Asus Eee PC T101MTEU17BK 10.1Inch Convertible Tablet Black
10.1INCH /1024X600(WSVGA),TOUCH SCREEN-MULTI TOUCH/ATOM N450 CPU/ 1GB DDR2/ INTE ....read more Average Customer Rating
Brand: Asus Model: T101MT-EU17-BK Price: $464.00 |   | |
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4 out of 5
Great in theory, but not in reality
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This is a great toy, but not a great product. The handwriting recognition and sketching capabilities were not sufficiently good to be usable. I ended up returning the item because the screen was physically warped and drawing a straight line on the screen was impossible. But even the areas that were not warped were not able to produce smooth or precise drawings.
For the price, it’s great… but for practical use, it’s just not viable. Look into the HP TouchSmart tm2t, which is what I ended up getting.
HEWLETT PACKARD – HP – TM2T TABLET PC – Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Intel(R)Core(TM)2 Duo SU7300 (1.30GHz, 800MHz FSB) w/Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 500 GB SATA HD, , Fingerprint Reader, Intel Wireless-N Card…
The unit is so,so
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I bought this unit primarly to watch videos on the go, also to have a pc handy also.
Just to be fair I upgraded to windows 7 home premium and upgraded to 2gb of memory, like other people suggested but still was kind of sluggish. Don’t get me wrong I know it’s a netbook but for $450.00 add another $100.00 or $200.00 and you get a good quality laptop, bigger yes but better machine.
video: Not so great, I downloaded my favorite media player (vlc player), and it played all videos at times skipping and the quality of the picture was not that great.
audio: This was my biggest dissapointment, I turned on the full volume on the netbook and plus cranked up the volume on the vlc player with my sony headphones and the sound was not that great, the reason I say this is because I have a regular 15′ laptop and when I put the audio to half settings using the same headphones I get a real good sound experiance. I tried messing around with the audio settings on the netbook, but to no avail.
Finally, the touchscreen was very responsive after I did the two upgrades. But, ended up returning netbook duo basically because of the audio issue and some of the video issue but not as a good tablet pc.
Wonderful for its price
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is an amazing computer. I About cried when it came in though because it turns out there is TWO on buttons! There is the quick menu which has basic things so you don’t have to waist time starting up your computer. Then there is the MAIN menu which is your desktop and what not.I clicked the quick view and thus thought I was being ripped off. . . Haha, Figured it out though!
The only flaw I have with it, though, is the fact that sometimes, when you turn the screen around to use it as a tablet. it thinks you’re closing it the regular way, and goes into locked mode. No problem though! Just press the space bar, sign in, and be gentle this time when closing it. the response is awesome. It takes just a few minutes to get use to but it is wonderful none-the-less.
The charger is really long, too. The cords stretched all the way across my living room. But, the box is really tiny so it can fit in a bag or purse or something. Awesome =D.
I take photography, and sometimes I need to make a section of the picture black and white, while the other remains color. This Product is WONDERFUL to use with adobe photoshop.
Also, if you have trouble finding the pen like I did , look at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. it’s got its own little magnetic cubby so you wont lose it.
Awesome!
Oh! And, also. When you get it, make sure you play around with it. There are three menus all together.
*the desk top
*the quick launch
*then there is a menu when you go to the note pads and click on the little hand pressing a button. IT flips desktop and you have a cute little ‘secrete’ custom menu with a calculator (complete with notepad for writing down numbers) and a bunch of other cool gadgets. I adore this computer! I recommend it to anyone. I was unsure about the price but it is for-sure worth it! Asus, you have my devotion!
Works awesome with Linux (Ubuntu)
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Windows 7 is such a loser on this laptop because it makes it so pathetically slow.
However, erased the windows and installed ubuntu 10.04.1 on it.. And now it’s amazing.
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Other things to note.
The processor is a 64 bit dual core intel Atom processor (WOW)
The ubuntu 10.04.1 distro and the steps listed in the link doesn’t work with the 64 bit kernel. However, Maverick (10.10) coming out in october is expected to have the touchscreen drivers in the kernel and so the 64 bit will work (I tested the Alpha 3 release)
All in all, buy this laptop, chuck out the windows 7, and
install ubuntu on it..
Some other cool tools to use with ubuntu
xournal – note taking and pdf annotation
mypaint – drawing
Had an issue with the first piece amazon shipped me – the display just randomly tended to die occassionally.. I guess it was a loose contact or something. However, they were gracious and very promptly replace the piece. Haven’t had any issues with the new piece.
Very good,though I recommend to upgrades
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Hello!
First of all, I should say that I consider myself an average user. I’m not a tech guru, nor am I computer illiterate. I wanted something portable and fun to carry back and forth to school (I am a grad student and I also teach entry-level courses, in addition to a part time office job, and I have a long distance boyfriend I hoped to be able to skype with easily–so portability and versatility were my highest priorities to me.)
For those same reasons, I’m super happy with my purchase.
Details:
So far, I have upgraded to home premium, installed amazon kindle for PC, Office Suite 7, and a LapSync to keep it synced with my (much more powerful) desktop. I plan on upgrading the RAM as well, as others have done, because it’s a bit slow opening documents and running more than 2 programs at a time, but with 1 G it’s still a neat little machine.
I’ve used it about a week, between 6-8 hours a day. I email, surf the internet, work on Word, Excel, and OneNoe (often at the same time, which makes it a tad slow), streaming netflix, and reading on Kindle PC. I have horrible eyes, but reading on the back-lit screen for a few hours at a time doesn’t bother me so far. It’s also heavier than a eReader, but I also haven’t been bothered by the extra half pound or whatever.
I should emphasize a few things: this should not be your primary machine. Typing for more than an a couple hours would drive me nuts. (for my wrist and arms) Also, I haven’t tried any games on it or anything that takes a lot of power, and I don’t think I’ll try. I think of it as the computer I carry in my purse, rather than my computer.
Touch screen is fun, but be prepared to routinely calibrate thing if you plan on writing on it alot. I mostly use the touch screen when I’m using it as a reader or streaming video.
Nice but loose screen hinge makes it hard to use
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I purchased the T101MT because I wanted to have a touch screen/tablet that I could sign documents on. The touch screen works great with the finger and stylus however the screen is really loose on its hinge. If I use my finger on the screen it just flops backwards, same when using the stylus. The only time that doesn’t happen of course is when I’m using it with the screen turned and folded over (using the T101MT as a tablet). It would have been really nice if the screen was a bit tighter.
I’m running a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium and haven’t had another issues, aside from the screen being loose. It does everything I expected it to.
If I could give it 10 stars I would!!!!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I almost bought a $3000 Dell tablet – BOY AM I GLAD I CHOSE THIS TABLET INSTEAD!!!!
The Asus Eee PC T101MT-EU17-BK 10.1-Inch Convertible Tablet is one little workhorse of a machine. I have had mine for 24 hours and can’t put it down.
I have ungraded the RAM myself – It was very easy to do, and I found a video tutorial on Youtube.
I was able to upgrade to Windows 7 home premium for about 80bucks. Got Acrobat reader and Office Professional Trial, plus Google Chrome, and Netflix player loaded up and they work fine.
Before mods it was a little slow….but since it has been nicely responsive.
The screen is a smidge small but that is exactly what I wanted. I need it light and portable. I plan to stow in my purse and go so I can bring with me to grad school. The main thing I want to be able to do that is annoying on a regular laptop is to read books, articles, and use handwriting to write on word files.
I am planning to get a monitor, and will hook up to my cordless keyboard and mouse for use at home at my desk. This way I can have the best of both worlds.
Read the reviews and watch all the videos about this device so you know how to modify it properly and you will love this machine!!
Nice product. Awful customer support
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The product doesnt come out of the box all that great. You need to delete alot of bloatware and I would recommend getting Windows 7 Home Premium and adding a 2nd gig of ram after that this product is amazing. Runs very snappy for a netbook. You get what you pay for and more out of this product. But they have the worst tech support I have ever seen . I was updating my bios and somehow their software corrupted it so I sent it in. Instead of reading the letter we inserted in to what happened they assumed the problem was the ram and they wanted to charge us 95$ to replace it and it took us a month to get it through to them that they just needed to reflash the bios or put a new bios chip in it. The supervisors we talked to said they were emailing (they cant just call the service department they talk through emails) the service department about the bios being the problem but they really werent and it wasnt until we got someone very high that anything was done. They finally tried to reflash it like we said and what do you know it fixed it and it was on its way back the next day. But we had to argue for a month over it and they wouldnt do anything until we paid the 95$ for the ram. AWFUL SUPPORT! BEWARE!
Great netbook/netvertible for the price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
This is a solidly built, very capable netbook. I was prepared for a typically sluggish netbook, but its processor’s hyperthreading made this one a joy to use. The touch screen works fine, but don’t expect an iPad experience, due to the resistive screen. Multitouch commands work, but they work best when using your fingernails not the finger pads. But then Window 7 has a lot of tiny buttons on this 10.2″ screen, so using the included stylis would be advised in any case (and works great!).
As everyone else is saying, definitely upgrade to Window 7 Home Premium and a second GB of RAM. I had no problem installing the ram (other reviewers have made it clear how to get the ram recognized).
Kudos to Asus, they made a great little computer.
Nice, but DEFECTIVE TOUCH SCREEN
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
Computer ordered: 07/26/2010; Received: 07/28/2010; Returned to Asus for warranty service: 08/02/2010
First a little bit about me; I’m by no means an IT expert, but am very good with computers. I really liked this computer, but the touch screen was defective (more about that later). I have an Asus 1000H and this was supposed to be a replacement/upgrade for that. I use the small computer for school. Mainly viewing powerpoints, note taking, email, web surfing, writing papers. I’m a senior in nursing school. I wanted this computer so I could take notes using the touch screen to write my notes with.
First the good stuff.
Pros: General build quality: Seems well built. No flex noted anywhere. The screen hinge seems solid and holds the screen still in whatever position I want it. I really liked the matte finish. My 1000H is the bright shiny, glossy fingerprint magnet. This is sooooo much better!
Speed: This is a netbook so I didn’t expect miracles from it. I have a very similar model (1000H). This computer was comparable to that. The only application that runs slow is the electronic text books. Everything else was acceptable. I didn’t try viewing many videos with it. I expect that it will be acceptable with the movies I have on my other computers.
Screen: The screen was bright and clear. I didn’t notice any graininess that I have seen mentioned in other reviews.
Camera: Didn’t test it.
Speakers: Acceptable, I use earbuds when listening to music or watching movies
Keyboard: Wonderful. I really liked the “chicklet” type keyboard. I heard that I can get one for my 1000H. If I don’t sell that computer, I will get this keyboard for that one. The keys are well spaced and very easy to type on. The right shift key is not convenient, but I’m used to that from my 1000H.
Touchpad: Acceptable. I’m not real thrilled about the mouse buttons though. It is one big button that pivots in the middle. I prefer two separate buttons. I also didn’t like the chrome coating on the button. I’m not sure that it will last and stay looking good.
Battery life: Didn’t have the computer long enough to test it.
Included stylus: OK, but I will be using a combo stylus/pen
Overall impression: Would have been a wonderful machine if it had a working touch screen!
Cons: Included software: Poor. I can’t say enough bad things about the Windows 7 Starter included. I wish it had been shipped without an OS installed. I immediately installed Windows 7 Enterprise. The only software from Asus I used was the pen write and the super hybrid engine. Both of which seemed to work well. I will install either MS Office 2007 or 2010 and Open Office. The handwriting recognition worked great on the two inches of working screen.
Touch Screen: This is the reason the computer was sent in for warranty. The screen was impossible to calibrate. When I tried to draw a straight line from top to bottom (in landscape mode), the line looked like an EKG reading. This was using a straight edge. In places the touch input was off by over an inch! I tried calibrating the screen using a grid 50×50 pixels. That helped a little bit. In the worst places, the input was off by approximately 100 pixels. Even using large icons on the desktop, you never knew which icon was going to be selected. I then tried to calibrate using a 20×20 pixel grid. I still had errors. In between the 20 pixel squares, the input was off from 30 to 100 pixels! At best, I was able to get the left most two inches of screen to work. The rest was impossible to use either with finger or stylus input. I was unable to select menu items or icons reliably. In addition, there was a spot approximately 5 pixels in diameter just left of center where when the stylus passed over that spot, lines shot across the screen. In conclusion, I could have lived with errors of 1/4″ or less on the touch input. Errors measured in inches were simply unacceptable!
The computer was sent off to Asus for warranty repair after having had it less than 96 hours. If I get a working one back, I’ll edit this review or add comments. If I don’t get a working computer, I’ll be returning it to Amazon and take the $100 hit on an open computer return. I just hope I don’t have to do that. I had high hopes for this computer and was severely disappointed that I got a defective product.
Requires tweaking
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I purchased this tablet netbook (instead of a regular netbook/laptop/or tablet like the iPad) mainly for its physical keyboard, small portability (as opposed to a bigger heavier laptop) and taking notes in class using “Microsoft Onenote 2010.” I strongly do not recommend using the built-in mic to record because you can hear yourself type and write, I recommend a USB mic.
Lenevo has a similar product and is priced competitvely with the ASUS (almost a perfect substitute, Lenevo has more advertised battery life), but I stuck with ASUS for personal preference, and I just thought it looked better.
I do not recommend this for people who are not computer savvy because to get it all to run smoothly requires some tweaking. I had to do a clean install of Windows 7 Professional 32-Bit. You can not install Windows 7 64-bit. I also had to install another stick of ram. Get the 1GB SO DIMM 200-Pin DDR II 667, you can only have a max of 2GB. I’d change out the drive to Solid-State Drive, but will void out the warranty, check out the forums to see how. The tablet pen and touch settings also require you to tweak settings to get it to work right for you, I’m still trying to figure out what works for me.
Considering whats currently on the market, I thought this was the best choice for me. If you can wait until late 2010, then wait.
Value for money! Everything I wanted and more
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This small netbook is everything I wanted in a computer for travel and meetings without spending over $500. Upgrade to Windows 7 is essential and I had to actually read some of the manual to work the pen and touchscreen correctly but I could not be happier!
The 1 GB of Ram is plenty for everyday tasks for work – email, spreadsheets, word processing.
Love it!
Great Tablet Netbook! Warning about Upgrade!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
So I’ve had this little puppy for about two weeks now and have really enjoyed using it. The interface for Windows Home Premium (must upgrade for ~$70) is quite nice. I was surprised by how little I actually type on a regular basis, surfing the web requires very little input. I prefer the built in windows touchscreen keypad to the Asus’s software version.
So basically what the other reviewers have said is pretty accurate. I just want to add a note about upgrading.
RAM Upgrade:
RAM upgrading is very easy. I bought a 1 gig kingston laptop memory and installed it. You must go into the bios and turn boot booster to disabled before your system will recognize the new memory. (1 gig is the max upgrade.)
Hard Drive Upgrade:
Do not do it! That is the best advice I can give anyone. I bought a larger hard drive to upgrade my system but after taking out about 30 screws, taking out the keyboard, and popping most of the edges around the netbook, I could not get the back of the netbook to pry apart. I have taken apart many laptops before and installed many hard drives but this netbook is nearly impossible. I damaged some of the plastic around my netbook and I tried physically prying the edges apart up until I thought the case would crack. No luck in getting the case to open. I tried for two hours and took out every screw I could find, including two hidden under the screen’s swivel base.
I have heard from other people that upgrading the hard drive is difficult and that a professional would be advised. I think “difficult” is an extreme understatement. I would give up on the upgrading the hard drive unless I was prepared for a 25% chance of damaging the computer. In the end, it was not worth it to me to possibly crack the case just to add a few gigs of space.
Overall I like the touch tablet quite a bit though.
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Updated One Month Later
So I’ve installed a few programs on this laptop.
Kindle PC Version – Looks great! There is a little bit of glare if reading in a bright place and the viewing angle is not the greatest, but it is definitely readable with ample real estate. I started reading Love in the Time of Cholera, and it is quite enjoyable on this little thing. There is also nice option to have white text on black background which I personally like. Just tap the edge of the screen to flip to the next page. (oh, and kindle pc does not support newspapers or magazines)
Microsoft One Note – So this is pretty much a program to organize all your notebooks into one electronic version. Within onenote, you have multiple notebooks, which have sections, which are made up of pages and subpages. The great thing is that you can draw directly into the notebook and then tap a button and the program will translate your handwriting into text. This is a pretty awesome program, I don’t often give Microsoft two thumbs up, but when Bill Gates said his goal was to “turn every paper progress into an electronic process”, he ended up with a great idea. I find it is an awesome way to organize what would otherwise be a slew of post it notes in a slew of different notebooks. I Highly recommend. (you can also sync one note to multiple computers)
Windows Gesture Software – this comes with Windows Home Premium. I find what works great is having an up motion gesture (pulling your finger across the screen) and a down motion as a great default setting for scrolling. Once the screen is dragged, you can also move your finger from side to side to move the window horizontally (great for web surfing). For the right and left gesture I kept it as default with “forwards” and “backwards” commands. Now, I added a finger swipe that is down-left (45 degree angle) to “cut” and down-right to “paste”. This is a useful setting because now you can simply select any text (web browser address bar for example), and swipe to cut the old text, then simply virtually type or write in next text. Overall it is a small tweak, but I find myself using it very often.
One last note I give the netbook 5 stars because it is a pretty great for today’s standards. That being said, I give the accuracy of the screen a 7 out of 10. It is quite doable, but even with calibration, where you touch and where the pointer shows up can be off by a third of a centimeter. Not super huge, but enough to make a noticeable difference. Hopefully software/firmware can fix this later on.
ASUS Eee PC T101MT- Sensible Netvertible
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
July 13, 2010 – I uploaded multiple videos showing my hands-on review and tutorials on this netvertible.So far, I’ve done 4 videos: first impressions, OS and RAM upgrade tutorial, Inking & Touchscreen hands-on, and a video showing Plants VS Zombies played on the Touchscreen. Some elements I may not have stated in this review may be shown in the videos. You can find them by searching “t101mt” at mycoretechs*com. Change the * to a .
First Impressions
I am very impressed with this tablet netbook. Right out of the box, my first impressions of its chassis is that it is very sexy. Let me elaborate on that. The casing material is made out of an anti-fingerprint matte material. This includes the palm rest and the keyboard. The screen bezel is still made out of the same glossy material as the previous ASUS netbooks. I like the brushed white strip design on the back of the screen- it certainly adds to the design.
Upgraded
As with many users here, I agree that to enjoy this netbook, as well as to unlock its full potential, one must do a couple of upgrades. I added a Corsair Memory VS1GSDS800D2 1 GB PC2-6400 800Mhz 200-pin DDR2 Laptop Memory Kit. The RAM upgrade really helps with the system’s responsiveness (including inking) and multitasking capability. Besides the RAM, I also installed a copy of Windows 7 ultimate. Home Premium and up will unlock the multi-touch capabilities of the touchscreen. As you read this, treat each and every one of my findings as based on this upgraded version.
I’d like to add this to those who are interested in hard drive upgrades. I will make a video of this next month, but for now, here’s what I know based tinkering. The hard drive bay is right under the keyboard. The keyboard is removed by inserting a small pin or precision screwdriver into 4 mini holes and lifting the keyboard unit up. There is a small sticker that says it will void warranty if removed. After removing a number of screws, the hard drive is exposed. I will be adding an SSD (or maybe an SSD hybrid) next month and will update you on this. Besides the limitation of the Atom CPU, the stock hard drive is what really provides the slightly slow program loads.
Keyboard
The keys are tremendously pleasant to type on. ASUS used the same keyboard type as the Eee PC 1201N- island chiclet keys. If you are used to keyboards without any space in between, it will take a few hours to get used to this, but as any of my friends who tried it, you will eventually come to like its spacing, as it prevents typo on this limited space. What I personally like is that this time around, ASUS placed a second Function key (one next to the left CTRL key and another under the Enter key on the far right). This allows users to use one hand to set the volume level, as well as reach other keyboard functions that are placed on the right side of the keyboard. Note: I just wanted to throw this out there- out of many netbooks I’ve used, I still believe the very best, in terms of ergonomics and feel, is the HP Mini 311′s.
Touchscreen
The special attraction that makes this netbook unique is its touchscreen feature. The resistive touchscreen has two touch points which gives users the best of both resistive and capacitve worlds. Let me explain this, resistive screen 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. So you can literally draw and write, with the system being able to detect your strokes.
Although, this does not compare against a capacitive screen’s WACOM digitizer pen, which as the name suggests, uses digital inputting and will not only read each stroke but also the users’ pen pressure. But the advantage of resistive over capacitive is that, capacitive requires a special stylus or a digitizer pen to be able to do any inking. iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch all uses capacitive screens. If you have one of these devices, you will notice that it requires your finger to control the screen and will not read any stylus or fingernail strokes.
Now, with the T101MT netbook, the two touch points allow users to switch from Pen mode to Finger mode. Think of the Finger mode as imitating a capacitive screen. It uses two touch points (where Penmode uses one) and allows users to do what capacitive screens can do: multi-touch, pinching, expanding, two finger scroll.
Screen Quality
Some reviewers are claiming that this has a grainy look. I would like to add that although it does have this look (which all touchscreens have), it is quite unnoticeable unless you really put your face on the screen. I’d hate to keep bringing the Apple devices up, but to compare the graininess, the T101MT looks way less grainy than the iTouches.
Another quality I like is that this netvertible has a matte screen. It will still attract skin oil but it resists finger prints. The included stylus has a rounded tip which glides on the screen- it will not scratch your screen at all. I won’t be the only one using this netvertible so I decided to protect it anyway. I placed a AG2 Anti-Glare Screen Protector for 10.1″ Widescreen Netbooks on the screen. This screen protector will NOT alter the screen’s quality, brightness, or touch sensitivity. It also comes with a microfiber cloth to clean the screen, really useful.
Speakers
The speakers are placed under the palm rests, on the front of the netbook. The sound is acceptable for such a small unit. It is not tinny at all. It’s loud but not booming.
Battery
I get about 4-5 hours of use per battery charge, always on Windows 7 High Performance mode (not to be confused with ASUS Super Hybrid Engine). My tasks, though, are pretty inconsistent- sometimes I’m writing on my blog, or watching videos, or web browsing, or playing 2D games, but these numbers are the average amount of hours I get. Balanced mode will surely add an hour or two, depending on the tasks.
I’d also like to add that doing some CPU-taxing tasks, like streaming videos and playing games, will require me to use the Super Performance Mode of the ASUS Super Hybrid Engine, which brings me to CPU usage.
CPU Capability
This is a netbook. Once you accept its capabilities, you will like it. If you require more computing and graphics power on a tablet notebook, look into the HP TM2T series which uses CULV/Core i UM CPUs and optional discrete graphics, but at double the costs. There are certainly more “higher-end” netbooks around, like the ones with the Nvidia ION GPU and even the Alienware M11X, but these have a different focus and lack touchscreen features. You are getting the T101MT for its touchscreen feature in a netbook size, that’s the bottom line.
Having said all that, the T101MT’s Atom N450 runs at 1.6Ghz and is snappy for a netbook, but watching videos, it helps to run it on 1.85Ghz by using the Super Performance Mode of the ASUS S.H.E. To match the screen’s resolution of 1024×600 and to alleviate the CPU’s capability, it is best to watch lower resolution videos and switching it to full screen. I streamed a Simpsons episode on Hulu using 288p and running it at full screen without any lag. It will lag on 360p. But on Youtube, fullscreen 360p will not lag, anything higher will. As for videos on your hard drive, it is best to convert them to widescreen 480p. That’s 720 pixels horizontal and 480 pixels vertical. Since the physical size of the screen isn’t that big to begin with, you will not notice much quality difference from a 480p video to an hd video. It’s also worth adding that it cannot decode 720p videos, it will stutter and chug.
Gaming
Getting this netbook brought me back some nostalgic moments. By this, I mean I dug up old copies of 2D and less intensive 3D games in storage. I installed some point and click games to take advantage of the touchscreen. This includes a bunch of Dash games for my girlfriend. We both enjoy Plants VS Zombies. I also installed games for casual gaming, like classic strategy games such as Warcraft III, Age of Empire, and even my dilapidated copy of StarCraft. Adventure games like Space Quest series, Syberia, The Longest Journey, Tales/Secret of Monkey Island and the Broken Sword series are also installed and run flawlessly. Some 2D casual, mystery, clue-finder games made by PopCap Games are fun on-the-go. There are still some gaming gems in the late 90s and early 2Ks that will run on this system. Like I said, once you accept and understand its full capabilities, this goes for any netbook, you can proceed to install the right software and have some fun.
ExpressGate
This is a nice addition for emergency internet use, in my opinion. Although it is a fast Splashtop, I generally do not use it, because Windows 7′s loadtime does not bother me.
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Great Netvertable
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I was really concerned about this buy. When I bought this computer there wasn’t much information on the internet, and the reviews were mixed. I couldn’t be happier with my decision to buy though. As long as your are aware that this IS A NETBOOK and its not going to blaze through any program, or edit pictures its great. I can check my e-mail on the road, I can carry it all day without the battery dieing, and I can make skype calls without my desktop. Everything I needed in a little computer. Also the touch screen is a lot of fun. I really don’t use it that often, because its not nearly as convinent as a touch pad and keyboard, But it is really fun to show off in tablet mode.
Versatility & Performance Better than Promoted
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
What do you really need? Is rapid access to your files and the internet important? Is portability a need? Are you tired of shlepping around that notebook?
Even if you didn’t use the touch screen, the T101 is a great device. And I say that based on an assessment after removing bloatware, adding another 1 GB of RAM (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H83X4U/ref=oss_product), upgrading to Win 7 Home Premium and installing McAfee Total Protection.
We all carry biases – so here are mine. Windows drives me crazy. I keep needing to buy more powerful computers just to run the basic programs. And each time, performance drops – in terms of my needs – consistent with the corporate need to assure backwards compatibility. Just look at the number of lines of code for the OS, from under 10 million in Win95 to over 70 million in Win 7. This is the first time I’ve had a machine that was more responsive than the one I used under the prior OS.
Just turning it on proves it. If I’m waiting for 10 minutes and want to jot down some notes, I get to use almost all those 10 minutes to work. It used to seem that I would need to keep half the time to boot up and shut down. And I am referring to the full Windows start up, not even the “rapid” one that is touted by Asus (that’s even faster).
Some reviews are critical about the limited screen display. That’s not really an issue for all settings. When I get home, I plug in a second monitor (22″) which I set to 1600×1000. It looks great as a second monitor with the desktop set to extend across the two. I’m typing on the keyboard, though on my desk I have a powered USB hub which connects to a scanner, printer and the transmitter for a full sized, wireless keyboard and mouse.
I use google docs a lot, though I am starting to use Windows journal more and more in the pen mode to take notes at work. I do not take notes writing down every word, typically capturing phrases or drawing schematics/figures to put the information I’m hearing into context. Journal seems to perform quite adequately for these purposes, and I’m learning the nuances of tablet/pen use, so it should get better. I love the ability to shift easily to portrait mode.
Technically, the machine is light enough and feels solidly built. Perhaps because it is a tablet, the screen “half” of the computer is heavier than I’m used to, with more weight distributed there. So far the hinge seems to work fine, but as an engineer, I see that as the one component that I’d worry about, if there were any. If they skimped there, I expect it would be the first thing to require attention.
And to give you further insight into my background, here’s a list of some of the computers I’ve used over the years…
PDP-8
Kaypro II and 10
Compaq 286
IBM 386
Gateway 486 (bunch of these)
Dell 486
Gateway Solo and then 200ARC
Sony Vaio Z520, TX-750P
HP Dual Core Desktop
Lenovo Dual Core laptop
Asus T101
This is the most pleased I’ve been since my Kaypro 10 and Sony laptops. Asus delivers more than they promoted.
A Nice NetBook, not quite a Tablet
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
This is my 3rd Tablet PC, my others being an ASUS R1F and an HP Tx1200.
I’ve gone with TabletPCs because of the ability to draw and to markup PDF files. The ASUS R1F is a good Tablet, except for a weak plastic chassis that began to crack after a year. The HP TX1200 has proven to be a complete disaster, from poor physical UI design to inadequate cooling.
I had high hopes for the ASUS t101mt mini-Tablet based on my good experiences with their R1F. Unfortunately, while the t101mt is a nice small and light Netbook, it doesn’t quite measure up as a Tablet. The primary problem is the poorly performing Pen interface. It is difficult to draw what you have in mind, at times the pen seems to have mind of it’s own and one has to compensate for the different ways that the pen reacts on the different parts of the screen. e.g.: on some parts of the screen, it’s nearly impossible to neatly write the letter ‘O’.
Because of the pen short comings, I’ll be using this primarily for marking up existing PDF documents (Highlighting and short notes). As a primary drawing device, I can’t recommend this incarnation of an ASUS tablet. I’ll be happy to give them another try with the next generation of ASUS Tablet Netbook and see if they get it straightened out.
Added comment 1 week later:
Happily, when the performance option is set to the highest ‘Super Performance’ mode, the processor renders .mp4 video files smoothly in ‘full screen mode (all 10″ of it)’. This is good because it’s nice to be able to watch videos on such a handily portable device.
Great Tablet, Meets my Needs and More.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have owned my fair share of tablets including three different HP models, an iPad, and the Asus TM101MT. The TM101MT has offered me the best experience of any of them. It offers a balance of usability, affordability, and portability that the other devices cannot beat.
PROS:
The device is light, and is well balanced in a hand when in tablet mode. Granted, it is not as light as my iPad was, but unlike the iPad, the Asus T101MT is built for more than just content consumption. You can actually create on this device. It is much lighter than the HP TX2 and TM2 series, and because of the 10″ screen, it is much more portable.
The Asus Computer is much more affordable than an iPad or HP series tablet. At just under $500, you can get a full use keyboard, operating system, and enough software to get you running out of the box. Yes, it will need an upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium (this is a must), but if you shop right, you can get that pretty cheaply. I recommend looking into a Microsoft TechNet subscription. You can pick up Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 for a steal.
After the Asus middle ware (with the exception of the PenWrite application which gives you system-wide palm rejections) has been removed, and the extra RAM has been upgraded, this machine is just as fast as the iPad, and generates virtually no heat. The battery of a well-tuned machine will last you over five hours.
Resistive multi-touch touchscreen allows you to ink in any number of programs including OneNote, Evernote, and Windows Journal.
CONS:
Only upgradable to 2GB of RAM. This is a function of the chipset, not of ASUS.
Does require a OS upgrade, but after using the iPad – it does too (it pales in comparison to an iPhone with IOS4).
Because it is so portable, I live in fear that I might drop it – the same with any portable device.
Resistive touchscreen is less responsive than capacative touch.
It does require some attention out of the box, but there are plenty of guides on how to tweak this machine and Windows 7 online. The EEE User forums and Associated Content both have great guides for this. If you don’t spend an hour or two customizing it, you will be disappointed.
General Comments:
Tweaking of a Windows 7 machine (the Asus or not) is a must. Some people feel that is why Apple products are better – they just work, but sometimes I like to get in and customize and tweak without having to have extensive programming and terminal experience. The Asus T101MT is like a customizable car kit – you can work on it; it will run pretty well; but you can do what you want to it. The iPad is like an import hybrid – it is a bit sexier; it will do what it is supposed to do perfectly; you will never fully own it, work on it, or understand it.
Touch screen is a problem
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
Asus netbooks seem to get glowing reviews, this netvertible, however, has serious problems. Both the touch screen and touch pad don’t operate properly, the cursor seems to have a mind of it’s own. After numbers of communications with Asus tech support and re-installing all the suggested drivers, I finally gave up and sent the computer back for a refund. After this experience I’m not sure I want to try another Asus netbook, with or without the touch screen.
Touch me not
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
The nice:
package; keyboard; expressgate
The not so nice:
although my unit had the most recent bios, the touch screen was not as functional as i’d hoped. In the center the alignment was quite good, but no matter how i tried to align the use of the stylus in the corner was off by as much as 1/4 inch which made it too much of a guessing game for me. So although the unit was well made generally, paying an extra $200 for the touch (which I found poor0 just wasn’t worth it.
On a side note Amazon was GREAT to work with and allowed me to return. I’ll wait for better touch implementations for stylus writing.
Excellent
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have had this Netvertible for about two months now and I am very pleased with it. The touch screen is responsive and easy to use with either finger or the sexy stylus that it comes with. I don’t like Windows 7 starter so I immediately took it off and put HP edition and it runs significantly faster. I upgraded the ram to 2gb and also got a huge performance increase as well. I was a little disappointed that it didn’t have the 3g modem in it as was advertised but it turns out only the UK versions have bluetooth and 3g. Still I can use my phone to tether and get 3g internet wherever I am via usb.
Overall I think that if you do the math this product can do way more than an Ipad can and doesn’t cost as much either. It’s a great but and I’ve not had a single problem with it yet. I definitely recommend it to anyone in the market for a good netbook with interests in a tablet as well.
This is a great little Machine
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Have had this for about a week and it is so difficult to put it down. This is one of the best NeTablet you will see for this price that has everything to make your computing life both simple and interesting.
If you need something for both work and play, THIS IS IT.
Thank God I did not go the route of the IPAD, this is simply incomparable.
To get the most of it, simply do the following:
-Upgrade to 2GB (additional $30)
-Upgrade to windows 7 home premium (lucky to get one from staple for $49, check [...]).
It may cost about $80 more, but worth every bit of it.
NOTE ON THE 2GB upgrade.
I tried a couple of cards, and they all worked perfectly.
All you have to do is make sure you disable boot booster before inserting the memory card.
All the techy guys will say that but may not tell you how to do that, simply put, this is how to get that done (it may be somewhere in the manual though).
-turn the computer on
-press F2 repeatedly until it enters set up
-go and select boot booster under boot, and change to disable status
-then you can insert your memory, start your computer again and check system under control panel to confirm that the upgrade went successfully.
-remember to enable boot booster back going through the first three steps.
Then you are done.
I hope this is helpful.
Enjoy the ASUS 101MT.
Asus Eee PC T101MT – Review
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I’ve currently had my Asus Eee PC T101MT for a month now and while it has a few downsides, it’s a great product and perfect for my needs.
PROS:
- Portable
- Tablet w/pen!
- Comfortable keyboard
- Some useful Asus software included
- Good size touchpad
- Integrated webcam (not great quality, but useful)
- Awesome tablet features
- Pretty quick for a little notebook
- Charges quickly, battery life is good
- Touchscreen works very well. It’s responsive and some features are customizable to your preference.
CONS:
- Only includes Windows 7 Starter. The Anytime Upgrade to Win 7 Premium will cost around $80 on amazon.
- 1GB RAM. Works well for everyday tasks but will want to upgrade to 2GB RAM for more intensive use.
- Screen is not great quality. It looks a bit “smudged” but not terribly.
ASUS MultiTouch comparable to the iPad, and its a REAL computer!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I purchased the ASUS eeepc T101MT netbook/tablet and I love it.
Another review recommended the Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade [Starter to Home Premium] and Kingston Technologies 1GB PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM Notebook Memory.
I highly recommend these upgrades. The widows upgrade adds very good handwriting recognition and a better on-screen keyboard than the default one that asus provides. Windows 7 burns up a lot of ram so the added 1GB (total of 2Gbs) really helps to keep the netvertible running smoothly. They add like $120 to the price, definitely worth it tho.
I bring the asusMT with me almost everywhere I go. I charge the device overnight and the battery lasts all day and into the evening. Now I don’t leave it “on” all day, it comes into and out of sleep mode very fast and that’s how I operate it. I’ve also been cleaning out some of the extra asus software that I feel is really unnecessary, such as the asus mode which “dumbs down” the device to look like an iPon/iPad.
Be prepared for show and tell if you buy this. I get as many questions about it (maybe more) as my friend does about his iPad. I love how small, thin, and sexy the iPad is; however, I need a real computer that can accept usb thumbdrives, can be plugged in for power while exporting video via the VGA port, and crucially can view FLASH as 90% of websites and videos on the web are in FLASH. I work in television and I use a small encoder to digitize video and stream in the field; it handles it with no hiccups.
I love this device – the only thing I wish it had was internal 3g or 4g service, but I may end up with sprints new 4g phone which also acts as a wifi hotspot.
Thank you asus!
PS – People ask me whats it called and I wish I had a simple name to give them like ipad or whatever. I’ve just been telling them its an ASUS multitouch.
READ MY REVIEW!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
a really great tablet netbook…just make sure u upgrade memory to 2 gb (kingston ddr 1 gb not 2 gb), download decrapifier and erase the things you dont need nor want, use asus hybrid engine to the max out the CPU and this baby will fly! BUT make sure you upgrade to atleast windows 7 home premium! if not you wont get the full experience mine has windows 7 ultimate and i love it!!!!! trust me it will fly and feel ALOT better!!! also try out the kindle app for PC free books on amazon and a great experience!
Three best features
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
1. Touchscreen and tablet – It works perfect, you have to tell the computer you’re using your fingers or a pen. My daughter is 2 years old and she likes to watch some videos from youtube, I turn the screen so the keyboard is behind the screen. When she wants some other video, she knows that she has to touch what she wants. I can wash dishes in peace.
2. Rotating screen – This feature is incredible, when you use this computer as a tablet you can rotate the graphics in the screen with a small button. I’m using this feature to read pdf books when i’m sitting on a train. It’s 2 times heavier than a Kindle or an Ipad but it is a complete windows system. Dont waste your money buying expensive reading devices that are still maturing.
3. Preloaded Expressgate – Do you use your netbook for working with excel files? Of course not. I use it for surfing in the web, listening music, reading pdf books. Imagine this situation: You’re just to leave home and you need to check something an address in the internet, check again an email or say something to your friend that is in the msn. You have to turn on your computer and wait until the system has booted. Not with this computer. In 2 seconds you can boot a linux based application that contains only a web browser, photo albums, messenger and skype. This is my favorite feature, 70% of the time, I use Expressgate. 30% I start windows.
Disadvantages: The ones any person with big hands would find when typing in a 10” netbook. However the keys have gaps between each other and makes it a little bit easier.
pd I also have to say that in my country this netbook is sold with 320 GB plus 500 GB webstorage and 2GB RAM. Everything goes well. Internet Explorer goes a little bit slow, but it is not ASUS, it is microsoft, ok? It goes as slow as my laptop from the office. I dont install firefox because it is so new that I want to keep it very clean.