CPU world has been pretty accurate, from what I've seen. But who knows.There's no way these prices are even remotely true, how can they be? I wonder where these numbers come from.
CPU world has been pretty accurate, from what I've seen. But who knows.There's no way these prices are even remotely true, how can they be? I wonder where these numbers come from.
CPU world has been pretty accurate, from what I've seen. But who knows.
Nuking cheap Core processors and replacing them completly with small cores?Intel's going to (try to) upsell Atom into the Celeron and Pentium brands. It might even completely replace Core in it. Now those chips would be tiny, and if they could actually get $100 for it, that would be decent margins for Intel.
Nuking cheap Core processors and replacing them completly with small cores?
This would be great present for ARM CPU producers (and to some degree to AMD) from Intel.
Nuking cheap Core processors and replacing them completly with small cores?
This would be great present for ARM CPU producers (and to some degree to AMD) from Intel.
Why? does core-pentiums and celerons usually suck (eg. the low bins, high TDP compared to their performance) and in that market performance doesn't matter that much.
Thinkpad Tablet 8 ($399 starting):
- 8.3 inch 1920x1080 ISP display
- Intel Atom Z3770
- 2GB LPDDR3
- Aluminium chassis
- up to 128GB memory
- micro-HDMI
- 8MP camera
- Optional 4G
Engadget said:Sure, fingerprints are visible on the tablet's satin finish, but Lenovo's prior tablets weren't nearly as slick -- in fact, we'd go so far as to say that this feels as premium as the company's flagship Ultrabooks.
The Verge said:Lenovos new ThinkPad 8 is the best Windows alternative to the iPad mini Retina
Wow, finally an 8'' Bay Trail-T based tablet with 1080p screen. Also Z3770 instead of Z3740 (+25% extra CPU performance), micro-HDMI out and aluminium chassis, great specs.
Wow, finally an 8'' Bay Trail-T based tablet with 1080p screen. Also Z3770 instead of Z3740 (+25% extra CPU performance), micro-HDMI out and aluminium chassis, great specs.
Lenovo Miix 2 10 ($499 starting price [keyboard dock included])
A 10.1 inch Bay Trail 2-in-1.
*Waiting on Lenovo's press release with official specifications*
NotebookCheck.net said:MSI W20-A421 tablet review (AMD ''Temash'' A4-1200)
MSI, it won't work. The manufacturer was too late in bringing their W20 to the market. The A4-1200 should have competed with the Cloverview Atom, which until recently would have been a good match in terms of price as well. Now Intel's quad-core Bay Trail Atom is showing up in tablets for the first time. This new generation isn't just faster; it's cheaper too. The new Atom tablets are available starting at 400 Euros ($550). The W20 with its sluggard A4-1200 (800 instead of 1000 MHz) just can't keep up with the new Bay Trail processors. Benchmarks aside, we were appalled by how lethargic a Windows 8 tablet can feel. We never experienced such a weak performance even with Cloverview dual-core processors.
Gaming just isn't going to happen on the MSI tablet. Just the installation process takes an eternity, and some older titles wouldn't even start. The old Risen ran 151% faster on the Bay Trail Atom, but even then, 23 fps isn't enough to play the game fluidly.
WiFi Surfing: 7h 38min
Load (maximum brightness): 3h 40min
If long battery life is what MSI was going for this whole time with the APU's 600 MHz clock frequency, the manufacturer can enjoy some success here. Our test device's competitors, the Miix 10 (WLAN -28%, 5:29 hours) and the Transformer Book T100TA (WLAN +41%, 10:47 hours), hem the W20 in behind and before. In our WLAN test, a script loads a new website in the browser every 40 seconds, including some video content. The Transformer Book proves to have a longer battery life, even though it has a somewhat smaller battery capacity (30 Wh). The W20's battery has 34 Wh.
Power Comsumption
Idle
MSI W20-A421: 4.9W
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR: 1.7W
Load Average
MSI W20-A421: 12.2W
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR : 10.7W
Load Maximum
MSI W20-A421: 14.2W
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR: 11.8W
In idle mode, we measured a relatively low energy consumption rate of 4.9 Watts on the mains side. But the Clover Trail processor's rate was lower (IdeaTab Miix 10, 1.8 Watts) and the Bay Trail's rate was even lower than that (Transformer Book, 1.7 Watts). Things look different in the stress test: At an energy consumption rate of 14.2 Watts, the MSI tablet is just plain wasteful. Because of its four cores, under this level of load the Bay Trail Asus needs considerably more energy than the Lenovo device with its Clover Trail Atom (8.7 vs. 11.8 Watts). Looking at the numbers, we can clearly see: The Intel systems manage a higher level of performance per Watt than the AMD APUs.
600 Euros (~$820) sounds a little too steep considering the tablet's (MSI W20) hardware and IPS panel, or no? Is there something we've overlooked? ...
Of the two competitors, we can only recommend the Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR. With its Bay Trail Atom processor, the Asus tablet's performance is substantially stronger, it has a docking keyboard, it runs longer and only costs 400 Euros to boot (~$550). You'll also get a good IPS panel and a full version of Office Home & Student. Except for the small amount of SSD storage space (32 GB; versions with more storage are available), we have nothing to complain about.
NotebookCheck.net said:Toshiba Satellite W30Dt-A-100 convertible review (AMD ''Temash'' A4-1200)
Diablo III - 1024x768 Low / off
Toshiba Satellite W30Dt-A-100
16.5 fps
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR
18.4 fps
Risen - 800x600 all off/low AF:0x
Toshiba Satellite W30Dt-A-100
21.6 fps
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR
23.1 fps
PCMark 7 score
Toshiba Satellite W30Dt-A-100
1011
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR
2339
Toshiba has bitten off more than it can chew: the ads claiming that the new W30Dt is a "High Performance tablet" with "true Power" and "Top Performance" have no basis. A quick look at the hardware performance reveals tha the A4-1200 of our test model is at the level of an Intel Cloverview Atom. The new quad-core Bay Trail is far more powerful in terms of performance per watt.
The Transformer-Book is also quite fast and offers a docking keyboard. Its Intel Atom Z3740 is fast and is more efficient than the A4-1200 APU of our Satellite W30Dt.
NotebookCheck.net said:ASUS F102BA-DF047H netbook review (AMD ''Temash'' A4-1200)
Cinebench R10
Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
Asus F102BA-DF047H
1095 Points
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR
3334 Points
Rendering Single 32Bit
Asus F102BA-DF047H
658 Points
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR
940 Points
PCMark7
Asus F102BA-DF047H
Lightweight: 617
Productivity: 314
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR
Lightweight: 1258
Productivity: 983
The differences to the Medion can again be neglected; however, our Transformer Book clearly takes the lead in the comparison with the three devices. Compared with the Asus, its advantage is 42% during load and a high 136% in the Wi-Fi runtime test where it lasted for almost eleven hours.
Battery Runtime
Classic / Load
Asus F102BA-DF047H
180 min
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR
256 min
DVD Blu-ray WLAN
Asus F102BA-DF047H
274 min
Asus Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR
647 min
Found this: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Lenovo-Miix-2-10_id8266
I prefer 2-in-1s like the T100 to tablets (with no keyboard option or keyboard not included). This new Lenovo models looks like a great option for those looking for something like the T100 but with +1080p screen (1920x1200 IPS) and better built quality. $499 Surface 2 (Windows RT, no keyboard) suddenly looks extremely overpriced.