Though Toshiba largely swung and missed with the Thrive line of tablets, they're going all in on a new line of tablets in the Excite line. Toshiba apparently listened to consumer feedback from the Thrive, and has traded in the bulky, port-heavy body for an extremely thin chassis. The Excite will come in three different variants, with a 7.7″ device with the same AMOLED display we loved in the Galaxy Tab 7.7, a 10″ model with 1280 x 800 resolution, and a whopping 13″, 1600 x 900 model.
Those who long for the full-functionality found in the original Thrive tablets will be happy to know that the 10″ and 13″ variants both sport a full-sized SD card slot, though the USB and HDMI ports were trashed in favor of thinness. All three models will pack the Tegra 3 SoC chipset, which is good news for those of you who use tablets for mobile gaming.
While the Excite tablets are crazy thin (and, incredibly good-looking), the price points are not.
Excite 7.7″ – June 10th Release Date
- 16GB model – $500
- 32GB model – $580
Excite 10″ – May 6th Release Date
- 16GB model – $450
- 32GB model – $530
- 64GB model – $650
Excite 13″ – June 10th Release Date
- 32GB model – $650
- 64GB model – $750
Though we certainly expect tablet computers to be fairly expensive, I have a hard time seeing Toshiba selling many of these tablets at the currently named price points. And while many of us think we would love a 13″ tablet, once you get above a 10″ device, the portability aspect goes out the window.
Still, the Thrive tablets are some of the best-looking Android tablets to be unveiled, and the form factor could
