It is raining 10-inch notebooks at Mobile Tech Manor today as the UPS guy just dropped off the Viliv S10 Blade. The S10 is a notebook from Korea that has some features not found in most netbooks. The convertible screen swings around to convert from notebook to slate tablet, and is augmented by a unique resistive multitouch display. Most multitouch displays use capacitive digitizers that do not recognize standard stylus taps, but the S10 is resistive and even comes with a tiny stylus tucked in the body.
I have not spent much time with the Viliv S10 Blade yet, but I am looking forward to trying the 10-inch notebook in slate mode. Here are the full specs of the unit as supplied by Viliv for evaluation:
- CPU: Intel Atom Z550, 2.00 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB
- Storage: 32 GB SSD
- Display: 10.1-inch, 1366×768, 3-point multitouch
- Ports: 2xUSB 2.0, miniUSB, VGA out, composite video out, audio in/out, power, SDHC slot
- Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0
- Webcam
- OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
- Battery: 43W/Hr, rated for 10 hours
- Dimensions and weight: 10.23 x 7.28 x 1.02 inches, 2.67 lbs.
I’m going to bang away on the S10 to get a good feel for how well it works. I can already tell that the resistive multitouch screen is not conducive to inking at all. Meanwhile enjoy these photos that show just how small and thin the S10 is compared to other netbooks.
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2 / 18S10 front -
3 / 18S10 left -
4 / 18S10 back -
5 / 18S10 right -
6 / 18S10 bottom -
7 / 18Viliv S10 Blade -
8 / 18S10 left profile -
9 / 18S10 keyboard -
10 / 18S10 resistive multitouch display -
11 / 18S10 LED indicators/ power -
12 / 18S10 KB upper right -
13 / 18S10 trackpad (single button) -
14 / 18S10 keyboard closeup -
15 / 18S10 slate mode -
16 / 18S10 slate closeup -
17 / 18Viliv S10 Blade vs. Viliv S7 -
18 / 18Viliv S10 Blade vs. HP Mini 5102
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