Asus just pulled out their Core i5-powered,Windows 7-running Eee Pad Slate tablet, calling it "the most powerful tablet in the world." Probably so! They proved their point by simultaneously playing 1080p video and running photo editing software.
The video seems to be running without any problems, and the handwriting recognition Asus is showing off is pretty impressive. So far so good! And it certainly looks good on paper: 12.1" multitouch IPS display; 64GB SSD with 4GB memory; 10.1 Flash capable, etc. It is certainly big and bad, but what remains to be seen is how useful it'll be as a tablet.
First up is the Asus Eee Slate EP121, which is being heralded by Asus as "the most powerful tablet available." The Slate EP121 features a 12.1-inch (1280 x 800), multi-touch capacitive display (two inputs, 178-degree viewing angle), and Intel Core i5-470UM processor, a 64 GB or 32 GB solid state drive, and either 2 GB or 4 GB of DDR3 system memory. In addition, the tablet has Bluetooth 3.0 and b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, HDMI out, an SD card slot, a 2.0 megapixel camera for video chat, and supports Adobe Flash 10.1.
The EP121 also offers a multitude of input options, be it through the multi-touch screen, a wireless Bluetooth keyboard, or the included Wacom digitizer pen.
Perhaps most intriguing, however, is that the Slate EP will be one of the new Windows tablets, running Windows 7 Home Premium. It will ship with a folio carrying case that doubles as a stand, a Bluetooth keyboard, and a Wacom Pen. The EP121 measures 12.28 x 8.15 x .66 inches and weighs 2.53 pounds.
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