We considered that Asus company puts aside the announcement of plane-table computers to the first quarter 2011 due to their intentions to use in their composition processors atom new generation, which will be presented exactly in the beginning of following year.
Asustek General Director reported that eee pad EP121 will be equipped with 12 inch sensory screen, mobile processor core 2 Duo and with operating system Windows 7 Home premium. The high price, which composes approximately $1000, is partially justified by the ability of plane-table to be converted in the mobile computer with keyboard with the use of a special dock- station.
During January Asus plans to present more accessible plane-table computer on base of processor with ARM- architecture and operating system Windows embedded compact 7, which will have 10 inch screen. The cost of device will lie in the range from $399 to $499. Finally, during March will appears model working under the operating system google android, which will cost less than $399.
During October this year asus can release plane-table computer with 8 inch screen without illumination, controlled by operating system Linux. The presence of two-megapixel camera and digital microphone allow to use eee note for educational purposes. The adapter wi-Fi will ensure access to the wireless networks, 2 Gb disk will store personal data , from one battery charge this plane-table computer will be able to work up to ten hours.