Computrex 2014–Intel’s thinnest hybrid yet.

from JoeUser Forums

 

So…Intel’s newest and thinnest (thinner than an iPad) Broadwell processor powered (“Llama Mountain”) tablet made its prototype appearance. The name is from its newest processor the new 14nm Core M (Broadwell) processor to enable thinner, fanless convertible devices. Being fanless, thin is the word.

This hybrid is the thinnest and lightest yet: 7.2mm (0.28 inch), the slate is thinner than the iPad Air (7.5mm), and it's also significantly lighter than two-in-one devices already on the market; it's a notebook-class PC running Windows 8.1 Pro, yet it weighs just 1.47 pounds, compared to 1.76 pounds for the Surface Pro 3.

The Broadwell-K is expected late this year because new mother boards with different power sockets will be needed. The Broadwell is a 14 nM chip compared to the 22 nM Haswell and will need about 30% less power.

Next target? Batteries. When they are improved to yield a longer period between charges, tablet and hybrid users will really have reason to celebrate.

 

Sources:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/06/computex-2014-wrap-up/?utm_source=Feed_Classic_Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget&?ncid=rss_full

http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/03/intel-llama-mountain-prototype/

http://blog.techzost.com/4189/difference-intel-broadwell-haswell-processors/2013/10

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

 

Mmmmmmm......monk is drooling!  :drool:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I will continue to torture you until I get what I want from you.

Maybe even after, as well. 

You have perhaps family behind the Iron Curtain?

 

bahahaha.  }:)

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The be frank... or earnest, dunno that I'd want one.... how about a couple or three instead? O:)

I mean, being that thin, they could slip from my grasp and fall between the cracks in the floorboards.

Hmmm, perhaps, then,  the first donation should be a half dozen to be sure, to be sure. :grin:

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 2
You have perhaps family behind the Iron Curtain?
End of DrJBHL's quote

Nah, hiding behind the shower curtain, more like it.  

During a game of hide and seek it's the only place he doesn't bother to look. :-" ;P :w00t:

However, I can relate to the drooling, it is a very nice tablet

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'll wait for the movie to come out.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Won't happen... the censorship board has canned it due to gratuitous nudity and profanity... and thats just during the opening credits.

And no, I can not send you an unedited copy. :-"

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

starkers checks how thin the screen really is...

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 6
starkers checks how thin the screen really is...
End of DrJBHL's quote

Yeah, and the store tried to make me pay for it.

I told 'em t' bugger off... they shouldn't have put it on a slippery desk. :-"

Jokes aside and back on topic.

I will get a better look at one when they have them in-store here, though I expect they'll be somewhat pricey.

As much as the Intel unit is very, very nice, not to mention light and thin, I may have to settle for drooling and a Surface.

After having a bit of a play with my niece's Surface, though, it would be a more than suitable second choice and likely more affordable, me thinks.

I have a few other purchases to make before I can think "tablet" anyway, so I'll have plenty of time to assess things prior to the buying stage.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 2

I will continue to torture you until I get what I want from you.

Maybe even after, as well. 

You have perhaps family behind the Iron Curtain?

 

bahahaha. 
End of DrJBHL's quote

 

:grin:    Things are getting bad for me.......hehe........the line of people who want to torture me for whatever reason grows every day!

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting the_Monk, reply 8


Quoting DrJBHL, reply 2
I will continue to torture you until I get what I want from you.

Maybe even after, as well. 

You have perhaps family behind the Iron Curtain?

 

bahahaha. 

 

   Things are getting bad for me.......hehe........the line of people who want to torture me for whatever reason grows every day!
End of the_Monk's quote

Yup, I joined that line recently, but I somehow doubt I'll get in first and torture with a purchase of this lovely unit... as much as I'd love to make you drool and turn green with envy. 

:-" :grin: ;P

I certainly do want a Windows tablet to replace the Android unit I have, but Intel products are not known for budget prices and I may have to opt for something less expensive.... though the hope for an affordable price hasn't completely expired as yet.