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Quote: Originally Posted by Corrections Tablets differ from the smartphone market in that they are a) less likely to be subsidized and b) are bought in large volumes by education/enterprise/government for mass deployment. Those factors explai…
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Quote: Originally Posted by H2P That would be a very smart move. New, refined case, faster processor and more storage. Same price. I believe that would move the needle. Thoughts? That would seem reasonable, just about every Bay Trail tablet h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by G-Note Giving this thread a bump. Hoping for some more opinions now that the event is just days away A Bay Trail + Windows 8.1 tablet is your best option for a tablet these days. Leagues ahead of any iOS or Andro…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SockRolid If this is true, the 5th gen iPad must have an IGZO-based LCD (or OLED) touchscreen. Sharp's new Bay Trail tablet (Mebius Pad) has a 10.1 inch 2560x1600 IGZO display with an active digitizer. S…
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Intel Bay Trail Z3770 + Windows 8.1 tablets are $499 or less. The Bay Trail devices might not have the same graphics performance as the A7X, but the software and API support of a complete version of x86 Windows can eclipse anything iOS can offe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by poke I bet that, if there are still MacBooks in 5 years, they will be running ARM chips. In 5 years, x86 won't be competitive. People forget that Intel's advantage is based on massive capital expenditure, which came fro…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Intel has those listed here: http://ark.intel.com/products/75988/Intel-Core-i3-4010Y-Processor-3M-Cache-1_30-GHz http://ark.intel.com/products/75802/Intel-Core-i5-4200Y-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-1_90-GHz …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Elian Gonzalez Then a 64-bit Android phone should be just around the corner. Intel's Silvermont cores are x86 and 64-bit. They will be in phones in Q1 of of 2014. This was known to the public since ~May of 201…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin While x86 tablets like the ~$700 Acer Iconia do get a much bigger collection of AAA games, the battery life on them tends to be poor if it's running maxed out as the TDPs are around 17W where as the mobile device…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetCanadaV2 You honestly think a new chipset will make people who didn't want a windows tablet suddenly want a windows tablet. They hated it before. With the new chipset, consumers will just be able to hate it fa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetCanadaV2 Well at least you can get those tablets really really cheap because nobody is buying them for anything else. Maybe they would work better as a gaming screen. But then you still have to live with Wind…
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Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee I've said it so many times I'm starting to sound like a broken record. Once you have proper game controllers and the new game controller API's in iOS 7 it'll be goodbye Nintendo and PS Vita. Why n…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ebernet Not disagreeing that this is not a compelling new chip, but the tablet you referenced has a graphics core 2 generations older than the iPad 4, and has as third as many pixels than the iPad 4, yet just manage…
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Quote: Originally Posted by BigMac2 So what you say is: there is no proof yet. From reviews I've read over the net, the battery life is more within 5 to 8 hours. Been more lighter and more thinner is not a feat considering his poor bui…
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Quote: Originally Posted by BigMac2 If the Bay trail is so great, why Anandtech gives absolutely no detail on battery life? At 2.5 watts max the Z3740 it still 2.5 times more power hungry than Apple SoC. That was the Z3770 being tested…
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Quote: Originally Posted by BigMac2 Wow so much expectation. I won't hold my breath for an Intel CPU that could compete with ARM efficiency. As much Intel would like, the expensive x86 architecture cannot match Ax lightweight power envelope …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Corrections "64-bit mobile ARM processors have been in the pipeline for a long time" is somewhat true, but you're missing the fact that they were targeting server applications. Nobody had any inkling of putting a 64…
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A 2012 Surface RT or Surface Pro? Not a chance! I might consider trading in my 16GB iPad 2 for the $200 credit and put it towards a Windows 8.1 Bay Trail tablet or 2-in-1.
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Quote: Originally Posted by pedromartins A faster processor does not make a faster phone. There's lot of variables. A faster processor not always is a better processor (core vs core, battery drain, heat, cost, etc). As UI speed is concerned, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta Using synthetic benchmarks. When you look at actual phone performance, the iPhone cleans up - AND, it uses far less power. The Nexus 4 with 4.3 is faster than the iPhone 5, and if you're looking at real …