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Well, well, well, a bunch of Asus' tablets have just been priced and somewhat dated. The first one is the 10-inch Eee Pad EP101TC tablet which will be running Android (3.0 "Gingerbread"); this will be available in March 2011 for $399. The company also has the black-and-white Eee Tablet e-book reader which will be priced at $300 when it hits the market this October. The other two tablets are running Microsoft's Windows. The more affordable one will sport a 10-inch display and will be running Windows Embedded Compact 7 and will cost less than $499 when it hits the market in January. The last one is the most expensive of the bunch and it'll cost you $1,000. Apparently, the 12-inch EP121 Windows 7 based tablet (which probably won't sell like hotcakes) will be so expensive because of the dock which will turn it into a laptop; this will be available in late Q4 or this year or early Q1 2011.

[Engadget]

In late May we heard about three Asus tablets and now one of them has changed slightly. The Eee Pad EP101TC coming from Asus won't be running Windows Embedded Compact 7 anymore, instead they've opted to go with Android 3.0 "Gingerbread" which is great news for everyone. Sadly, we'll now have to wait until CES in January 2011 to see how well the tablet works. For testing purposes, Asus is using Android 2.2 "Froyo" to see if everything is working out. Apparently, this tablet will have integrated 3G connectivity and they'll be shipping samples of it to carriers by the end of this year. This tablet is still about 6 months from actually being released so hopefully Asus improves some specs inside as well, but we'll see what happens.

[Slash Gear]

At Computex, they're definitely not short on tablets from all manufacturers and Asus has just made a few of theirs official. The first one is being named the Asus Eee Tablet. This "digital notebook" packs an 8-inch touchscreen display with a 1,024 x 768 resolution, a 2,450 dpi input sensitivity, and sports an LCD monochrome display with 64-levels of grey. It's not an e-ink display, so you'll actually only be able to squeeze out 10 hours of battery life. Of course, it has essentials like a microSD card slot and a 2MP camera. Asus is calling this is "world's most accurate and sensitive note taking devices available" so maybe it'll work for students. This tablet is expected to launch in September in the price range of anywhere between $199 and $299. Check out a preview of this Eee Tabet here, courtesy of Engadget.

The other two tablets that Asus announced may be more desirable to you. First up is the Eee Pad EP121 which sports a 12-inch touchscreen display, an Intel Core 2 Duo ULV CPU, an integrated webcam, a few USB ports, a 10-hour battery life, and Windows 7. Being a laptop without a keyboard, Asus also has a hybrid dock / keyboard for you (here, courtesy of Engadget again). The other tablet they introduced is the EP101TC. This one is a 10-inch model that runs on Windows Embedded Compact 7. The specs for this one isn't clear right now, but I'm sure we'll find them out soon. Both of these tablets aren't expected until Q1 2011, which is a major let down. They'll be priced at $399 to $499 whenever they get released. Check out Engadget here for a preview of the Eee Pad EP101TC and the EP121.

Asus Eee Tablet: Engadget, Slash Gear
Asus Debuts the Eee Pad: Engadget, Slash Gear
Note: Both Slash Gear links are the same.