Gigabyte's 320GB Windows 7 Tablet Hits Taiwan

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Who needs Honeycomb or iOS when you can have a full-blown copy of Windows 7 on a tablet?

It might not be the sexiest, slimmest tablet out there but Gigabyte’s S1080 isn’t your average tablet. It’s not supposed to be a casual device for reading books and surfing the web. No, this is a 10.1-inch tablet PC with a dual-core Intel Atom N570 processor, a 320GB HDD, a full copy of Windows 7 Home Premium, support for USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and an external monitor, a mic, Gigabyte-Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and SD and 3G wireless card slots.

According to NW, Gigabyte will launch the tablet in other markets next month. Elsewhere it’s reported that Gigabyte is also planning several more tablets, including a dual-boot Windows/Android device. This is due in October, while Android-only devices (a 7-inch Froyo and a 10-inch Honeycomb) will hit in July. PC World cites Senior Vice President Richard Ma as saying both of these upcoming tabs will cost less than $400 and be based on Intel Atom CPUs. Gigabyte is also planning a Windows 8 tablet for 2012.

Source: Network World, PC World

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35 Comments Comment from the forums
  • iam2thecrowe
    this looks like it was designed to replace netbooks. Will be interesting to see how the useability pans out, but all the features are there.
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  • Marco925
    I do wanna see that. looks kinda cool.

    I don't think it plays crisis...just a hunch ;)
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  • pirateboy
    that's great for watching my midget pr0n on airplane trips
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  • joytech22
    I wish they didn't put ATOM in everything and started using AMD's Fusion in stuff, It's faster than atom (fast enough to actually notice it) and it would overall provide a better experience.
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  • ProDigit10
    Just wait until the pad craze goes away, and people actually notice they can't do without a dedicated input device like a keyboard.
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  • plznote
    Yeah, Fusion is tons better than Atom.
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  • shreeharsha
    "Gigabyte-Ethernet" means 8 Gigabit Ethernet.
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  • enforcer22
    shreeharsha"Gigabyte-Ethernet" means 8 Gigabit Ethernet.
    that doesn't make any sense. Either #1 gigabyte made the network controller or #2 they meant to say gigabite which neither means 8 gigabite. The speed in Bytes is 134.21MB bites its 1.048Gb. Unless there is a new network speed standard I'm unaware of however. Of course I'm sure they do the rounding down cheat had drive makers use.

    But yeah the atom thing is why i still stay away from windows pads. which honestly always look better to me anyways then the other pads. that and i want the windows OS but i don't want atom. Rather have fusion or tegra.
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  • bachok83
    Who needs Honeycomb or iOS when you can have a full-blown copy of Windows 7 on a tablet?

    Hmm.. sometimes people keep forgetting.

    First, Windows 7 is designed to work with pointy-sharp-edged thing more commonly known as a mouse-cursor.

    Second, there are some damn good reasons why iPad1/2 and Android tabs works. Simplification!

    Don't forget, Microsoft tried once with XP tablet and all that whooplah. Didn't work did it?
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  • i have a gigabyte m912 convertible tablet that i got for the equivalent price of $450 and I'm really happy with it. The only complaints I have is it runs too hot and has a small battery/short battery life, so I was looking forward to them releasing an AMD Fusion version with bigger batteries. That they stuck with Atom is kinda disappointing.
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