Skip to main content

Intel expects Bay Trail-powered tablets to start at $200

Intel_bay_Trail
Image used with permission by copyright holder

Intel’s been working behind the scenes lately to create more than just Haswell; it’s also  been working on a processor that makes use of its Atom architecture. A chipset primarily used in low-end tablets and mobile devices, Intel recently revealed “Bay Trail” to the general public for use in a variety of future devices. Today, Intel took its project a step further by introducing what is expected to be a new “all time low” price point for tablets with Intel processors.

“We [Intel] believe we can push it well below the $199 price point,” Hermann Eul, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Mobile and Communications group, said during a news conference at Computex. This is great news for those who can’t afford an iPads or Surface tablet and who want to secure an Intel-laden tablet.

Recommended Videos

According to Eul, these proposed tablets will feature Windows 8.1 and will fall somewhere between 7 and 10 inches in size. Thanks to the Bay Trail design, the tablets should run with increased battery life and performance. Eul estimates these devices will be able to go 8 or more hours on a full charge (with active activity) and said they could go “weeks on standby.” Eul went on to say that the Bay Tail tablets will be capable of playing 3D games and running productivity applications and software. According to Eul, the new chipset will be approximately two times faster than the traditional Atom architecture chip.

We heard rumors back in April that Intel’s Bay Trail chip would power $200 Android laptops, and the jury’s still out on that one. Perhaps Bay Trail will stick strictly to tablets instead of making its way to laptops. 

Microsoft also announced today that it would be offering a free copy of Office Home and Student 2013 to small, 7- and 8-inch Windows 8-based tablets. It isn’t clear, however, if these proposed Bay Trail tablets will offer the same bundle package, although they do fit the prerequisites that were set by Microsoft. We should get a better ide of what to expect with these tablet designs in the near future, but for now there is no solid information regarding a potential release date for the Bay Trail devices.

Photo via Chiploco

Russ Boswell
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Russ Boswell is an aspiring video game and technology journalist from Colorado. He's been an avid gamer since he was old…
The robot takeover comes another step closer — at Amazon
An Amazon robot working inside one of the company's warehouses.

Amazon is close to having more robots operating inside its warehouses than humans after the e-commerce giant announced this week that it now has more than a million robots working at its facilities around the world.

Over the years, Amazon has spent billions of dollars on the development and deployment of warehouse-based robots, which handle an array of tasks once performed by human workers.

Read more
This Lenovo ThinkPad laptop is over $1,400 off — hurry while stocks last!
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 Intel laptop on a white background.

Now's an excellent time to take advantage of laptop deals from Lenovo, which has slashed the prices of a wide range of devices for its Black Friday in July sale. Lenovo's ThinkPad laptops are up to 45% off, and here's one of the most interesting offers available with such a discount — the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 at $1,440 off its estimated value of $3,199, so you'll only have to pay $1,759. That's an excellent price for this fantastic productivity tool, but you're going to have to push forward with your purchase as soon as possible because stocks may run out at any moment.

BUY NOW

Read more
Early Prime Day deal: Samsung’s 27-inch Odyssey G3 at its annual low price
Samsung Odyssey G3 gaming monitor on desk with keyboard and headset.

If you're ready to upgrade your monitor, this Samsung deal over at Amazon just might be your best bet. The 27-inch version of Samsung's Odyssey G3 is $130 right now, a full $100 off its regular $230 price and its lowest price of the year. It's a part of early Prime Day deals and a good sampling of what we can expect for the shopping holiday, which officially lands on July 8th. Tap the button below to see it for yourself or keep reading to see why we like this deal and why this should be your next monitor.

Buy Now

Read more