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"Lenovo launches sleek 8 inch tablet, starting at $199"

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Source 1: http://www.androidauthority.com/lenovo-tab-s8-519854/

Source 2: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Lenovo-Tab-S8-50_id8885

 

Specs

-8" 1920x1200 display (slim bezels!) 

-Quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 (64-bit Bay Trail processor) 

-2GB of RAM

-16GB of storage 

-4,290mAh battery 

-Bluetooth 4.0 

-Dolby dual front speakers

-8MP rear camera

-1.6MP front camera

-Android 4.4 KikKat

-LTE model will be available at a higher price

 

Wow that is...amazing... You're getting all of that for a mere $200. That's quite the deal (and quite the power house!). Unlike some other Chinese mobile manufacturers (XIAOMI!), the Lenovo TAB S8 will be available in the USA and other countries. It'll be available sometime in September via major retailers (online and brick and mortar I'm assuming), and of course it'll also be available on Lenovo's website.

 

I was looking to get a tablet, and I think I just found the winner. You get great specs at a fairly cheap price, and it looks amazing!

 

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Source: http://www.androidauthority.com/lenovo-tab-s8-519854/

 

Specs

-8" 1920x1200 display (slim bezels!) 

-Quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 (64-bit Bay Trail processor) 

-2GB of RAM

-16GB of storage 

-Bluetooth 4.0 

-Dolby dual front speakers

-8MP rear camera

-1.6MP front camera

 

Wow that is...amazing... You're getting all of that for a mere $200. That's quite the deal (and quite the power house!). Unlike some other Chinese mobile manufacturers (XIAOMI!), the Lenovo TAB S8 will be available in the USA and other countries. It'll be available sometime in September via major retailers (online and brick and mortar I'm assuming), and of course it'll also be available on Lenovo's website.

 

I was looking to get a tablet, and I think I just found the winner. You get great specs at a fairly cheap price, and it looks amazing!

 

Lenovo-TAB-S8_1-710x532.jpg

Lenovo-TAB-S8_2-710x390.jpg

Get a 2-in-1. It's always better to have a keyboard available.

Software Engineer for Suncorp (Australia), Computer Tech Enthusiast, Miami University Graduate, Nerd

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Get a 2-in-1. It's always better to have a keyboard available.

Except 2-in-1s usually cost more than $200...

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Get a 2-in-1. It's always better to have a keyboard available.

Except this is much smaller and cheaper. I have never found my self wishing I had a keyboard for my Nexus 7

 

 

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Does it have anyway to add more storage?

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Get a 2-in-1. It's always better to have a keyboard available.

Bluetooth Keyboards

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micro sd? and is it windows

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

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Someone told Luke and Linus at CES 2017 to "Unban the legend known as Jerakl" and that's about all I've got going for me. (It didn't work)

 

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Does it have anyway to add more storage?

Unfortunately there is no option for extra storage. 

 

EDIT: The source says that there will be multiple models available. I'm assuming that there will be a 32GB and 64GB model available. I sure hope so anyways...

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micro sd? and is it windows

It's running Android 4.4 KikKat. 

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Bluetooth Keyboards

I've never found one with good construction. Can you recommend one?

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My dad have an Intel Bay Trail Android tablet. Virtually no development community for rooting/custom ROMs/kernels, etc.

at some point they have to, these atoms CPU's are as good as the current snapdragon chips, and the apps problems are almost solved, java apps work perfectly fine and i think native apps is practically just recompile them, and intel released software to make porting even much easier

 

I've never found one with good construction. Can you recommend one?

MS has one, kinda decent though ofc in only works with windows nvm, the other response is a much better one

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At some point they have to what? I'm not talking about porting individual apps.

at some points these roms have to work on them, that what i meant, sorry for confusion

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It's running Android 4.4 KikKat.

if that was windows it would be like

(Insert money gif)

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

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I'm still thinking Sony Tablet Z3 Compact. (Not in same price point)

 

 

Because Sony.

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I'm still thinking Sony Tablet Z3 Compact. (Not in same price point)

Because Sony.

does it make you happy im looking at the sony z3 (and nexus 6)

My Rig  

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kGNksY

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI CSM-H87M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($78.83 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Memory Express) 

Storage: Kingston Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($71.34 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($92.95 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($125.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($66.99 @ NCIX) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($116.00 @ shopRBC) 

Case Fan: Cougar Turbine 120 (4-Pack) 60.4 CFM 120mm  Fans  ($23.99 @ NCIX) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Monitor: HP 22xi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($187.11 @ Amazon Canada) 

Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($114.99 @ NCIX) 

Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse  ($76.99 @ Amazon Canada) 

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Total: $2074.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 15:33 EDT-0400Build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/303263-the-dell-from-hell/#entry4121100 

Phone Compassion Spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EN6s426gyxqPloIqT4wQ7Y7yovkkQy_5B3djVN-N-R8/edit#gid=0


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Just my opinion, but I'd wait for broadwells better battery life before buying a new tablet.  That and these things should be on a big sale come Christmas/post broadwell release.

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But that huge ugly company name in mirror silver right at the top...

Wouldn't give a crap if it was on the back.

I run my browser through NSA ports to make their illegal jobs easier. :P
If it's not broken, take it apart and fix it.
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Although this is quite a nice looking tablet (got to love that Lenovo design) what I really hope this does is enable Intel to get into the portable devices market, although Snapdragon is all nice and dandy I like intel more and their chips are amazing

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

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i7-4790 - 24GB RAM - GTX 970 - Samsung 840 240GB Evo - 2x 2TB Seagate. - 4 monitors - G710+ - G600 - Zalman Z9U3

Other devices

Oneplus One 64GB Sandstone

Surface Pro 3 - i7 - 256Gb

Surface RT

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