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$99 tablets and $350 convertibles are coming for the holidays, says Intel CEO

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By Daniel Petrov

Published: Oct 17, 2013, 1:37 AM

$99 tablets and $350 convertibles are coming for the holidays, says Intel CEO

Intel has finally caught up to the mobile processor craze that caught it by surprise a few years ago. It's new low-power Bay Trail chipset can power a tablet for as long as ARM-based ones, and even its Haswell processors can juice convertibles close to that mark.

Not only that, but its silicon is no longer all that expensive either - Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich predicted to analysts after the quarterly earnings release that we are going to see low-end tablets for just $99 this holiday season, which is quite an interesting claim, and we assume he means Android slates. He also said there will be $299 Haswell laptops, and $349 convertibles.

In fact, Lenovo just outed yesterday a full-blown Windows 8.1 tablet with the new Bay Trail architecture for $299, so it's not hard to imagine we might hit Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich prediction by year-end if things keep going in that direction.

via VentureBeat

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.