bluetooth 2.1
249.1 x 167.8 x 12.9 mm
10 Hour Battery Life
2 MP Web Camera

5 MP Camera



HP TouchPad

9.7" display (1024 x 768 screen resolution)
Colors: 262,144
dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon CPU
16GB / 32GB of internal storage space
Wi-Fi N & Bluetooth 2.1
GPS (3G model only)
Front Camera: 1.3 MP
Size: 9.45 x 7.45 x 0.54 (240 x 189 x 14 mm)
Weight: 26.10 oz (740 g)
Battery: 6300 mAh






Samsung Galaxy Tab 2

Android OS 2.3 (upgrade 3.0 Honeycomb)
NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
1024 MB RAM
7″ 2048×1200 Super-AMOLED Display
3D Display
Camera: 8mp  Dual LED flash. 
Web Camera: 3mp
Wi-Fi N & Bluetooth 3.0
64 GB Internal Memory





Tablet Specification Comparison
Apple iPad 2ASUS Eee PadBlackBerry PlayBookMotorola Xoom
Dimensions241.2mm x 185.7mm x 8.8mm271mm x 175mm x 12.95mm194mm x 130mm x 10mm249.1mm x 167.8mm x 12.9mm
Display9.7-inch 1024 x 76810.1-inch 1280 x 8007-inch 1024 x 60010.1-inch 1280 x 800
Weight601g (WiFi only)675g425g730g
Processor1GHz Apple A5 (2 x Cortex A9)1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 (2 x Cortex A9)1GHz TI OMAP 4430 (2 x Cortex A9)1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 (2 x Cortex A9)
Memory512MB1GB1GB1GB
Storage16GB up to 64GB16GB + microSD card16GB up to 64GB32GB + microSD card
Pricing$499 up to $829$399$499 up to $699$799