Microsoft’s next big thing released its first consumer preview back in last February. Then after it became hot news in tech community and went viral in social media. It introduced many brand new concepts to computer operating systems including its famous Metro UI.
Quick Catch-up
- Windows 8 Consumer Preview – Defining a New OS Dimension
When I was trying the consumer preview I always had a feeling that a conventional PC is not a suitable device to run Windows 8. Keyboard and mouse is not the way to control a Metro UI. It needs a tablet with multi-touch display.
By that time Microsoft has officially announced that they are releasing a separate version for Tablets called Windows RT. But still it’s not that same as PC version and it supports only Metro Apps.
The best device to get the maximum experience in Windows 8 Metro UI is a slate computer with hardware configuration of desktop PC. If that’s your requirement there were very few options and none of them were specially designed for Widows 8. Even if you find one the price you have to pay is off the roof.
There is good news for you from CompuTex international information technology show held in Taipei this year. Acer has introduced brand new slates for their Iconia family which are specially designed to run with Windows 8. They are under Notes of Genius spot light today.
Acer Iconia W510
Iconia W510 is the younger brother and it’s having 10.1 inches 1920 X 1080 full HD IPS display. There is a capacitive screen supporting up to 10 fingers multi-touch. Details about the process is not unveiled yet by Acer, but stated that it’s powered by Intel Ivy bridge processor.
The device is having optional keyboard dock and on top of that it looks like a NetBook. There is a extra battery power in keyboard dock and all together it will be having 18 hours of battery life. This setup reminds me of Asus Transformer Series.
Quick Catch-up
When it docked the display can rotate around 295 degrees and once it detached it will looks like any other tablet.
There are no official specification released about RAM and storage. They will be released soon with the devices marked price.
Acer Iconia W700
Iconia W700 is the big brother having 11.6 inches 1920 x 1080 full HD IPS panel. It’s same as younger brother except the physical size. This device also comes with 10 finger multi-touch and Intel Ivy bridge processor.
This is not coupled with conventional keyboard dock. Instead it’s having a cradle where you can dock the device when you are using it as a desktop. It’s having two different position, one with 20 degrees angle to use the multi-touch screen and 70 degrees position for viewing.
This device taking its next step as a multimedia station with the power of in built Dolby sound and HDMI port for video streaming. For faster data transferring it’s having USB 3.0 port and Thunderbolt port as well.
Wrapping Up
Once you take a look at the released specification you can figure out that these devices are having hardware configuration as good as a desktop or even more, only the design is different. Multi-touch sensitive full HD display and all together they make perfect companion for forthcoming Microsoft Windows 8.
Though the official pricing are not yet been released there are some rumors saying that they will be marked between $799 – $999. However depending on hardware configuration there is a high chance to be the mark price even higher.
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