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Asus EEE Personal computer T91MT
Asus EEE Personal computer T101MT
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t
Viliv S10
HP TouchSmart TM2

Having a touchscreen on your own mobile pc might be very helpful. It makes surfing about way less complicated, web-browsing much more enjoyable and intuitive, will help you take hand written notes, and many others. Of course, every one of these when the touch screen utilized on the machine is precise and reputable.
Such laptops with touch-screens that will be easily swiveled,Office Pro Plus 2007, transforming them into veritable tablets, have been all around for a although. Even so, almost all of them aren’t at all affordable, having price tags of 1000 bucks and much more.
In the last months though, a new class of such gadgets emerged: the tablet netbooks, computers able to combine the qualities of a mini laptop (portable, light, cheap) with those of a touch-sensitive show. They are still in their early days, but there are quite a couple of good this kind of touch screen netbooks available already, with great prices; in the next rows you’re going to find what are the ones in consider greatest and would recommend. Obviously, recommendations are made with all the top interest at heart and are based on my previous experience with those devices and opinions and reviews from experts and regular buyers about the world (gathered from the net).
Once again, this is not a top of very best tablet netbooks, but a list. All the mini laptops in here are quite good and you should be able to choose between them the one better for you, based on your own requirements and budget.
Asus EEE Laptop T91MT – light and portable
If you will need a convertible netbook with a compact and light body, this Asus is the one for you. With an 8.9 inch resistive exhibit (with multi-touch) and weighing just about 2.1 pounds, the T91MT can become you very best travel partner.
Inside you’ll get an Intel Z520 1.33 GHz processor + GMA 500 graphics, 1 GB of memory, up to 32 GB SSD storage, a 6 Cell battery capable of up to 5-6 hours of life in real-life tests and Windows 7 Starter as the OS. Outside, the device looks good, but comes with a glossy exterior and only a standard flat keyboard (decent, but not as comfortable as a chiclet one).
Overall, the device is more than interesting. The version with the specs mentioned above sells right now for all around $433 (with Free Shipping included) and benefits from some extremely good testimonials from previous buyers.
However, although it is a very nice and affordable light tablet netbook, it does have its drawbacks, the biggest one being the small storage space (also difficult to upgrade) and also the lack of palm-rejection technology (screen won’t detect your palm when taking notes, so you won’t be able to lean your hand around the screen like on a regular piece of paper).
Asus EEE Pc T101MT – a looker with a great price
The much awaited Asus T101MT was expected to solve much of the inconveniences the T91MT had. And it mostly does.
For starters, the T101MT is a 10 inch touch screen netbook, so it’s a little bit heavier and bigger than the 8.9 incher above. Comes with a multi-touch resistive exhibit, one that’s actually quite precise once you calibrate it. Could be utilised for all kind of activities and hand-writing works just fine in Onenote or other similar programs (you do get palm-rejection on this one).
The T101MT is still fresh within the market and at the moment there’s only one version available in the US, with the N450 processor + GMA 3150 graphics, 1 GB of memory, 160 GB storage, 6 Cell 5 hours battery and Windows 7 Starter. To the outside is where the T101MT really impresses, being right now perhaps the very best looking 10 inch netbook (in its price range, needless to say). It’s only available in black (a white version should be available soon too), but the matte finish is amazing and overall build quality is very solid. Also, you get a really nice trackpad and ergonomic chiclet keyboard, so using the device in the classic laptop mode will be a delight.
As for prices, the Asus T101MT is available right now in the US for $458, with Free Shipping included. You can buy it, see more pics, detailed specs or read testimonials from buyers by accessing this link here.
And there’s one a lot more thing: performance levels are decent for this Asus (as decent as they might be on an ATOM N450 powered device), but i do advice upgrading to 2 GB of memory and Windows 7 Home (so you’ll be able to benefit from multitouch). And if you want to learn more about this device, i do recommend reading my full review of the Asus EEE Pc T101MT, with pics, videos and thorough explanations. Also, check out this post for a comparison between the T101MT and the T91MT.
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t – capacitive display
The Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t is a device pretty much identical in terms of specs to the 10 inch Asus above. Inside you get the same hardware, but the 10 inch exhibit is capacitive. This means it’s going to be a lot more responsive when employed with your fingers, but will make hand-writing a lot more difficult (you’ll only be able to use a special pen – provided in the pack – and also the results are not as good as around the Asus T101MT).
Also, the Lenovo is not even in the same league as the Asus when it comes to looks. First, it’s bulkier, heavier and glossy. Then, it only offers a standard flat-keyboard along with the trackpad is one of the tiniest I’ve ever seen on a netbook. Even so, it comes with a better battery than the Asus (an 8 Cell capable of up to 7 hours of life in real tests – but this adds up to overall weight) and accessing RAM and HDD for upgrading them is a lot less complicated.
The Lenovo S10-3t sells for $498 in the US, with Free Shipping included. You can access this link for much more details about it, a lot more pictures and critiques from users, plus the options to buy one yourself. It’s up to your judgment in case the small advantages it has over the other tablets in this list compensate for the lacks and the slightly bigger price. I for one like the bigger autonomy, but still I would rather go for the Asus.
Viliv S10 – ultra slim, but expensive
When you’ll first lay your eyes on a Viliv S10 you’ll be amazed by how slim it is. This one is also a 10 incher and you can see it compared to the Lenovo and Asus above in this clip. But although slim, it’s not that light, weighing close to 2.8 pounds, so definitely not a competitor in terms of weight for the smaller T91MT. I’ve mentioned this tablet as the Viliv S10 shares similar hardware platform: Intel’s Moorestown.
There are going to be many different versions for this tablet netbook, the entry model offering an 1.6 GHz Z530 processor, 1 GB of memory, 32 GB SSD storage and Windows XP Home,Buy Office 2010, although the top one will come with a 2.0 GHz Z550 CPU, 2GB of memory, 64 GB SSD, buil-in HSDPA and Windows 7 Home.
The Viliv S10 has a couple of strong points over the other mini laptops listed above,Microsoft Office 2007 Key, like the HD 1366 x 768 px show (multitouch resistive), the faster CPUs, the SSD storage and also the bigger battery life (up to 10 hours). You can read a lot more about these in this preview of the Vilis S10 series.
However, every one of these extras come with a hefty price, the S10 having a start price of $699, even though the top version goes for $1149 (ouch). They are not yet available in stores, but should be shortly (I’ll update once they are). And whilst the S10 is definitely an interesting device with decent performance, good touch-display and fast hardware, it is at least 1.5 time a lot more expensive than its rival. And this aspect alone will hang heavy in the balance…
HP TouchSmart TM2 – just from another league
All the mini tablet PCs listed above were built on various versions of Intel’s Atom platform, one known for energy efficiency rather than power. So while offering decent performance levels, when faced with heavier tasks, these tablets might choke.
And here’s when HP’s TouchSmart TM2 comes in, a device a little bit bigger than the others above, with a 12 inch screen (also recommended in my list of finest 12 inch mini laptops). So, overall heavier (4.7 pounds) and less portable than the tablet netbooks above, but if you can put aside these aspects,Office Home And Student, the HP TM2 is just the perfect mini notebook: powerful, good looking, solid, with good autonomy and affordable.
Let’s consider them one at a time. First, inside this device you’ll get the Intel dual-coreCOre i3-380M processor + Intel HD graphics, 4 GB of memory, 500 GB HDD (7200 rpm) and Windows 7 Home Premium. Combine the power of that hardware with a 12 inch capacitive multi-touch display and you’ll end up with quite an experience.
In terms of looks and build quality, the pictures below speak for themselves: there’s little to nothing to reproach this TM2. Also, notice the full-size chiclet keyboard and big trackpad.
The TouchSmart TM2 packs a 6 Cell battery able to offer up to 7 hours of life on paper,Office Pro 2007 Key, so probably all around 5-6 in practice, more than you’ll want.
All in all, the TM2 is a great tablet laptop. It’s not as compact or light as the above netbooks, but definitely a lot more powerful.
As for the price, the HP TM2 with the above features sells right now for about $850, with Free Shipping included. That’s nearly 80% far more expensive that the Asus or Lenovo options presented above, but if you’re a performance addict like me and want a snappy touch-experience, the difference is well worth it.

Conclusions
That’s about it for now. I’ve showed you a couple of different options for best tablet netbooks. Based on you budget and preferences, you should be able to choose one that will fully satisfy you.
Of course, in the near future much more and far more these kinds of compact and affordable touch screen netbooks will enter the market, that’s why you should check out this post from time to time for updates.
Also, if you have any questions or will need any advices regarding small touch tablets, don’t hesitate to post your comment and I’ll be glad to support if I can.

Last updated: March 27, 2011 | Tags: tablet netbook, touch netbook, touchscreen