Intel CEO promises sub-$100 tablets this holiday season

Ethnod · September 10, 2013

tbh this ties into my last thread about the new Intel gen chip that will consume 30% less power, tablets and mobile is why they are doing this I assume which means that for the next 3-4 years we wont be looking at anything major when it comes to performance enhancements. Dont get me wrong, there will be but their main focus seems to be mobile

Intel's new CEO Bryan Kraznich thinks that cheap tablets are the way forward, and they're going to be even cheaper than he's hinted before. Today at the 2013 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, he told the audience that Intel tablets will be available "at price points below $100" this holiday season.

Kraznich had previously said that touch screen laptop prices could drop below $200, and that tablets could dip below $150 when they go on sale this holiday, but under $100 we're beginning to talk about impulse-buy territory, where consumers can get a capable tablet for the price of an e-reader. Kraznich didn't say how capable those sub-$100 tablets might be or what their quality might be like — even at $379, we've seen Intel-powered tablets that were stinkers— but perhaps it could help cement Intel's position in the market, finally. He also didn't specify whether they would run Windows or Android. Intel can support both operating systems with its latest Atom silicon.

Source:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/10/4715248/intel-ceo-promises-sub-100-tablets-this-holiday-season

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/intel-ceo-brian-krzanich-shows-working-14nm-soc-laptop-announce