Dell offers a full Windows 8.1 machine with a fast Bay Trail processor

Dec 6, 2013 09:05 GMT  ·  By

If for some reason, you missed out on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, Microsoft will not be abandoning you in the cold, this holiday season.

Starting November 9, the tech giant is initiating 12 consecutive days of deals, to help customers warm up for the big Christmas celebration.

The sale kicks off on Monday, with Microsoft awarding the Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet for just $99 / €72. Normally, the device will cost you $299.99 / €220 so this makes for an incredible good deal, but before you jump for joy, you should be aware there’s a caveat here.

There are 20 tablets available at this price, at Microsoft’s 51 stores in the US. And after the initial batch will be sold, the next 10 items shall become available at the price of $199 / €146. Some stores will have more units available, however.

After these items are sold out, the price comes back to the regular $299.99 / €220, so you’ll need to be extremely quick.

The Microsoft online store is also offering the promotion. So the first 100 shoppers ordering the slate will be able to grab it for $99 / €72. After the initial products are cleared out, the price will increase to $199 / €146 for the rest of the day.

At this moment, it appears more advantageous to try and shop online, as there are more chances for you to snatch the tablet with the under $100 / €73 price tag.

The Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet features an 8-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The producing company has slipped a fast Bay Trail Atom CPU Z33740D processor coupled with 2GB of RAM under the hood, thus offering better performance and extended battery life.

Dell offers two cameras onboard (1.2MP in front and 5MP rear one), a choice between 32GB of 64GB for internal storage, USB 2.0 and Wi-Fi. Note that the tablet runs full Windows 8.1. If the tablet's specifications sound good to you, you better act quick!