Asus R2H Tablet PC - UMPC comes to life
Written by John M   

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Nice array of accessories.
The R2H from Asus is the first incarnation of an almost abandoned project, the creation of a new market that fills the gap between notebooks and PDAs. To be honest, the current implementation doesn't justify it's high price ($1000).

It's not very fast (900Mhz Intel Celeron M 353 ULV processor), not very light (heavier than the lightest of notebooks when you add the separate DVD) and the battery shipped with the unit is exhausted after little more than an hour. The 7.0” display has a native resolution of 800x480 that will give you a headache if you plan on gaming, because the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 won't be able to deliver good frame rates in anything this side of UT2003. And it comes with Vista Home Basic, a version of the OS I have no clue why it even exists (Vista without the Aero interface, what for?).

The whole idea behind this product is appealing, but let's better wait for an improved, cheaper model, to be released. In the meantime, if you think this one could be of interest, be sure to check X-bit labs take on it before deciding anything.

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