It was actually back in June of 2009 that we got our hands on Viliv’s first generation 7 inch slate for a full review, the Windows X70EX. Now at CES 2011, Viliv has unveiled the second generation of this device, the X70.
The X70 runs Windows 7 out of the box and Viliv claims that it’s the “slimmest and lightest inch Windows tablet in the world, but I’m certain that there’s some subtext to that claim. The 7 inch 1024×600 screen has been upgraded to a capacitive touchscreen which will certainly improve the input experience. Viliv says that the X70 will use “Intel’s next generation mobile CPU inch, but we’re still waiting for specifics on that front. For the time being, we do know that the device will have 2GB of RAM and weigh 0.926lbs (420g).
You can keep an eye on up to date specs, links, and additional info at our Viliv X70 tracking page. I’m sure Chippy will do his best to get some hands-on time with this device at CES 2011, so stay tuned! Here’s another press shot for the road:
Viliv Unveils Second Generation X70 Windows 7 Slate http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=23029
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Viliv Unveils Second Generation X70 Windows 7 Slate: Read more …
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Unlikely destination! How many of us out there need to run specific windows 7 software???? Quite a few mate.
The problem isn’t with the OS, but with the device itself. No keyboard, no mouse, no productivity. I’ve been looking for a Windows 7 device myself, and this really isn’t what I’m looking for. It’s just not practical enough.
I need a new 7″ tablet with a Windows OS, its battery must be interchangeable way, and that like USB, SD slot, video output, all are in body (not a dock).
I would never buy a tablet brought a non-interchangeable battery way.
hm, why not higher res? 1024×600 was and still is not that much for w7. 1368×768 or so should be standard now.
would like to buy but not with that res
Agreed, not much a fan of the weak resolution!
Looks like you may be confusing 10″ with 7″, we’re a long way before anyone puts 1368×768 on a 7″ device. It’s hard enough to get any company to put it on a 10″ device as is!
Weak resolution is relative anyway, 1024×600 is still higher dpi/ppl than the same resolution on a 10″ netbook. Traditional resolution for a 7″ is 800×480 for comparison.
The only ones who have gone out of their way to produce such high resolutions in small screens have been Apple’s iPhone/iTouch 4 retina display, for example. It only has a 960×640 resolution but on a 3.5″ screen that gives it a display size of 2.91″ × 1.94″ (7.4cm × 4.93cm) = 329.65 PPI, 0.0771mm dot pitch, 108669 PPI²
In comparison the normal traditional 800×480 on 7″ screen with display size: 6″ × 3.6″ (15.25cm × 9.15cm) = 133.28 PPI, 0.1906mm dot pitch, 17763 PPI²
While 1024×600 on 7″ screen with display size: 6.04″ × 3.54″ (15.34cm × 8.99cm) = 169.55 PPI, 0.1498mm dot pitch, 28746 PPI²
Versus the 1368×768 you want on 7″ screen with display size: 6.1″ × 3.43″ (15.5cm × 8.7cm) = 224.12 PPI, 0.1133mm dot pitch, 50230 PPI²
But unless you need to use the screen for e-Reading then it’s a bit overkill and would add to the cost of the screen.
On the other side, higher resolution also puts more performance strain on the system and that means anything with a netbook level performance range will take a performance hit if you raise the resolution and also means a higher power load that would reduce overall run time.
So there are also practical considerations to why higher resolutions aren’t an automatic for these small systems.
Some even consider 1368×768 too much for anything smaller than a 11.6″ screen unless you have perfect vision. Mostly because Windows isn’t optimized out of the box to deal with dpi/ppl and automatically assumes your screen is a given size with a given resolution and even if you customize to compensate in most situations there are defaults you have no control over that you will run into from time to time that will force you to confront this limitations. Like when your browser opens a pop up window for a image based notice that you can’t resize to read, just to show one example.
Capacitive screens especially have a problem because they aren’t very precise and hitting things like the “x” button can be a challenge on small screens even if you blew up the default size of those icons.
Not to mention how the pixels are used also matter, like Pixel Qi’s 10″ screen has a resolution of 1024×600 in normal mode but that goes up to 3072×600 in grayscale mode as all the pixels get used to display the grayscale image and of course you gain the ability to see the image under full sun light. So people still consider it a good screen option.
So let’s keep things in perspective!
Another comparison, the B&N Color Nook screen has a 169 dpi, compared to 132 for the ipad and normal 6″ e-ink reader of 167.
I would like the company to put a PixelQi screen like the Notion Ink Adam and then i am definitely buying it.
Is a dual boot Windows 7 and Android 3.0 not doable? I need Windows for work but like Android for internet, entertainment, and apps.
i’ll be curious to see the CPU/GPU benchmark results compared to the N550 (about 1700/150)
the Atom CPU isnt that bad, but they badly need to upgrade the GPU.
Sooooo, where is the active digitizer…??? This just needs an N-trig screen and pen. I really, really, need to be able to take notes during meetings with Evernote.
I’m so ready to make this purchase. As a IT professional, I see this as a much needed tool to allow me to be in the office, even when I’m not there.
This will save my social life as it will allow me to have one. Looking forward to making this much needed purchase. Digitizer included I pray.