14 DAY TRIAL // Wintel tablets haven't exactly made a name for themselves, despite companies' best efforts, but Gigabyte decided to release its own such product anyway, one dubbed S1080.
As has become fairly common over the past two quarters, not a day seems to go by without some update on the tablet market.
Of course, one might say that the discovery of the upcoming 64 GB, 4G-equipped HP TouchPad would have covered this area.
Turns out, however, that more things are afoot, such as the availability of Gigabyte's own, newest device belonging to this category.
What the outfit did was start shipping the S1080 tablet in the US, according to a listing and a report supplied by NetbookNews.
Nonetheless, though indeed a tablet, the product does not qualify as an actual peer to the TouchPad or the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 because of its hardware-software combo.
Instead of using an ARM platform and the Android operating system, the tablet is an Intel Atom N570-powered unit (1.66 GHz) loaded with the Windows 7 Home Premium OS from Microsoft.
For those that want a reminder, Wintel tablets like this have capabilities closer to those of a PC, down to the storage capacity far surpassing the 16 GB or 32 GB of Android ones.
Granted, the fact it is provided by a HDD does mean a slower data speed, but either way, 320 GB (in this case) are nothing to scoff at.
The rest of the S1080's feature set includes 2 GB of RAM (random access memory), an SD card slot, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0, D-Sub and a 1.3 megapixel webcam.
Finally, along with the 10.1-inch screen (resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels), everything is powered by a 4,000 mAh battery.
Prospective customers will have to be willing to part with the sum of $649 if they wish to get their hands on this 0.9 kilogram mobile electronic.