Comments on: Microsoft gives away Acer Aspire 1420P touchscreen tablets http://www.theacerguy.com/2009/11/microsoft-gives-away-acer-aspire-1420p-touchscreen-tablets/ Unofficial Acer Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:21:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: David Anderson http://www.theacerguy.com/2009/11/microsoft-gives-away-acer-aspire-1420p-touchscreen-tablets/comment-page-1/#comment-7929 David Anderson Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:03:06 +0000 http://www.theacerguy.com/?p=1720#comment-7929 Well, you must HATE the iPad. Don't worry, I do too. Haha. But this device... this 1420p, just blows the iPad out of the river. Fully capable dual core processor with Windows 7, able to be either a Laptop or a 'super iPad', which ever you are in the mood for. Just turn the screen around and you either have a snappy ass fully capable laptop with a keyboard or you have an iPad clone but that actually runs a computer operating system and has quite a hunk of space. Well, you must HATE the iPad. Don’t worry, I do too. Haha. But this device… this 1420p, just blows the iPad out of the river. Fully capable dual core processor with Windows 7, able to be either a Laptop or a ‘super iPad’, which ever you are in the mood for. Just turn the screen around and you either have a snappy ass fully capable laptop with a keyboard or you have an iPad clone but that actually runs a computer operating system and has quite a hunk of space.

]]> By: Michael Walsh http://www.theacerguy.com/2009/11/microsoft-gives-away-acer-aspire-1420p-touchscreen-tablets/comment-page-1/#comment-6756 Michael Walsh Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:24:25 +0000 http://www.theacerguy.com/?p=1720#comment-6756 @Earl, Thanks for writing your thoughts and contrary to what you may think, I couldn't agree more. The article wasn't meant to slam touch technology so much as the superfluous application of it. Like I said, I feel that from a user's perspective Tablet PCs are the ONLY reason to invest in touch technology as they are inherently touch devices and therefore make the best use of it. It's Touch *notebooks* that don't make sense to me. The way I see it, there's really nothing about touch technology <em>right now</em> that makes adding it to a standard notebook design a compelling reason to buy into the idea. Maybe I'm missing something, maybe I was expecting something more like <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/surface/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Surface</a> but from what I've seen, touch technology isn't ready to make the jump to traditional hardware devices, so like you said, Tablet PCs are the future. @Earl,
Thanks for writing your thoughts and contrary to what you may think, I couldn’t agree more. The article wasn’t meant to slam touch technology so much as the superfluous application of it.
Like I said, I feel that from a user’s perspective Tablet PCs are the ONLY reason to invest in touch technology as they are inherently touch devices and therefore make the best use of it.
It’s Touch *notebooks* that don’t make sense to me. The way I see it, there’s really nothing about touch technology right now that makes adding it to a standard notebook design a compelling reason to buy into the idea.
Maybe I’m missing something, maybe I was expecting something more like Microsoft Surface but from what I’ve seen, touch technology isn’t ready to make the jump to traditional hardware devices, so like you said, Tablet PCs are the future.

]]> By: Earl Teigrob http://www.theacerguy.com/2009/11/microsoft-gives-away-acer-aspire-1420p-touchscreen-tablets/comment-page-1/#comment-6744 Earl Teigrob Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:30:36 +0000 http://www.theacerguy.com/?p=1720#comment-6744 Michael, thanks for the artical. However, I could not disagree with you more as to the application of touch screen computers. The problem so far has been weight, cost and size. I take the bus to work and have been reading books on my touch, which is just to small. Even a netbook is bulky with the keybaord and screen. This device would be perfect for me. I also use my touch for head to head gaming (like air hockey, volley ball, etc) with kids where I do volenteer work and these games are not possible without a touch screen. The application for this type of device is huge given the right device, interfice, size and price point. In a few more years as voice recognition goes from OK to great, the keybaord will become less critical and a totally touch device even more practical. I beleive it is the future... Earl Michael, thanks for the artical. However, I could not disagree with you more as to the application of touch screen computers. The problem so far has been weight, cost and size. I take the bus to work and have been reading books on my touch, which is just to small. Even a netbook is bulky with the keybaord and screen. This device would be perfect for me. I also use my touch for head to head gaming (like air hockey, volley ball, etc) with kids where I do volenteer work and these games are not possible without a touch screen. The application for this type of device is huge given the right device, interfice, size and price point. In a few more years as voice recognition goes from OK to great, the keybaord will become less critical and a totally touch device even more practical. I beleive it is the future…

Earl

]]> By: Michael Walsh http://www.theacerguy.com/2009/11/microsoft-gives-away-acer-aspire-1420p-touchscreen-tablets/comment-page-1/#comment-6741 Michael Walsh Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:32:17 +0000 http://www.theacerguy.com/?p=1720#comment-6741 @alex, you've just given me a brilliant idea for when I write the brochure. Make sure you get a copy as this line will definitely be in it :-D @alex, you’ve just given me a brilliant idea for when I write the brochure. Make sure you get a copy as this line will definitely be in it :-D

]]> By: alex http://www.theacerguy.com/2009/11/microsoft-gives-away-acer-aspire-1420p-touchscreen-tablets/comment-page-1/#comment-6721 alex Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:02:38 +0000 http://www.theacerguy.com/?p=1720#comment-6721 as a student, touch will be really useful on this thing b/c i'll be able to scroll through PDFs like an e-reader. i don't know why this isn't mentioned more: bye-bye books! as a student, touch will be really useful on this thing b/c i’ll be able to scroll through PDFs like an e-reader. i don’t know why this isn’t mentioned more: bye-bye books!

]]> By: Morris Lee http://www.theacerguy.com/2009/11/microsoft-gives-away-acer-aspire-1420p-touchscreen-tablets/comment-page-1/#comment-6688 Morris Lee Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:52:03 +0000 http://www.theacerguy.com/?p=1720#comment-6688 love** love**

]]> By: Morris Lee http://www.theacerguy.com/2009/11/microsoft-gives-away-acer-aspire-1420p-touchscreen-tablets/comment-page-1/#comment-6687 Morris Lee Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:50:30 +0000 http://www.theacerguy.com/?p=1720#comment-6687 Another "me want me want!", man, don't you live technology! Another “me want me want!”, man, don’t you live technology!

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