Asus Eee PC 900 Supports Multi-touch

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Asus Eee PC 900 Supports Multi-touch

Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:23:40 AM #51341 Perm Link

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The new version of the Eee supports multi-touch on its trackpad. <a href="http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030092,49296573,00.htm">The technology that has been around for years has finally made it to a PC</a>.

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Better still, the mouse trackpad supports multi-touch gesture inputs -- even in Windows XP. A pinching motion lets you zoom in on images, stretching lets you zoom out, and a two-finger vertical stroking motion allows you to scroll up and down through documents. MacBook Air and iPod touch users have enjoyed this feature for some time, but it's the first we've ever seen it implemented on a Windows laptop.

The 900 still comes with Linux, but XP is an option with a crappier machine.

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Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:01:01 PM #51348 Perm Link

i can see issues with the muti touch not working correctly...

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Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:28:11 PM #51370 Perm Link

Now if they make some more hard drive space appear somehow, you essentially have a MacBook Air killer for a hilariously small fraction of the price.

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Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:43:00 PM #51384 Perm Link

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Now if they make some more hard drive space appear somehow, you essentially have a MacBook Air killer for a hilariously small fraction of the price.

Really, that's the only reason why they can do it for such a small fraction of the price. If they had the same kind of HDD the price would go up considerably (although still at least half a grand under macbook air's asking price).

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Asus Eee PC 900 Supports Multi-touch

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