CES 2010: Windows 7, Menlow, 10-inch panel(s)
MSI seems to be the first company to ever show dual-screen
notebook without a hardware keyboard. The concept is pretty simple, the
notebook has two 10-inch screens and both of them are touch sensitive.
MSI has the ebook market in its sights, as it claims that the device
can be a good ebook reader and at the same time can run Windows 7. If you need
a keyboard you will have to be satisfied with a virtual one. The device comes
with an SSD drive as well as with Intel’s Menlow, low power Atom CPU.
We don’t know much about battery life and potential
availability but we will sure ask around. All in all except the finger smudge
that you can see all over any touchscreens, there is nothing major to
complain about. One can argue that hardware keyboard is irreplaceable, but
millions of iPhone and similar touch copycats seems to be doing fine with touch.
Don’t forget that MSI has a Tegra-2 based tablet in the
pipe as well, so the choice is yours. If you still desperately want a keyboard, you will
have plenty products to choose from.
