Gigabyte launches two tablets Windows 7 Pro on Intel Atom

Manufacturer Gigabyte launches two touch tablets, S1081 and S1081s, with an Intel Atom architecture and running under Windows 7 Pro.

Gigabyte released two models of touch tablets, S1081 and S1081s, with an Intel Atom architecture and with the Microsoft Windows 7 OS in its Pro version.

These two slates integrate in their hull Intel NM10 chipset, a processor dual core Atom N2800 running at 1.86 GHz, 2 GB DDR3, a GMA 3600 graphics chip, being assigned to a disk storage hard 2.5 "320 GB 5400 RPM for the S1081 and a 64 GB version S1081s DSS classic.

The two models share a screen of 10.1 "1024 x 600 pixels, the same connectors complete namely a USB 3.0 port, a USB 2.0 port, a port RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet, a reader of card memory SD outputs VGA and HDMI video. Of course integrate the connectivity Wireless WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 4000 mAh Li-polymer battery is responsible for providing a decent autonomy.

Both models have identical dimensions of 270 x 173 x 14,93 mm, only their weight differ with 850 grams for the version S1081 HDD and 790 grams for the S1081s SSD version. These Windows 7 tablets are available today for rates public advised of €635 for the S1081 and €735 for the S1081s.

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Gigabyte launches two tablets Windows 7 Pro on Intel Atom

Manufacturer Gigabyte launches two touch tablets, S1081 and S1081s, with an Intel Atom architecture and running under Windows 7 Pro.

Gigabyte released two models of touch tablets, S1081 and S1081s, with an Intel Atom architecture and with the Microsoft Windows 7 OS in its Pro version.

These two slates integrate in their hull chipset NM10 Intel processor dual core Atom N2800 running at 1.86 GHz, 2 GB DDR3, a GMA 3600 graphics chip, being assigned to a disk storage hard 2.5 "320 GB 5400 RPM for the S1081 and a 64 GB version S1081s DSS classic.

The two models share a screen of 10.1 "1024 x 600 pixels, the same connectors complete namely a USB 3.0 port, a USB 2.0 port, a port RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet, a reader of card memory SD outputs VGA and HDMI video. Of course integrate the connectivity Wireless WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 4000 mAh Li-polymer battery is responsible for providing a decent autonomy.

Both models have identical dimensions of 270 x 173 x 14,93 mm, only their weight differ with 850 grams for the version S1081 HDD and 790 grams for the S1081s SSD version. These Windows 7 tablets are available today for rates public advised of €635 for the S1081 and €735 for the S1081s.

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Tablets: the screen to differentiate in 2012?

Small update on the developments to wait on the shelves in 2012, in particular concerning the rise in screen resolution.

2012 should not only see the resolutions of the screens of touch tablets will increase, but should also be the year of the diversification of the sizes of tiles between 7 "and the" 11.6. It is, according to the sources of the DigiTimes, a crucial point that currently all marks, aware that the touch screen is the element of a tablet that can develop on the market. They would therefore seek to enter into partnerships with providers of screens on formats somewhat ignored by the market today, for slabs while displaying high resolutions.

It must be said that with growth expected at 60% for 2012 - and some 95 million units sold - market shelves promises to become more competitive than ever. Above all, manufacturers hope to finally succeed to find the formula that would allow their models really compete with the Apple iPad which, for example, still accounts for 7 tablets sold on 10 on the end of 2011 in Europe. According to studies that circulate internally among manufacturers, in 2012, it should sell iPad 57 million, 10 million Fire Kindle and Nook, 9 to 10 million of Galaxy Pad and about 1 million Sony Tablet...

Manufacturers of PC that are Acer, Asus, Lenovo, HP or Dell, should they sell a total of 8.5 to 9 million tablets in 2012, while mobile handsets such as RIM, HTC or Motorola specialists should sell less than 5 million.

At the time, this promises to move a lot on the market. And if Apple should remain on a "9.7 with his hypothetical iPad format definition 3 rise to 2048 x 1536 pixels, other manufacturers would second some 10.1" and the "8.9 to try other formats. However, we learn that manufacturers will continue to opt for the "10.1 could pass on a definition of 1920 x 1200 pixels. Indeed, according to DigiTime, if average resolution of Tablet screens is currently about 150 PPPs, should climb to 200 dpi in 2012.

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