14 DAY TRIAL // Even though the majority of tablets revealed at CES were ARM-powered Android models, there were some that still made the most of the Atom-Windows combination, one of them having been put through a fairly extensive video demo.
As AllTouchTablet reports, the product was put through a full review, apparently leaving an impression that was, overall, quite good.
One of the first things that stand out about it is its larger than usual size, of 11.6 inches to be exact, the panel seemingly better suited for multimedia than what 7-inch and 10-inch slates can brag about.
To be more specific, the displays is a capacitive multitouch TFT LCD screen with a native resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels.
At the heart of the machine lies an Intel Atom N450 central processing unit, as well as the ICH8M chipset.
Said CPU has an operating clock speed of 1.66 GHz and is complemented by the integrated GMA (graphics media accelerator) 3150.
A Broadcom CrystalHD media accelerator handles any and all multimedia playback in quality of up to 1,080p.
Furthermore, 2 GB of DDR2 memory (800 MHz) are present, along with a SanDisk SSD (solid state drive) of 32 GB.
To these are added an unlocked SIM slot, a 1.3 megapixel front camera, a Built-in Mini PCI GPS card, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, WiFi 802.11N amd a built-in speaker, plus a 2-cell battery.
All of the above are packed inside a frame that measures 95 mm x 195 mm x 14 mm, the weight being of 990 grams. Windows 7 is the OS, but bModo used a custom UI.
According to the testers, the OS runs well and multimedia playback is more than satisfactory, but the large size hampers portability and there is no HDMI connectivity. The price may also seem a bit steep, at $849.99 ($799.99 for just 1 GB RAM)