The Intel Atom Thread

[cbn]

Do the mounting holes on that thing line up with the holes on the back of a monitor?

No, they don't.....but check out the elegantly simple (standoff/rubber feet) they built into it:

 

[Shivansps]

No idea, its likely of a 2.5" HDD size so you can mount one on one of its sides.

 

[cbn]

Two more Bay Trail-D from Asrock (the 10th and 11th Bay Trail-D at Newegg):

ASRock Q1900-ITX ($75.99 plus $6.98 shipping):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157494

ASRock D1800B-ITX ($59.99 plus $6.98 shipping):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157498

(Both use standard voltage SO-DIMMs. The top board also has an additional two SATA 6 Gbps ports courtesy of a ASMedia ASM1061 controller)

 

[Sweepr]

Two new Bay Trail-T Android tablets. Impressive specs, considering the 9.7'' tablet costs 1/3 as much as a 32GB iPad Air.

Onda V975i Intel Tablet

$209

OS: Android 4.2
CPU: 64-bit Bay Trail-T Z3735D (22nm) 1.83GHz, supports Burst Technology 2.0
GPU: Gen7, supports DirectX 11
RAM 2GB DDR3L
Storage 32GB eMMC
Bluetooth: Support
Shell Material Metal
Screen: Capacitive Touchscreen, 2048*1536 High-resolution Screen
Size: 9.7 inch
Resolution: 2048*1536 Pixels
Visible Angle: 178°
Screen PPI: 264
Display: Retina IPS Screen
Dual Camera:Front 2.0 Megapixels,Back 5.0 Megapixels Auto Focus

Onda V975i Quad Core Weight: 495g
Onda V975i Quad Core Size: 241*169*8.5mm

Onda V819i Intel Tablet

$159

OS: Android 4.2
CPU: Intel 3735E Quad Core 64-bit Bay Trail-T (22nm) 1.86GHz, supports Burst Technology 2.0
GPU: Intel HD Graphics for BayTrail
RAM 1GB 64bit DDR3L
Storage 16GB eMMC
Bluetooth: Support
Shell Material Metal
Screen: Capacitive Touchscreen, 1280*800 High-resolution Screen
Size: 8 inch
Resolution: 1280*800 Pixels (16:10)
Display: IPS Screen
Daul Camera: 2.0MP Front + 5.0MP Back with AutoFocus (OV Camera)

Onda V819i Intel Tablet Weight: 354g
Onda V819i Intel Tablet Size: 207*122.5*8.5mm

www.onda-tablet.com/onda-v819i-intel-bay-trail-t-8-inch-ips-screen-quad-core-android-tablet-pc.html
www.onda-tablet.com/onda-v975i-quad...9-7-inch-retina-screen-ram-2gb-tablet-pc.html

 

[Roland00Address]

Two new Bay Trail-T Android tablets. Impressive specs, considering the 9.7'' tablet costs 1/3 as much as a 32GB iPad Air.

Onda V975i Intel Tablet
$209

OS: Android 4.2
CPU: 64-bit Bay Trail-T Z3735D (22nm) 1.83GHz, supports Burst Technology 2.0
GPU: Gen7, supports DirectX 11
RAM 2GB DDR3L
Storage 32GB eMMC
Bluetooth: Support
Shell Material Metal
Screen: Capacitive Touchscreen, 2048*1536 High-resolution Screen
Size: 9.7 inch
Resolution: 2048*1536 Pixels
Visible Angle: 178°
Screen PPI: 264
Display: Retina IPS Screen
Dual Camera:Front 2.0 Megapixels,Back 5.0 Megapixels Auto Focus

Onda V975i Quad Core Weight: 495g
Onda V975i Quad Core Size: 241*169*8.5mm

www.onda-tablet.com/onda-v975i-quad...9-7-inch-retina-screen-ram-2gb-tablet-pc.html

Now that is an interesting tablet. Same screen as an ipad air and practically the same dimensions so you can probably use the same accessories, for comparison.

Ipad Air vs Onda v975i
240.0 mm vs 241.0 mm height
169.5 mm vs 169.0 mm width
7.5 mm vs 8.5 mm depth
469g (wifi) vs 478g (wifi+cellular) vs 495g (Onda v975i) weight.

I don't need another tablet, but I want to play with the Onda if the price is going to be about $210. I am curious on the speed of the emmc and how good the speakers are, that and how buggy the rom is.

 

[bullzz]

@Roland00Address - i too like the specs but that skin looks hideous. i am going to bet that the skin wud the biggest drawback of this product. wud be great is they offer a pure android version

 

[Vesku]

Hopefully these Android Baytrail devices aren't locked down, but somehow I think they will be. Intel often leads the charge in boot/rom restrictions.

Spec wise that Onda 9.7" tablet is the kind of device I like.

 

[Shivansps]

They will be locked down, that does not man we cant figure out a workaround.

 

[cbn]

For the people that follow mobile I have the following questions:

How much progress has Intel made with drivers for Imagination tech iGPUs?

(I am thinking primarily about the upcoming Merrifield and Moorefield SOCs with its 6 series Imagination Tech iGPU)

What kind of choices in OSes will we have with Merrifield or Moorefield?

 

[SlimFan]

Now that is an interesting tablet. Same screen as an ipad air and practically the same dimensions so you can probably use the same accessories, for comparison.

Ipad Air vs Onda v975i
240.0 mm vs 241.0 mm height
169.5 mm vs 169.0 mm width
7.5 mm vs 8.5 mm depth
469g (wifi) vs 478g (wifi+cellular) vs 495g (Onda v975i) weight.

I don't need another tablet, but I want to play with the Onda if the price is going to be about $210. I am curious on the speed of the emmc and how good the speakers are, that and how buggy the rom is.

Wow, those are awesome! Just what I've been waiting for. Just put in an order for both (8" and 9.7"). It's annoying that it's Android 4.2, but their FAQ (and Intel's general comments) say they will get upgraded to 4.4.

The 9 yr old and the 5 (almost 6!) yr olds will be happy.

 

[Nothingness]

They will be locked down, that does not man we cant figure out a workaround.

As far as I know no existing Intel based phones or (Android) tablets have been fully unlocked. Or did I miss some news?

 

[Nothingness]

I am curious on the speed of the emmc and how good the speakers are, that and how buggy the rom is.

I bet 95% of the Intel tablets are closely based on Intel reference design including associated ROM, so the software quality should be good

 

[SlimFan]

As far as I know no existing Intel based phones or (Android) tablets have been fully unlocked. Or did I miss some news?

The Motorola RAZR I is carrier unlocked, and I believe you can have it fully unlocked from Motorola if you void your warranty. I'm not sure how many custom ROMs are available for it, however.

 

[Roland00Address]

Wow, those are awesome! Just what I've been waiting for. Just put in an order for both (8" and 9.7"). It's annoying that it's Android 4.2, but their FAQ (and Intel's general comments) say they will get upgraded to 4.4.

The 9 yr old and the 5 (almost 6!) yr olds will be happy.

I understand they will be the kids tablets, but do you mind posting a review when you get them?

 

[Sweepr]

Moorefield-based Asus MeMO Pad 8 Android tablet launches in Japan

The Asus MeMO Pad 8 is a tablet with an 8 inch display, Android 4.4 software, and an Intel Atom Z3580 processor, making it one of the first tablets to launch with an Intel “Moorefield” processor.

Moorefield processors are based on the same architecture as Intel’s Merrifield chips, but they offer higher clock speeds, better graphics performance, and Moorefield chips are quad-core, while Merrifield processors are dual-core.

Japanese wireless carrier KDDI unveiled the MeMO Pad 8, and plans to start selling the tablet in August, 2014.

asus memo pad 8 front and back

The Asus MeMO Pad 8 features an 8 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel display, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage.

It has a 2.33 GHz quad-core Moorefield processor, 533 MHz PowerVR G6430 graphics, and features a 5MP rear camera, 1.2MP front camera, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, and a 4350mAh battery.

http://liliputing.com/2014/05/asus-memo-pad-8-android-tablet-launches-japan.html

Availability in August, certainly a bit sooner than I expected for Moorefield. Perhaps a Nexus 8 design win is on the cards? Nexus 8 is rumoured to lunch on Q3.

 

[witeken]

Those Asus and Onda tablets look pretty good. The current MeMO Pad has a 1280x800 screen and a quadcore A9 SoC, so this tablet is a big upgrade and has a low price. August is also a decent release date for Moorefield, although it's nowhere near where it should have been -- September 2013.

 

[bullzz]

surface mini rumored to have a x86 sku. hopefully its bay trail. wud be nice if they price it <$300 considering surface build quality has been great

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/7/5690102/new-surface-models-surface-mini-rumors

 

[erunion]

surface mini rumored to have a x86 sku.

I'm confident it will. Microsoft is having a sort of renaissance since Ballmer's exist.

 

[Roland00Address]

Those Asus and Onda tablets look pretty good. The current MeMO Pad has a 1280x800 screen and a quadcore A9 SoC, so this tablet is a big upgrade and has a low price. August is also a decent release date for Moorefield, although it's nowhere near where it should have been -- September 2013.

The current memopad 7 is actually a quad cortex a7 design made by mediatek (the memopad 10 is an intel clovertrail design). It performs similarly to the quad core cortex a9 in the original nexus 7 (2012).

 

[Nothingness]

The Motorola RAZR I is carrier unlocked, and I believe you can have it fully unlocked from Motorola if you void your warranty. I'm not sure how many custom ROMs are available for it, however.

Sorry I'm afraid I used the wrong word: I indeed meant custom ROMs. Where can one download custom ROM for an Intel-based smartphone? I didn't find anything on XDA.

Sorry for being off-topic, but given that it seems many people have difficulties installing Linux on their BT tablets, I'm trying to get a clearer picture.

 

[Sweepr]

Another Bay Trail-D power consumption analysis, this time from Hardware.fr:

www.hardware.fr/articles/921-6/consommation.html

Bay Trail-D Celeron J1900 draws 11-12W less power than AM1 Kabini Athlon 5350 under CPU and CPU+GPU load and a bit less power @ idle and GPU load (Luxmark and F1 2013). This results reinforce what we already saw in the Techspot review.

Bay Trail-D easily beats both Haswell and Kabini in the CPU and CPU+GPU performance/watt tests @ Luxmark. Isolated GPU perf/watt still has to improve though (Cherry Trail's Gen 8 can't come soon enough).

 

[monstercameron]

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the trade place in perf/watt in cpu and gpu workloads...

 

[North01]

Can anyone explain what's going on with the ThinkPad 10?

Liliputing

Lenovo

"Intel Atom Z3795 quad-core processors with Intel HD 4600 graphics"

 

[witeken]

Atom Z3795 doesn't have a HD 4600 IGP. It has 4EUs like all other Atoms.

 

[North01]

Atom Z3795 doesn't have a HD 4600 IGP. It has 4EUs like all other Atoms.

I'm aware, which is why I'm confused as to why the PDF had an HD 4600 listed in the graphics section for the ThinkPad 10.