Not too long ago we wondered what happened to the T91 which seemed to launch only to quickly succumb to a total lack of supply in the face of big demand.
There still doesn’t appear to be one simple answer as to why the Asus Eee T91 [Portal page] went through some awfully turbulent supplies at its initial launch, but it would seem that to a certain extent things were waiting on Windows 7.
Now suddenly it looks like Dynamism and Amazon have plenty of T91s to sell, and the aptly named and multi-touch capable T91MT, which Chippy mentioned was pre-ordering last week, is now shipping as well.
The T91MT is the first multi-touch version of the T91 and it ships with Windows 7 (the regular T91 ships with XP). It still isn’t even official on Asus.com, but I suppose that isn’t stopping vendors like Amazon from selling it.
Seems like ‘kubel’ from recently established MyT91.info is one of the first to get his/her hands on the T91MT and has already provided an unboxing with a full review soon to come.
We’ll have to wait on further reports, but a glance at a T91MT intro video on YouTube seems to imply that the unit is capable of pressure sensitivity and palm rejection despite lacking an active digitizer which is quite an interesting proposition.
Update: Kubel from myt91.info has left us some info in the coments, and among other things say that the T91MT does not appear to have a pressure sensitive screen (ie: can’t tell the difference between a hard touch and a soft touch). This is disappointing to hear, but then again we can’t really expect full tablet PC features on a little netbook sized (and priced) convertible.
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Ben, is there any info about T91go?
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It seems the longer I shop around, the more confused I’m getting. Only yesterday I was ready to pull the trigger on a viliv s7, and today I’m finding myself scanning what’s available in the 9-10″ netbook/tablet arena. It would probably be easier to make a decision if I could wrap my head around the choices! The apparent lack of really good reviews isn’t helping, along with the fact that Win 7 is out, and only a few devices seem to have the hardware to make the most use of it (speaking specifically of multi-touch screens). Today, I’ve spent some time looking at the T91MT and am wondering how this compares with the Gigabyte T1028X and the Asus T101H, or T101P, or whatever they call it… if it exists? Is there another unit I should look at first? Are there more coming? Help!!
you’re interested in convertibles
there are some interesting articles here
umpcportal.com is really useful!
Indeed, this website has probably saved me from ill-spent savings. I’m not frustrated with this website, just suffering from “decisional paralysis.” The T1028X is now my current favorite… the non-removable battery in the T91MT seems to be a show-stopper for me.
Hi! The T1028X is an amazing device and would take advantage of all Win7 has to offer, Multitouch, great resolution 1366×768, battery life, 1.6ghz as opposed to the 1-1.3ghz on other “touch” netbooks.
I have 12.1 TX2 HP for now to meet my MultiTouch needs, and various netbooks or my “ultraportable” needs, however debating to get this device, I’d like t see it in person though feel it’s weight and size (sure a ton smaller than this TX2).
This 1028X is the top o the list terms of “available now” devices. My peeve on the T91MT is the 32gb HD. I like the Archos 9, but no MT. I seem to be holding off for the Viliv S10, but if yu are looking soemthing right now, I’d suggest either the 1028X o the M912X.
lanlanb, I am a UMPC/Netbook neophyte, so almost as soon as I discover one exciting product I discover another one that seems even more exciting. The viliv s10 is an awesome looking machine, but I read somewhere that it was “not upgradeable” (ie, no RAM or HDD upgrades are possible). I’ve also not been able to find definitive confirmation whether the T1028X has a multi-touch screen or not. Are you sure it does?
No pressure sensitivity, and as far as I can tell, no palm rejection. The only palm rejection it has is when it thinks you are trying to do a gesture. Putting your palm and your stylus on the screen in Journal, for instance, will create a scrolling gesture. The ‘ink’ stops flowing at that point.
I’m thinking gestures are application dependent. If you are using MS Paint, for instance, you can clearly see there’s no built-in palm rejection (and no real useful gestures that I could see).
Also, a few tid bits that I’ll include with my full review:
1) Two out of three of the mini-pci-express slots are factory soldered (both are occupied by SSD and WiFi). The third one (in the middle) can be used for 3G/GPS, but ASUS decided not to include a slot for the US market. So get out your soldering iron if you want 3G.
2) My unit came missing at least one WiFi antenna. I haven’t fully disassembled the unit (I’ll let other reviewers do that), but from removing the bottom cover, I see one bare corner WiFi antenna port.
3) There’s an apparent bug in Eee Storage that seems to be generating system backups even when the option is disabled. It slows the already low-powered system down to a crawl and can only be stopped by killing the Eee Storage and SystemBackup process.
4) Don’t bother wasting your time with the ASUS calibration utility. At least when I tried it, it didn’t work too well. Stick with the Windows 7 calibration tool.
BTW, I’m a he ;).
Thanks for the info kubel… its pretty sad that they quite clearly showed pressure sensitivity in that intro video, but I figured it could have just been a proof of concept.
Yeah, I guess the ASUS marketing department wasn’t on the same page as the ASUS product development department. They can’t possibly say it was because they were in a hurry to get it released, seeing as they have been teasing us with the T91SA and T91MT for about a year now.
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Asus T101MT tablet netbook is far better. It comes with multi touch 7 Home Premium, 2GB RAM and 320GB HDD. Asus T101MT also features Super Hybrid Engine technology which has increased the battery life on this netbook to good 6.5 hours.