Asus Eee Slate EP121

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 19 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

5
Average:

4
Bad:

9

Pros:

With a sharp design and a powerful Intel Core i5 CPU, the Asus Eee Slate EP121 is a Windows tablet that doesn't feel like a toy.
Superb display with touch and pen, fast Intel Core i5, runs cool.

Cons:

Starting at about $1,000, this is a lot more expensive than some other popular tablets, and no matter how good the hardware, Window 7 just isn't made for fingertip input.

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Last revision on November 28, 2013

Reviewers Liked

With a sharp design and a powerful Intel Core i5 CPU, the Asus Eee Slate EP121 is a Windows tablet that doesn't feel like a toy
Superb display with touch and pen, fast Intel Core i5, runs cool

Reviewers Didn't Like

Starting at about $1,000, this is a lot more expensive than some other popular tablets, and no matter how good the hardware, Window 7 just isn't made for fingertip input

Expert reviews and ratings

The Asus Eee Slate EP121 can't decide whether it wants to be a tablet or a laptop with a stylus, but it still managed (just about) to convince us that the touchscreen version of Windows 7 has got something going for it. The great display and...

By DigitalVersus on October 13, 2011

If the iPad was pumped full of growth hormones and protein shakes, the EP121 would be the result. Looking eerily similar to Apple's wonder slate, but substantially heavier and larger, it's actually a Windows PC in disguise. Let's take a look...

By APC Magazine on July 28, 2011

Asus has done well with the Eee Slate EP121, and it proves that Windows can work in a tablet format. But it's large, heavy, and expensive. Although it demonstrates that Windows can function in this format, the Asus Eee Slate EP121 also proves that...

By itreviews.com on July 06, 2011

Key Features12.1 inch 1,280 x 800 IPS display, Gorilla GlassIntel Core i5-470UM,4GB RAM, 64GB SSDCapacitive screen, Wacom digitizer with stylusUSB 2.0 and mini-HDMI, BluetoothWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Introduction, Design and CaseAs the tablet...

By Smarthouse on June 14, 2011

Asus' Eee Slate EP121 is a unique Windows tablet that has a lot going for it. A beautiful 12.1in IPS screen offers both capacitive and pen touch-sensing with the included Wacom stylus, making it an intriguing artist's and designer's tool....

By Trusted Reviews on May 28, 2011

Asus has a fresh take on the oft-maligned Windows tablet in the fast-running Eee Slate EP121, a touch-screen slate coupled with its own Bluetooth...

By cnet on May 26, 2011

Quite possibly the fastest Windows-based tablet currently available, but it’s still impossible to justify the Eee Slate’s £1,000 price....

By Expert Reviews on May 19, 2011

There are two kinds of tablet in the world.The first is a new breed of consumer playthings, typified by the Apple iPad 2 and the likes of the Motorola Xoom.These tablets are designed for watching movies, playing games, browsing websites, creating...

By TechRadar on April 19, 2011

We've had reservations about Windows 7 as a touch OS ever since Microsoft announced it; however, the Eee Slate EP121 goes some way to alleviating those. It'll likely take Windows 8 to go all the way, and by then, it may be too late. Until then,...

By ZDNet Australia on April 13, 2011

Not without flaws, but as a professional tablet suited to graphical work it has a certain...

By PC Pro on April 08, 2011

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