The NetBook Navigator Nav9 is one of the few Windows 7 tablets available at the moment. In many respects, the Nav9 is similar to the iPad. Both machines lack a physical keyboard. There are plenty of differences too. The Nav9 has 3 USB ports, an SD card slot, a standard SIM card slot, a VGA and Ethernet adapter, and a front-facing webcam. The ports make it possible to plug in all sorts of accessories to expand the capabilities of the Nav9.
ON the flip side, the Nav9 is heavy for a tablet. It weighs as much as a netbook. And since tablets are meant to be held in the hand, its weight may pose a problem.
Another problem is the resistive touchscreen display and the relatively slow Atom N450 processor. Worse still, the battery lasts only a couple of hours. Compare this with the iPad which gets around 8-10 hours of battery life on a single charge.
Quick specs:
Processor: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor
Memory: 2GB of RAM
Display: 8.9 inch resistive touchscreen display
Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
Storage: 32GB
The tablet comes with a retractable stylus. However, there is no spot in the tablet's case that you can slide the stylus into. The resistive touchscreen supports multitouch gestures. It is better suited to a stylus than your fingertips. However, it is also possible to make a case that resistive screens are better suited to Windows.
Performance is reasonably impressive. The tablet has no difficulty handling simple tasks such as surfing the web, watching video or listening to music. It can't handle 1080p HD video or HD Flash video, but 720p and lower resolution videos play reasonably well. But text entry is an altogether different story.
On the bright side running Windows on a tablet has its share of advantages. It supports Adobe Flash. It can run tens of thousands of programs. Better still, you can plug in USB hard drives, flash drives, DVD drives, a keyboard, mouse, or other accessories. still this Windows 7 tablet isn't quite up to the mark.
ON the flip side, the Nav9 is heavy for a tablet. It weighs as much as a netbook. And since tablets are meant to be held in the hand, its weight may pose a problem.
Another problem is the resistive touchscreen display and the relatively slow Atom N450 processor. Worse still, the battery lasts only a couple of hours. Compare this with the iPad which gets around 8-10 hours of battery life on a single charge.
Quick specs:
Processor: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor
Memory: 2GB of RAM
Display: 8.9 inch resistive touchscreen display
Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
Storage: 32GB
The tablet comes with a retractable stylus. However, there is no spot in the tablet's case that you can slide the stylus into. The resistive touchscreen supports multitouch gestures. It is better suited to a stylus than your fingertips. However, it is also possible to make a case that resistive screens are better suited to Windows.
Performance is reasonably impressive. The tablet has no difficulty handling simple tasks such as surfing the web, watching video or listening to music. It can't handle 1080p HD video or HD Flash video, but 720p and lower resolution videos play reasonably well. But text entry is an altogether different story.
On the bright side running Windows on a tablet has its share of advantages. It supports Adobe Flash. It can run tens of thousands of programs. Better still, you can plug in USB hard drives, flash drives, DVD drives, a keyboard, mouse, or other accessories. still this Windows 7 tablet isn't quite up to the mark.
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