Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Windows 8 for tablets hands-on preview (video) -- Engadget

Excerpt from a positive review

No matter how you slice it, that's a lot of horsepower for a slate. We can't be certain that every Win8 tablet will boast the same level of oomph once these begin hitting the market at some point next year (right, Microsoft?), but we're downright enamored with how well a full-on desktop OS ran with this hardware. All told, it was a remarkably smooth experience, save for a few seconds of lag found when launching more complex applications. But it's important to remember what's going on here; unlike the iPad or insert-your-favorite-Android-slate-here, this is a full operating system, and the fact that it's smooth on any level with this hardware behind it is a feat worthy of laud.

p.s. nice Web page selection for this photo (and yes I would be keen to have one of the Samsung 11.6” Windows 8 tablets…)

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Windows 8 for tablets hands-on preview (video) -- Engadget

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