In about 5 hours (1700 CET, 1100 EDT) we should know the official specifications, pricing and availability of the ASUS R2H in 
Germany.
Already we’re seeing online prices appearing between 895 and 970 Euros so its coming in at about 15% below the current German price of the lower specification Samsung Q1.
Online retailers are offering the following specification which seems to be the same as the full specification as announced back in April/May (rather than the cut-down version being sold in Holland.) The included maps could be nice. One of the navigation solutions I was looking at recently was going to cost me 250 Euro just for the software so if this is a full map set with navigation software, its going to be great value.
– 7 inch WVGA Active Matrix TFT, max. 800×480
– 768 MB DDR2-RAM 533FSB, max. 1280 MB
– 60 GB (1.8 inch) drive.
– 128 MB Graphic Media Accelerator 900
– 54 Mbit Wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
– Bluetooth 2.0
– 10/100 MBit LAN
– 1,3 Megapixel Webcam
– Interface Touch Panel & Pen
– Built in GPS Receiver inkl. Europa-maps
– Fingerprint sensor
– Protective case
– Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Microsoft Touch Pack
– 2 year guarantee
The model number being offered is: R2H-BH039T
Samsung have already said that the Q1b will launch at the same price as the current Q1 so I expect to see the Q1 undercut the R2H price before Christmas.
More news later when I get info via the press conference or via the press pack that should arrive after the launch event.
Steve / Chippy
tags: asus, r2h, umpc, launch
