Intel foresses $399 hybrid tablets by year-end

Posted on Tuesday, June 04 2013 @ 20:52 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Engadget writes Intel promised at Computex that we should see tablet/laptop hybrids around the $399 mark by the end of this year. These cheap systems will use Intel's quad-core "Bay Trail" Atom processor.

While more premium experiences will be powered by Intel's fourth generation Core "Haswell" CPU, the quad-core Atom "Bay Trail" are going in cheaper ultrathin and light notebooks with touchscreens with 2 in 1 editions swinging the keyboard out of the way for use as tablets. That puts them slightly above the $200 floor predicted by Intel execs for basic touchscreen laptops, we'll see if any of the numerous OEMs on stage can bring out convertible devices worth the extra cash this holiday season.

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