Who is making windows 8 tablets

Other details are pretty scant. The display supports point multitouch, but resolution and innards are still under wraps. The S7 Series of touchscreen ultrabooks will be available in Both include an aluminum unibody design familiar to MacBook Air users, and a light-sensing keyboard whose backlighting adjusts depending on ambient light levels.

The inch model offers 12 hours of battery life, while the incher offers up to 9 hours. The U allows for up to point multitouch and 0 to 90 degree viewing. It's a scant 35 mm thick. The U has a smaller range of tilt, from 30 to 85 degrees. For a Windows 8 tablet with a pop-out keyboard, you'll want to turn to members of Acer's Iconia tablet line.

The W is a full Windows 8 tablet that features an It packs three USB 3. The Bay Trail processor gives good performance with long battery life. There is no pen support. Dell product page. This tablet has ThinkPad build quality and is a very good portable computer. It comes with a pen to take advantage of the pen support in Windows 8. There is an optional keyboard accessory that works well with the Tablet 2.

Lenovo product page. This tablet comes with a laptop dock as good as any available. With the tablet docked it is a full laptop. Not appearing on HP site but available on Amazon and other online retailers.

This is similar to the ThinkPad Tablet 2 but in a smaller form, and since it's a newer product it has Bay Trail technology. There is no pen support nor is there a keyboard accessory available at the time of this publication. This tablet is a full PC with a laptop dock and pen support. Both the dock and the pen are included with the tablet. Samsung product page. This economical small tablet is built well and fits nicely in the hand. It does not have pen support nor is there a keyboard accessory available.

This tablet is included in this collection for AMD fans. It is the only tablet that uses an AMD processor. If you fancy trying an 8in Windows 8 tablet, there are several to choose from. This is the same price as a Nexus 7 and cheaper than your discounted iPad Mini, without even counting the extra cost of Apple cables. I have nothing against the iPad Mini: when I had one on loan from Apple, I liked it a lot and gave it a five-star review.

However, a Windows tablet will do the tablety things you need, and it will enable you to RDP into your desktop PC, and stream videos via an Xbox, if you have one. Are Windows 8 tablets too expensive? Brian is sick of Android and is wavering between a Windows 8 tablet and an iPad Mini. Cheaper Windows? Windows 8 mini-tablets If you fancy trying an 8in Windows 8 tablet, there are several to choose from.

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