Intel posts a new holiday buying guide that focuses on some of the newest Windows 8.1 tablets. November 14, 2013 9:39 PM PST Dell Venue 8 Pro runs the full version of Windows 8.1 and sports a quad-core Z3000 Intel chip. The price is a reasonable $300. (Credit: Intel) Intel is trying to give a much-needed boost to Windows 8.1 tablets with a new holiday "Buying Guide." Front and center are tablets (PDF) like the Dell Venue 8 Pro, HP Omni 10, and Lenovo Miix 2. All of the tablets in the guide use new Intel Atom Z3000 quad-core "Bay Trail" processors. The 8-inch Dell Venue (see CNET's hands-on here) is one of the highest profile Windows 8.1 tablets to date because it boasts decent specs with a small price tag of $299 -- at least for a full-blown Windows 8.1 device. Those specs include a quad-core Z3740D Bay Trail processor, an 8-inch 1,280x800-pixel-resolution IPS screen, 2GB of RAM, a full-size SD card slot, Micro-USB charging, and weight of about 0.9 pounds. Though a resolution of 1,280x800 may seem inadequate compared with the 2,048x1,536 resolution of the 7.9-inch iPad Mini Retina, on an 8-inch screen it can more-than-adequate for many people. (That comes to 188 pixels per inch for the Dell for those keeping score). The $299 base model comes with 32GB of RAM. Up that to 64GB and the price is $349. Related stories Flipboard releases app for Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 gains traction among desktop OS users And, remember, this isn't Window RT 8.1, this is the real deal that runs any Windows application a laptop can. Next up is the HP Omni 10, which recently became available at the Microsoft Store. Specs for the Omni 10 include a 1,920x1,080 resolution 10.1-inch display (which comes to 218 pixels per inch), an Intel Z3770 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, Micro HDMI port, 32GB of storage, a Micro SD card reader to expand storage capacity, and a weight of 1.4 pounds. The Omni is priced at $399. Finally, there's the Lenovo Miix 2, with specs similar to the Dell Venue 8 Pro, including an 8-inch 1,280x800 display, 2GB RAM, 32GB of storage, and a Micro SD slot. The Lenovo is listed at $ 299. Intel also put 2-in-1 hybrids on the buying guide -- but those have already received lots of attention. HP Omni 10. (Credit: Microsoft)
Intel posts a new holiday buying guide that focuses on some of the newest Windows 8.1 tablets.
Dell Venue 8 Pro runs the full version of Windows 8.1 and sports a quad-core Z3000 Intel chip. The price is a reasonable $300.
(Credit: Intel)
Intel is trying to give a much-needed boost to Windows 8.1 tablets with a new holiday "Buying Guide."
Front and center are tablets (PDF) like the Dell Venue 8 Pro, HP Omni 10, and Lenovo Miix 2.
All of the tablets in the guide use new Intel Atom Z3000 quad-core "Bay Trail" processors.
The 8-inch Dell Venue (see CNET's hands-on here) is one of the highest profile Windows 8.1 tablets to date because it boasts decent specs with a small price tag of $299 -- at least for a full-blown Windows 8.1 device.
Those specs include a quad-core Z3740D Bay Trail processor, an 8-inch 1,280x800-pixel-resolution IPS screen, 2GB of RAM, a full-size SD card slot, Micro-USB charging, and weight of about 0.9 pounds.
Though a resolution of 1,280x800 may seem inadequate compared with the 2,048x1,536 resolution of the 7.9-inch iPad Mini Retina, on an 8-inch screen it can more-than-adequate for many people. (That comes to 188 pixels per inch for the Dell for those keeping score).
The $299 base model comes with 32GB of RAM. Up that to 64GB and the price is $349.
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And, remember, this isn't Window RT 8.1, this is the real deal that runs any Windows application a laptop can.
Next up is the HP Omni 10, which recently became available at the Microsoft Store.
Specs for the Omni 10 include a 1,920x1,080 resolution 10.1-inch display (which comes to 218 pixels per inch), an Intel Z3770 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, Micro HDMI port, 32GB of storage, a Micro SD card reader to expand storage capacity, and a weight of 1.4 pounds.
The Omni is priced at $399.
Finally, there's the Lenovo Miix 2, with specs similar to the Dell Venue 8 Pro, including an 8-inch 1,280x800 display, 2GB RAM, 32GB of storage, and a Micro SD slot.
The Lenovo is listed at $ 299.
Intel also put 2-in-1 hybrids on the buying guide -- but those have already received lots of attention.
HP Omni 10.
(Credit: Microsoft)
