More stuff on the ASUS Eee Slate EP121 in today. First, the Windows Social Media Team gives a quick walkthrough of some apps like OneNote (pictured below) and Excel. Second, there’s a detailed hands on over at the WordPress blog ep121.
Windows Social Media Team’s video:
The blog gives a walkthrough of all the features of the tablet with some videos as well. With his configuration of 4GB of RAM and a 64GB SSD, Windows 7 gives a WEI score of 3.2 with that 3.2 coming from the lowest performing part – integrated HD graphics. The Intel Core i5 processor scores 5.5 and the hard disk gets a nice 5.9 thanks to the SSD on board, with also helps boot up Windows 7 in 28 seconds. Battery life clocks in at 3.5 – 4 hours for “work related activities” which includes a nice dose of YouTube viewing, and 3 hours for DVD viewing, full screen.
Turns out the display may not actually be IPS as ASUS claims but AFFS+ – similar in performance to IPS in terms of color gamut and viewing angles and the ‘+’ version increases outdoor viewability by increasing brightness - there’s discussion about this display on the the Eee Pad EP121 on the Tablet PC Review forums. Then again it might not even be AFFS+. Newegg lists the displays as MVA. Either way, both are way better than the typical TN typically found on most devices.
Web browsing demo:
While Amazon.com still doesn’t have an estimated shipping date for the EP121, the Microsoft Store estimates shipping on February 7.
Source: EP121 WordPress blog
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