Looking for an awesome deal on a Windows 8.1 tablet? Microsoft has a bargain for you: the Dell Venue 8 Pro for just a mere $99 USD. This tablet will be on sale this Monday only, and you'll need to not only find a Microsoft store near you or hover on the Microsoft online store, but be one of the first buyers that day, as the discount will be limited.
But here's the catch: The $99 price tag is only good at Microsoft retail stores for the first 20 buyers. For everyone else, the price will be $199 until the end of the day; the price rolls back to its original $299 after midnight. The price will also be good until stock is depleted, a rep told The Verge, and some stores may only have ten units on hand while others could have more.
The good news is that this $99 price tag will also be good at Microsoft's online store for the first 100 orders. And just like the brick-and-mortar stores, the price tag will jump up to $199 for customer #101 and later until the end of the day, or until the supply is exhausted, whichever comes first. After that, the tablet will resume its $299 price tag.
Typically, Microsoft's retail stores open at 10 AM on weekdays.
Dell's Windows 8.1 tablet features an 8-inch IPS display with a 1280 x 800 resolution and 10-point capacitive touch. The screen is backed by an Intel Atom processor Z3740D, 2 GB of DDR3L-RS single channel memory clocked at 1600 MHz, Intel HD graphics, and 32 GB of internal storage.
The tablet also has a 1.2MP camera on the front, a 5MP camera on the back, dual-band Wireless N and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, a microUSB 2.0 port, and more. The tablet comes packed with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013, measures just 0.35-inches thin, and weighs 0.87 pounds.
