The wait is over! Tablets could not be more interesting with the introduction of the first wave of Windows 8 tablets getting a boost from Intel. They are likely to appear in the market from the month of November. It’s going to be an interesting thing to see how their performance of these tablets would be and charted and the tablets with new processor would score amongst the mainstream ones in the market.
An official release of Windows 8 to the public is expected from the Microsoft and it is in the wake of this development that Windows 8 tablets will make their debut. Running on different chips from a number of companies, these Tablets are expected to fare well and generate excitement in the masses with a range of choices. It is already known that Windows 8 would have both traditional x86 processors and ARM- based design. Not to forget, ARM-based design processor is commonly used in the currently available tablets. With November as the target date when the tablets would make their first public appearance, the entry is likely to be a grand one with unconventional designs.
Intel came in flashlight recently with an announcement about its intentions to push hard into the smartphone market. Intel, with its new Atom chip designs, codenamed “Medfield” has a new market on its mind. Significantly, two Medfield-based phones have already found their way into the market from the brands of Lava and Lenovo while Intel already has its next mobile chips in making.
As the Intel tablets prepare for their initial release, another atom chip with a codename “Clover Trail” will be incorporated. When compared to Medfield which is essentially a single-core processor, Clover Trail is a dual-core design. As per Intel, there are more than 20 Windows 8 tablets in the pipeline that are based on Clover Trail.
The benefits of any Intel-based tablet are apparent as it would run the basic version of windows 8. It would not have anything to do with Windows RT, designed alternatively to run on ARM-based devices. All the tablets and smartphones that are seen in the present time are run on chips with ARM design. With Windows RT incompatible with Windows 7 apps, compatibility of third-party browsers on Windows RT is also under scanner.
As per the report more than half of the Clover Trail machines will have hybrid design which simply implies that tablets are also like laptops in a way. One such device called Nikiski was also exhibited by the company in Consumer Electronics Show (CES) organized in January.
For the recently introduced Ivy Bridge processor that would run other Windows 8 laptops, Clover Trail machines can turn out to be a good match. It could be possible owning to the fact that Ivy Bridge is meant to fulfill the power needs of laptops and desktop PCs on the other hand Clover Trail can survive on lesser power supply.
As far as technology is concerned, Clover Trail is a 32-nanometer technology in reference to minute space between the transistors on the chip. There is also a 22-nanometer version, named “Bay Trail” that’s being worked upon by Intel. In this, chip will come with a built-in capability to connect with 3G and 4G wireless networks along with the Intel-powered graphics.
A low-power x86-based Windows 8 tablet is indeed an interesting option that could definitely be expected to draw the attention of the crowd.
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