Question for my geek friends in Far Off Lands

[rolanni]

I am in the throes of Gadget Lust.  I've been reading about the Asus MeMo 370T, to be released in the US in the second quarter of the year, and it seems to me to be my Dream Tablet -- good size, good price, Android OS.  The one outstanding question is battery life.

Now, it seems that, in Europe, a version of this tablet is already on sale -- the Asus MeMo 171 -- which Asus does not, for reasons best known to Asus, intend to offer to the US market.

So, my question is:  Does anyone have any experience with this device?  What are your impressions, especially with regard to battery life, but I'm interested in everything you have to say about it -- good and bad.

Abundant Spanish Aunts.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'd strongly recommend waiting for tablets containing both Texas Instruments' OMAP5 chip (expected late this year, if it doesn't slip, again) and Pixel Qi's revolutionary new-this-year 1280x800 display that works both like regular backlit LCD screen when not enough ambient light (eats more battery power) and like e-reader screen using just reflectance of ambient light (much lower energy cost -> longer battery life), AND it's easy to read in direct sunlight.

Waiting for tech to mature is sort of like anxiously awaiting next wonderful installment from favorite authors (but you two are MUCH better than ANY tech gadgets I might happen to freak out about).

Jim