Intel Reveals Hardware Specs List for Windows 8 Tablets

[cookoy]

If the price is set right, this will likely eat into the shrinking netbook market. I would use a tablet basically for content consumption that does not require powerful cpu. It should be light, durable, with long battery life. Wonder what MS has to say about the specs Intel is specifying, like the domain join thing for business users.

 

[eddieroolz]

I like that Intel is thinking of a tablet with a hardware keyboard. We should be seeing more of the ASUS Transformer type of products.

 

[spentshells]

Hating on the atom such a shame it is really coming along now.

 

[DavidC1]

[citation][nom]bigdragon[/nom]LI can't do real work on an iPad, and I can't draw on the screen of an Ultrabook. It disturbs me that Intel wants to define what a Windows 8 tablet is to be such that it doesn't compete with Ultrabooks.[/citation]

Actually, you'll see Ultrabooks with touch screens about the same time as the Atom Tablets. You'll see convertibles as well. It's part of the reason why Ivy Bridge has Configurable TDP with it capable of being run at 14W. So in Tablet mode, you run at 14W, while in laptop mode, it becomes 17W again.

 

[apple_eater]

looking forward to the review. A other thing comes to mind what will be prices be ?

 

[GreaseMonkey_62]

I pretty much stopped reading after the dual-core Atom processor. No way would I want to even bother with one now. I'm still waiting for AMD to announce a Llano based tablet or phone, but it's starting to feel futile.

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]GreaseMonkey_62[/nom]I pretty much stopped reading after the dual-core Atom processor. No way would I want to even bother with one now. I'm still waiting for AMD to announce a Llano based tablet or phone, but it's starting to feel futile.[/citation]

... Llano is nowhere near being energy efficient enough for usage in a phone or tablet... Maybe have an A6 or A8 in something like the EP121, except as an AMD version. complaining about a smartphone/tablet processor being used in a smartphone/tablet device is stupid. These Atoms are on par with (often beating) ARM Cortex A9s with double the physical core count. That's nothing to complain about.

Do you also complain about not having an i3 in your smartphone? I ask because it's the exact same logic that you are trying to apply to these tablets.

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]juishi[/nom]This same sort of behavior torpedoed the netbook market. People can do so much more with these types of devices. Let's not use another spec list to constrain them to existing in an over-saturated market dominated by iOS and Android. I don't think this is a recipe for success.[/citation]

It's not over-saturated and the dual core Atoms are faster than any of the ARMs currently on the market in both CPU and GPU performance. The dual core Atom also has graphics performance very similar to that of the A5X chip, so they win in both CPU and GPU performance around the board. These Intel tablets are upgrades over the current tablets. The tablet market is still growing, so it's not over-saturated yet.

Beyond that, what do you really suggest that Intel and M$ do? Should they leave a great and still growing market untapped by each other? It's an excellent opportunity for both of them.

 

[Guest]

I agree with bigdragon. Bigdragon is not the only one who wants a mobile content creation device. I need a mobile device that allows me to run windows software and to draw on the screen. I am desperately waiting for the right tablet to come out that will support my windows software (and not just apps) and have a pen screen interface that is good enough for the creation of digital art - e.g. life drawing, storyboarding, animation on the go. Lots of kids and teenagers are interested in digital art creation too - there could be a market for this.
The key advantage of windows tablets right now is that they can run windows software, not just apps. This is huge advantage. We want a better touch screen interface, but we also want to run our old software!

 

[classzero]

Just say no to Atom