CES 2010: Asus T10MT touchscreen netbook hands-on photos

A year ago, Asus announced the T91 at CES 2009. Fast forward 365 days (give or take) and Asus have lifted the curtain on another swiveling, twisty tablet PC/netbook and the successor to the T91 - the T10MT.



Unlike the T91 which has a pretty measly 9-inch screen, the T10 boasts more eye-friendly 10-inch screen area. And unlike the T91 the T10 supports multi-touch on both the screen and trackpad - although we were experiencing a bit of a problem on the stand and didn't really get to test this out at all. The screen itself is resistive so it's going to take a little bit more effort in the pressure department to get it to follow your commands. There is of course a stylus on hand to assist. It helps that Asus are still bundling its netbook hybrid with handwriting recognition software too.



Bigger screen area also means the chiclet keyboard is a lot more spaced out and therefore a lot easier to use, without making your hands feel like they're morphing into claws. It still sports the same UI and features Asus' custom interface, Touchgate, so usability is pretty similar to its predecessor and hasn't seen much of an upgrade from what we could tell.

There will be two versions to get your grubby mitts on (yes, they love fingerprints) - an entry level model with an Intel Atom N450 CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive and Windows 7 starter edition. If that doesn't take your fancy you could always go for the slightly more advanced model, complete with the same processor, 2GM RAM, a 320GB hard drive and Windows 7 Home Premium.

Both machines pack the usual netbook suspects, such as Wifi and Bluetooth and promise a battery life of around 6.5 hours (depending on usage).

Prices and release dates are unknown but as soon as Asus brings us in on the info, we'll do the same for you.

[by Lucy Hedges]