Should You Buy Asus T101MT EU17 Tablet PC
The first time you unpackaged the content of the box, you will be quite impressed with the look of this Asus T101MT EU17 tablet netbook. You can say that It has a very sexy looking casing, to be more specific, let me explain. The casing material, palm rest and keyboard are made out of matte material and that means anti-fingerprint. Alike other ASUS netbooks, the screen bezel has glossy material finish.
The tablet PC is really rock solid yet light in weight. Keyboard with the island chiclet keys are tremendously pleasant to type on. There are space in between the keys and once you get used to it, you will like its spacing, because it help prevents typo on this limited space.
The highlight benefit that makes this netbook unique is its touchscreen feature. It’s very useful which enable us to navigate through windows with your index finger. In order to get the feel in using index finger for navigating through the touchscreen, you will need some practice.
The Eee T101MT EU17 netbook, gives users the best of both resistive and capacitive touchscreen technology, as it allow users to switch from Pen mode(resistive) to Finger mode(capacitive). Pen mode uses one touch point which allows users to use a stylus pen or any sharp-pointed object (like a fingernail’s tip) to write on and control the smallest details on the screen. While the Finger mode uses two touch points and allows users to do multi-touch, pinching, expanding, two finger scroll gestures.
To be honest, as this is only a netbook, it does come with some drawbacks but not ones you can’t fix. A simple upgrade will resolve these issues. The option is whether you pay in front for the specs you want or spend later some more money to get the device up to your spec. Asus apparently decides to release cheaper version and let customers do the required upgrade as needed.
To unlock the full potential of this netbook, you must do a couple of upgrades. First thing to do, add another 1 GB RAM to it. This really helps with the system’s responsiveness (including inking) and multitasking capability. Second, is to upgrade the OS to Windows 7 Home Premium and up as it will unlock the multi-touch capabilities of the touchscreen. You might spend about $80 more, but it truly is worthed.
However, once upgraded, this netbook is by far the best tablet available in the price range (or really any tablet for this size). It offers a balance of usability, affordability, and portability that the other devices cannot beat. Unlike the iPad, the T101MT EU17 is built for more than just content consumption. You can still be very productive using this device.
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