ASUS Eee Tablet is Every Notetakers Dream Device

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Tablet haters look away as we have yet another tablet computer to show you. However, if you were expecting a Windows 7 powered touchscreen device like the Windpad 100 or Eee Pad, both of which we just showed you, you are to be disappointed. The latest device to come from ASUS is the Eee Tablet, a device that is set to hit the market alongside the Eee Pad, and with good reason.

While the Eee Pad is marketed towards those who are looking for a portable computing device that is theoretically capable of doing everything a normal computer is (thanks to Windows 7) the Eee Tablet is marketed towards an entirely different demographic.

First of all, the Eee Tablet will not feature a color screen but instead a non-backlit TFT-LCD capable of displaying 64 levels of gray. Now, you may be scratching your head wondering why you would ever want a device only capable of displaying gray but if you are constantly shuffling around with countless number of notebooks for any reason, this device is for you.

That LCD screen is actually a 2,450 dpi touchscreen that allows for stylus input making it the perfect device for taking notes or reading eBooks. ASUS even goes as far as saying that it is one of the most accurate and sensitive note taking devices available. It soars over E-Ink devices like the Kindle with page turns of just 0.1 seconds and a 2 megapixel camera for taking pictures of things users would like to later annotate and then transfer over to a PC using USB. Storage wise, you’re looking at a microSD slot giving you virtually unlimited storage, provided you have enough microSD cards for all of that memory.

If you’re expecting this thing to last several days on a single charge, again, you’re going to be disappointed as it features an LCD screen and not an E-Ink one. However, ASUS promises that users will be able to achieve at least 10 hours of battery life on a single charge; none too bad for such a device.

ASUS has told the press that the Eee Tablet will launch sometime in April with a price tag between $199 and $299.