Lenovo presents its first Windows 8 Tablet
Lenovo has unveiled its first Windows 8 Tablet: The ThinkPad Tablet 2 runs on an Intel processor should only weigh about 600 grams and come in October simultaneously with Windows 8 on the market. "More detailed information on the European market," Lenovo wants at 30 August announce at IFA. A prototype was seen in June at Computex.
According to Lenovo, the 10-inch tablet a USB host port and a HDMI output and is 9.8 millimeters thick. For an additional charge, the producer with a pen, with which one can draw and write (Windows has a handwriting recognition on board). UMTS, and a docking station are optional. There is also the predecessor with pen, UMTS and docking station, but it runs on Android and with an ARM processor.
The now-8-announced Windows Tablet, however, has an X86 chip from Intel, the expected dual-core Atom Clover Trail. Tablets with this system-on-chip are expected from several manufacturers, such as Acer and Dell. It will be exciting how fast Windows runs on the platform and whether the battery life is on par with the competitors with ARM CPU. The previous Intel Atom Tablet disappointed in these disciplines.
In addition, Lenovo has announced the U.S. prices for two ultra-known books that have been introduced several months ago: The ThinkPad X1 Carbon will cost at least 1,300 U.S. dollars, which is available from T430u ThinkPad 780 U.S. dollars. The price of the ThinkPad Tablets betrayed not the manufacturer.
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