7 New Windows 7 Tablets: In Pictures
Hardware makers both well known (HP and Asus) and obscure (Hanvon and Pegatron) are putting the final touches on Windows 7-based tablet PCs to take on the iPad and Android Tablets. Here's a slideshow of the most anticipated Windows tablets due out for the holidays or early 2011.

MSI Windpad 100
Key features:
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Intel's Oak Trail Atom Processor
• 32GB SSD
• 8 hours of battery life
• 2 USB ports
• Web camera
• Price: $499
Asus Eee Pad EP121
Key features:
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Multi-Touch
• 2GB of DDR2 RAM
• 10 hours of battery life
• USB ports
• 1.48 lbs
• HDMI port
• Price: $1,000
Pegatron Masterpad
Key features:
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Intel Atom N450 processor
• 32 or 64GB SSD
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G
• 1.3 megapixel Web camera
• Memory card slot
• Price: Not available
[ For complete coverage on Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system -- including hands-on reviews, video tutorials and advice on enterprise rollouts-- see CIO.com's Windows 7 Bible. ]
Hewlett-Packard HP Slate
Key features:
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 1.6-GHz Intel Z530 Atom processor
• 32GB or 64GB SSD
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional 3G
• Front and rear Web cameras
• Memory and SIM card slots
• Headphone/Mic Jacks
• Availability: Late 2010
Hanvon TouchPad B10
Key features:
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 1.3GHz Intel Celeron ULV processor
• 250GB hard drive
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. 3G connectivity not included
• 1.3 megapixel Web camera
• Memory and SIM card slot
• Headphone/Mic Jacks
• Availability: Unknown
ExoPC Slate (Manufactured by Pegatron)
Key features:
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• 1.66 GHz Intel Atom Pineview-M N450
• 32GB or 64GB SSD
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G card slot
• 1.3 megapixel Web camera
• Memory and SIM card slots
• Headphone/Mic Jacks
• Availability: October 2010
ViewSonic ViewPad 100
Key features:
• Windows 7 Home Premium (it's a dual-boot device that also runs Android 1.6)
• 1.66Ghz Intel Atom N455 processor
• 16GB SSD, can expand to 32GB using the MicroSD slot
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. 3G connectivity not included
• 1.3 megapixel Web camera
• SIM card slot
• Headphone/Mic Jacks
• U.S. availability unknown, available in Europe in October 2010
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