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Amazon accidentally leaks world's first small-screen Windows 8 tablet
The first-ever small-screen Windows tablet made a brief appearance on Amazon
.com today, before quickly being yanked from the online retailer's e-shelves.
While Acer was busy showing off a smattering of large-screen Windows devices
in New York Friday, the 8.1-inch Acer Iconia W3-810-1600 was briefly
available for perusal in the digital realm. Why does that matter? Because
all Windows 8 tablets released thus far have packed 10-inch or larger
displays, as Microsoft's operating system was engineered before diminutive
tablets like the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire became all the rage.
Microsoft has tweaked a bevy of features and specs since the release of
Windows 8 to create a friendlier environment for smaller slates. The OS's
hardware certification program recently dropped the minimum allowable screen
resolution for Windows 8 tablets from 1366-by-768 down to 1024-by-768,
while leaked builds of the impending Windows Blue update sported a Snap
feature that works just fine on tiny tablets. (Previously, Snap only worked
on displays with that 1366-by-768 resolution.)
As far as Acer's Iconia W3 goes, rumors of the 8-inch slate first surfaced
in late April. It's still yet to make an official debut, but the Amazon page
revealed that the tablet packs a dual-core Atom processor, along with
numerous other technical details you can see in the image to the right.
A few key details stand out about the Iconia W3. First of all, it definitely
takes advantage of the reduced screen resolution spec, with a Nexus 7-
matching 1280-by-800 display.
Second, the inclusion of an x86 processor means the 1.1-pound slate will run
the full-blown version of Windows 8, rather than the neutered Windows RT
operating system. We still have some reservations about using the full-blown
version of Windows 8 on such a small screen, but hey, 7-inch tablets are
what people are buying. Microsoft needs to be there to be competitive.
The most important numbers game
The most notable part of the Acer Iconia W3's Amazon listing, however, is
the price. Small screen Windows tablets have had one major question hovering
over their heads since the concept was first floated: How low can they go?
Android tablets hit such rock-bottom prices because Google doesn't force
manufacturers to pay a license fee for the OS, whereas OEMs need to pay
Microsoft for each and every Windows tablet built. Microsoft is rumored to
be offering Windows and Offices at highly reduced costs to spur small slate
development, however.
Amazon's early leak of the Acer tablet gives us an unofficial price
barometer. The e-tailer had the Iconia W3 listed at a $379.99 That's more
than a dirt-cheap Android tablet, but far from outrageous—basically, it
offers the full Windows 8 experience for just $50 more than the cost of the
iPad mini.
Not too shabby. We'll undoubtedly hear more about the Acer Iconia W3—and
presumably, a multitude of other small-screen Windows slates—in the weeks
and months to come.
Amazon accidentally leaks world's first small-screen Windows 8 tablet
The first-ever small-screen Windows tablet made a brief appearance on Amazon
.com today, before quickly being yanked from the online retailer's e-shelves.
While Acer was busy showing off a smattering of large-screen Windows devices
in New York Friday, the 8.1-inch Acer Iconia W3-810-1600 was briefly
available for perusal in the digital realm. Why does that matter? Because
all Windows 8 tablets released thus far have packed 10-inch or larger
displays, as Microsoft's operating system was engineered before diminutive
tablets like the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire became all the rage.
Microsoft has tweaked a bevy of features and specs since the release of
Windows 8 to create a friendlier environment for smaller slates. The OS's
hardware certification program recently dropped the minimum allowable screen
resolution for Windows 8 tablets from 1366-by-768 down to 1024-by-768,
while leaked builds of the impending Windows Blue update sported a Snap
feature that works just fine on tiny tablets. (Previously, Snap only worked
on displays with that 1366-by-768 resolution.)
As far as Acer's Iconia W3 goes, rumors of the 8-inch slate first surfaced
in late April. It's still yet to make an official debut, but the Amazon page
revealed that the tablet packs a dual-core Atom processor, along with
numerous other technical details you can see in the image to the right.
A few key details stand out about the Iconia W3. First of all, it definitely
takes advantage of the reduced screen resolution spec, with a Nexus 7-
matching 1280-by-800 display.
Second, the inclusion of an x86 processor means the 1.1-pound slate will run
the full-blown version of Windows 8, rather than the neutered Windows RT
operating system. We still have some reservations about using the full-blown
version of Windows 8 on such a small screen, but hey, 7-inch tablets are
what people are buying. Microsoft needs to be there to be competitive.
The most important numbers game
The most notable part of the Acer Iconia W3's Amazon listing, however, is
the price. Small screen Windows tablets have had one major question hovering
over their heads since the concept was first floated: How low can they go?
Android tablets hit such rock-bottom prices because Google doesn't force
manufacturers to pay a license fee for the OS, whereas OEMs need to pay
Microsoft for each and every Windows tablet built. Microsoft is rumored to
be offering Windows and Offices at highly reduced costs to spur small slate
development, however.
Amazon's early leak of the Acer tablet gives us an unofficial price
barometer. The e-tailer had the Iconia W3 listed at a $379.99 That's more
than a dirt-cheap Android tablet, but far from outrageous—basically, it
offers the full Windows 8 experience for just $50 more than the cost of the
iPad mini.
Not too shabby. We'll undoubtedly hear more about the Acer Iconia W3—and
presumably, a multitude of other small-screen Windows slates—in the weeks
and months to come.
