CrunchGear reports on a new multi-operating system tablet called the Axon Haptic. The tablet will be available to pre-order this week and sells for $750US ($800US once it ships).
At first glance, this tablet looks like a winner. It has a 1.6Ghz Atom processor, 10" screen, 320GB Hard Drive, 2GB RAM, 3 USB ports, web cam, and can run Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Reality slowly settles in when you realize the screen is resistive and requires a stylus. In addition, Axon installed Darwin on separate EFI partition so you could install Mac OS X on it. Installing OS X on non Apple hardware is in violation of Apple's terms of use for OS X. I'm not against creating a Hackintosh computer, however I would be careful spending $800 on a tablet that I was afraid to run software updates on.
One additional note of concern is the design of the company's website. While most areas are still under construction, the general design is a cheap knockoff Apple.com
Specs:
- 1.6GHz Atom N270
- 10″ 1024×600 LED-backlit LCD
- Resistive touchscreen w/ built-in stylus
- 2GB RAM
- 2.5″ 320GB Hard Drive
- 1.3MP webcam
- Wi-Fi (A/B/G/N)
- 3G SIM slot
- Built-in speaker
- 3x USB, Headphone, mic, ethernet, VGA ports, card reader
- On-screen keyboard and handwriting recognition
- Removable battery (3000mAh, ~3hrs)
- 0.9kg (just under 2lb)
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