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8" Windows tablets are coming! ASUS just unveiled the VivoTab Note 8, which sets itself apart with a professional Wacom digitizer stylus that lets you scribble on the 1280x800 pixels display. Designed for one-handed usage, the tablet offers slim bezels, 220.9 x 133.8 x 10.95 mm dimensions, and just 380g of weight, which is a pretty good achievement for a full-on Windows 8.1 slate.
Powered by Intel's new
Atom Z3740 processor, it offers up to 8 hours battery life from the 15.5 Whr battery, 2 GB of memory, up to 64 GB of storage plus a microSD slot, and a free year of unlimited ASUS WebStorage. You will also get a 5 MP rear camera and HD front-facing camera, as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, Miracast, and a micro USB port connectivity. Provided by the so-called Golden Ear team at ASUS, the tablet's two rear stereo speakers with larger than usual resonance chambers sport SonicMaster audio tech, giving "
rich, rounded bass," though we have to hear it before we pass any judgment.
The most interesting part is, of course, the integrated Wacom digitizer stylus pen that sits in a silo alongside the bottom edge of the tablet, offering over a thousand levels of pressure sensitivity for a natural writing or drawing feel. The VivoTab Note 8 hints that it's targeted towards professionals and students, as it arrives packing Microsoft Office Home and Student edition. Price and availability for the 8-incher will be known further down the road, but it certainly sounds like a small Windows tablet with a lot to offer, and it will be priced in a fun way, too, as we've come to expect from ASUS, starting at $299 for the 32 GB version.
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