Ezy Tablet PC tries cloning iPad
updated 01:45 pm EST, Mon March 8, 2010
Ezy Tablet a 10.2-inch iPad clone, costs $679
Apple is facing indirect competition in the form of the newly spotted Ezy Tablet PC. The device takes at least some design cues from the iPad and, like some recent clones, uses netbook foundations to make its attempt. The handheld device has a larger, 10.2-inch screen and runs on Windows 7 with multi-touch, but in a much heavier (2.2 pounds) casing and with a 1.6GHz Atom.
Aside from these, it runs on 2GB of RAM, a 2.5-inch, 250GB hard drive and a 1.3-megapixel camera. Wi-Fi and 3G supply the networking, and expansion comes from three USB ports, a VGA output and a multi-format memory card reader. Battery life in the attempted tablet form factor comes in at about 3.5 hours versus 10 for its Apple counterpart.
A single Ezy Tablet is now available and priced at $679, but ordering the device in larger quantities drops the unit price slightly. [via ChipChick]
How?
03/08, 02:07pm reply
How is this in any way a "clone" of the iPad? The only similarity it shares is the touchscreen, which makes it another tablet PC, not a clone of the iPad. It runs Windows 7, it has all the standard connectors, which means it's a doomed-to-fail computer shoehorned into a tablet form factor instead of a dedicated mobile device. Sorry, not seeing the connection.
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Yet another
03/08, 02:10pm (1 reply) reply
clone maker that doesn't 'get it'
Cramming in a ton of features and connectors does not make your product better.
bjojade
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thick
03/08, 02:13pm reply
That thing looks thicker than my MBP.
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windows
03/08, 02:16pm reply
$679 + $180 for Windows, add to that a virus scanner, usb keyboard and mouse, connection to a big screen, external HD, power cable to work longer than 2 hours, Ethernet cable and a printer.
All the iPad haters will love it.
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Ahh...
03/08, 02:20pm reply
/facepalm
MyRightEye
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Competition?
03/08, 02:21pm reply
It's twice as heavy, has a shorter battery life, and runs a full desktop OS which really isn't made for a touch interface.
The iPad will be a very, very touch competitor. It's very reasonably priced, and simply will work better than most netbooks.
Maybe if those netbooks try shipping with Android, or wait till ChromeOS comes out. Windows 7 is a nice OS, but it doesn't scale well to these micro sized netbooks.
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it has another use
03/08, 02:24pm reply
it should keep your lap nice and warm, no need to buy a thermal blanket, may break your thigh bones with the weight. Yo mama is so ugly… that they called this the Lardo pad.
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LOL Good luck with that
03/08, 02:54pm reply
Might as well have called it the Zune Lap Heater.
I mean, MORE expensive PLUS four times heavier? PLUS lower battery life?
Oh yeah, more of that kind of "competition," please. ROFL
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Ezy Tablet PC tries cloning iPad
03/08, 03:08pm reply
"tries to" is the key operative word. For the price of $1200+ this is like buying 2 iPads. And being Windows, once is guaranteed to spend time, effort, money, hair and get the full experience of poor quality.
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BIG Discount for 26+ Order
03/08, 03:15pm reply
Check it out, Their site shows that if you order 26 - 50 of the Tablets the Price drips to $52.00 Each. Look at it http://www.shopkami.com/index.php Its Very Funny at the Order lets you place it at Qty. 26 with some custom settings and shows a price of $870.00.
Wonder how long that Mistake will stay up that way :-D
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