14 DAY TRIAL // MSI North America has just announced that its WindPad W110 tablet, that pairs together an AMD Brazos accelerated processing unit with Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, is now officially available for pre-order from Newegg and Amazon.
The MSI WindPad W110 was built with business people in mind and it sports a 10-inch IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels as well as an AMD Z-01 accelerated processing unit.
This is AMD first APU designed specifically for tablet use and it includes two x86 processing cores that run at 1GHz, as well as a Radeon HD 6250 graphics unit, all inside a 5.9W TDP.
In addition to AMD's processor, the WindPad tablet also includes up to 4GB DDR3 of memory, 802.11 b/g/n wireless and Bluetooth connectivity, as well as an SSD to provide users with 32 or 64 GB of storage space.
Front and rear 1.3MP webcams are available as standard and these accompany a slew of other features such as an SD card slot, a USB 2.0 port, an HDMI video output, and LAN connectivity.
The operating system of choice is Windows 7 Home Premium which is accompanied by a series of MSI enhancements as well as by a TPM module used for encrypting the data stored on the tablet's drives. Battery life is estimated at six hours.
"Bringing Windows 7 and AMD's newest generation processor together is a significant step forward for MSI's tablet line," noted Andy Tung, vice president of North American sales for MSI.
"Our business customers want portability and multimedia entertainment on the go, and the new hardware and latest software gives us the ability to deliver that experience in a tablet form factor," concluded the company's rep.
The MSI WindPad110W tablet is now available for pre-order from Newegg and Amazon and pricing is set at $599.99. The slate will start shipping to customers on August 1st.
