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

MeMo envy

[robert shelley (from livejournal.com)]

Have read about this device and I see why you are intrigued. You have, however, put your finger on battery life as a critical feature. This might be mitigated as an issue if it is easy to swap out batteries and you could purchase a second battery to carry along already charged up. The batteries are trivial in size, so it wouldn't be a burden. An earlier response (which I cannot see since I'm commenting!) noted anomalous responses when an external keyboard was added to an Asus EEE (as I recall). This is why it is valuable to have someone who owns one to verify it works well as you intend to use it. At least, when it becomes available, stop by a brick-and-mortar store and handle it. Plug in that keyboard. Swap out that battery! Me, I sometimes forget these wise precautions in the rush to own (gadget lust is me), so if I get one in the next little while, I'll write. Peace to you from the Ol' Grizzz...