eviGroup Paddle gets specced and splayed, now available from €599

This is far from the most flattering angle from which to view eviGroup’s multitouch tablets, but it shows off an important facet of design — should you buy the pricy Paddle (pictured at left), you’ll be able to swap the battery, memory and hard drive. Units ship today with yesteryear’s netbook specs, including a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, 160GB hard drive, 0.3 megapixel webcam and 1GB of RAM, but also the ports many tablets lack, including three USB jacks, VGA-out, an SD card slot and wired LAN. 802.11a/b/g WiFi comes standard while 3G connectivity costs an extra €150 (roughly $186), and if you’d rather not tinker with operating systems or hardware upgrades yourself, the factory will handle both for €50 ($62) and €79 ($98) respectively. The questions remaining are if the hardware can handle your applications — and whether you’re willing to pay iPad-plus prices for a device with just three hours of estimated battery life. Video after the break, full specs at the source link.

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