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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.
By Shane O'Neill
CIO

MSI Windpad 100

Key features:

• 10-inch display

• Windows 7 Home Premium

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• Multi-Touch

• Intel’s Oak Trail Atom Processor

• 2GB of RAM

• 32GB SSD

• SIM card slot

• 8 hours of battery life

• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 3G module will be on some versions

• 2 USB ports

• 1.7 lbs

• Web camera

• HDMI port

• Price: $499

• Availability: Early 2011

Asus Eee Pad EP121

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Key features:

• 12-inch display

• Windows 7 Home Premium

• High Resolution Touch Sensitive Screen

• Multi-Touch

• CUL V Intel Core 2 Duo Processor

• 2GB of DDR2 RAM

• 32, 64 or 128GB SSD

• 10 hours of battery life

• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G

• USB ports

• 1.3 megapixel Web camera

• 1.48 lbs

• Memory and SIM card slots

• HDMI port

• Headphone/Mic Jacks

• Price: $1,000

• Availability: December 2010

Pegatron Masterpad

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Key features:

• 11.6-inch display

• Windows 7 Home Premium

• Multi-Touch

• Intel Atom N450 processor

• 2GB RAM

• 32 or 64GB SSD

• 5 hours of battery life

• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G

• 2 USB ports

• 1.3 megapixel Web camera

• 2.18 lbs

• Memory card slot

• mini-HDMI port

• Price: Not available

• Availability: Late 2010

[ 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

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Key features:

• 8.9-inch display

• Windows 7 Home Premium

• Multi-Touch

• 1.6-GHz Intel Z530 Atom processor

• 1GB of DDR2 RAM

• 32GB or 64GB SSD

• 5 hours of battery life

• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional 3G

• USB ports

• Front and rear Web cameras

• 1.49 lbs

• Memory and SIM card slots

• HDMI port

• Headphone/Mic Jacks

• Price: $549 for 32GB model, $599 for 64GB model

• Availability: Late 2010

Hanvon TouchPad B10

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Key features:

• 10.1-inch display

• Windows 7 Home Premium

• Multi-Touch

• 1.3GHz Intel Celeron ULV processor

• 2GB of DDR2 RAM

• 250GB hard drive

• 3.5 hours of battery life

• Connectivity: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. 3G connectivity not included

• 2 USB ports

• 1.3 megapixel Web camera

• 1.98 lbs

• Memory and SIM card slot

• Mini HDMI port

• Headphone/Mic Jacks

• Price: $974

• Availability: Unknown

ExoPC Slate (Manufactured by Pegatron)

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Key features:

• 11.6-inch display

• Windows 7 Home Premium

• Multi-Touch

• 1.66 GHz Intel Atom Pineview-M N450

• 2GB of DDR2 RAM

• 32GB or 64GB SSD

• 4 hours of battery life

• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G card slot

• 2 USB ports

• 1.3 megapixel Web camera

• 2.09 lbs

• Memory and SIM card slots

• HDMI port

• Headphone/Mic Jacks

• Price: $624 (32GB model), $724 (64GB model)

• Availability: October 2010

ViewSonic ViewPad 100

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Key features:

• 10-inch display

• Windows 7 Home Premium (it’s a dual-boot device that also runs Android 1.6)

• Multi-Touch

• 1.66Ghz Intel Atom N455 processor

• 1GB DDR3 RAM

• 16GB SSD, can expand to 32GB using the MicroSD slot

• 4.5 hours of battery life

• Connectivity: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. 3G connectivity not included

• 2 USB ports

• 1.3 megapixel Web camera

• 1.9 lbs

• SIM card slot

• VGA port

• Headphone/Mic Jacks

• Price: $845

• U.S. availability unknown, available in Europe in October 2010