Last week was a big one for new OS by Microsoft as well as its OEM partners. We saw dozens of new Windows 8 devices during IFA which were running Windows 8. Those devices included hybrids tablets, convertibles, ultra-book and All-in-Ones and most of them would be available around the launch of Windows 8 on October 26. With so many devices being available to choose from, it gets pretty difficult to select the best devices but, we are here to help you with the best devices which are both awesome in features as well as provide best performance without compromising the productivity.
Windows 8 devices are powered by Intel based processors as well as the ARM ones and they run Windows 8 x86 and Windows RT (Windows 8 on ARM) but, below list has been compiled after selecting the best ones among both version.
Surface:
Surface by Microsoft is the ultimate tablet powered by Window 8. With sleek and slim design and almost all features of a good tablet, it is probably the best tablet yet. It comes in two versions i.e. Surface Pro running Windows 8 Pro and Surface RT running Windows RT.
Coming to the specs of Surface Pro, it is 0.49 inches in thickness, 1.99 pounds in weight, has 10.6 inches screen full HD display with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels powered by Intel Ivy Bridge core i5 processor 128GB or 64GB available storage and other traditional features. You can see the detailed specs of Surface Pro
here.
Surface RT comes with pretty standard features similar to Surface Pro but, the things like processor and screen resolution has been changed due to the Windows version to be used. Surface RT has NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, 10.1 screen with HD resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Detailed Specs of Surface RT can be found
here.
Both Surface RT and Surface Pro would get the optional cover keyboard which is just 3 mm in thickness. It has the capacitive keyboard which makes the Typing is twice as efficient as typing on glass as said by; Steven Sinofsky.
Samsung Ativ Tab:
The second device to keep an eye on is the Windows RT tablet by Samsung named as Ativ Tab. This awesome tablet by Samsung is not a power pack but, still is has pretty awesome features.
It carries a Qualcomm S4 APQ8060A dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 11.6-inch touch screen display with resolution of 1366 x 768, 2 GB of RAM and 32GB or 64 GB of internal storage and other standard features like Wi-Fi, front and rear camera, Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI and USB. You can read more about the specs of Ativ Tab
here.
Sony Vaio Duo 11:
This hybrid tablet by Sony is a power machine as well as distinctive in design and can be real competitor of Surface. The best feature of Vaio Dup 11 is its slider screen which moves down to make it a touch tablet but, when the screen in up it becomes a laptop. The keyboard is a backlit chick let keyboard. It runs on the Pro SKU of Windows 8.
Powered by Intel Core processors, it is available in all i3, i5 and i7 processor with all three of them clocked at 1.9 GHz. It features a 4GB or 8GB of RAM, 128GB or 256GB SSD, 11.6-inch screen with full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 0.7 mm in thickness which makes it thinner than Surface Pro’s 12.4 mm . It has a weight of 2.9 pounds which is a bit more than the Surface’s 1.99 pounds. Other standard features like the Wi-FI, Bluetooth and Stylus support is also included in it.
Toshiba U925 t:
This tablet by Toshiba is again a possible Surface and Vaio Duo 11 contender in performance as well as design. It also features slide-out keyboard similar to Sony’s Vaio Duo 11 and both of them are back lit.
Powered by Intel Core i5 processor, it has a 128GB SSD, Intel HD graphics possibly 4000 series, 12.5-inch touch screen with Gorilla Glass and other standard features like the Wi-Fi, USB, HDMI, NFC and card reader etc. The price of this tablet is expected to be more than $1000. More details can be found
here.
Dell XPS 10:
Dell XPS is also a Windows RT hybrid tablet but, not much is announced by Dell regarding the Specs. So far we know that it runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chip possible dual-core as Ativ Tab by Samsung is also running the same processor and card reader slot. Nothing else can be said about its specs for now but, it looks a device to keep an eye on due to its sleek and slim design. More details can be found
here.
Lenovo ThinkPad 2:
This Lenovo ThinkPad 2 tablet is the successor of current ThinkPad tablet running Android OS but, ThinkPad 2 would run Windows 8 with an Intel Atom processor which takes it out of the power category. But, it still is awesome in design. With pretty slim and sleek body, it has a 10-inch screen with resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels which of-course supports stylus. It would get optional 3G/4G connectivity as well as At&t LTE support in US. Other standard features include the HDMI, NFC, USB and Ethernet jack. More details can be found
here.
Asus Vivo Tab RT:
The Vivo Tab RT aka Tablet 600 by Asus is the Surface RT competitor with pretty similar features like the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, 12 core GPU, 10.1 display with 1,366 x 768 pixels of resolution, 2GB or RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. Standard features include the Wi-Fi, NFC, front and back camera and dockable keyboards. Learn more
here.
HP Envy x2:
Although, not much is yet announced about the HP Envy x2 hybrid tablet but, it is definitely in the list due to its awesome design. Powered by Intel Atom Processor, it features 11.6-inch screen with resolution of 1366.768 pixels. It features 8MP camera on the back and HD capable front camera. It would also include support for dockable keyboards. Check it out
here.
Well, these were the devices which are worth buying but, the pricing of most of the devices are still unannounced and will have an affect on their selling potential.
source:windows8core
