{"id":674059,"date":"2010-02-24T08:30:21","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T13:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/?p=57974"},"modified":"2010-02-24T08:30:21","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T13:30:21","slug":"what%e2%80%99s-missing-in-the-699-viliv-s10-blade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/674059","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Missing in the $699 Viliv S10 Blade?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viliv showed off its S10 Blade touchscreen netbook at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show<\/a>, but kept mum on pricing and availability. Here in the U.S. the device is now available for pre-order now appears as “coming soon” through Dynamism with a starting price of $699<\/a>. That’s the lowest configuration available and although the S10 supports 3-point multitouch, it won’t work out of the box on this model due to the installation of Microsoft Windows XP Home. You’ll either need to bring your own Windows 7 license or bump up to one of the seven other configurations — none of which have a price just yet.<\/p>\n

All configs offer the 1366 x 768 10.1″ swivel screen with resistive multitouch panel, 1 GB of RAM, 802.11 b\/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, 43 W\/hr battery and integrated webcam, but they differ by processor, storage and integrated HSPA 3G options. You can power the S10 with one of two Intel Atom processors — the 1.6 GHz Z530 or 2 GHz Z550. This platform paired with the battery is estimated at 10 hours of run time, so I’d expect to get through a full 8-hour workday with the S10. The three storage options include a traditional 60 GB hard drive or an SSD drive in either 32 GB or 64 GB capacity. No telling what the high end models will cost, but I could easily see them approach the $1,000 threshold once an S10 is fully loaded. UMPC Portal envisions the top end model hitting around $1,200<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the Viliv S10 has the looks of a Tablet PC in a netbook’s clothing, keep in mind that Windows XP Home Edition doesn’t offer Microsoft’s Tablet PC functions. So I’m a little surprised that the base pre-order device isn’t offered with the Windows XP Tablet Edition operating system. And even if you opt to use Windows 7 for inking, bear in mind that the resistive touchscreen will offer a sub-optimal experience. It’s likely to be usable, but not nearly as good as a Tablet PC with an active digitizer.<\/p>\n

Anyone pre-ordering or is this feature-set at $699 causing you to pass?<\/p>\n