Intel has NOT begun shipping Broadwell. Damn that timing...

[benjitek]

apparently this will use broadwell:

http://www.cnet.com/products/asus-transformer-book-t300-chi/

No USB (micro USB only), no SD Card, no thanks -- if I'm going full-on Windows, I want some of the stuff that goes with it ;-)

 

[DanL]

I'm going to add a word to the title. Guess which word.

I thought that looked different from yesterday. I was wondering if I needed reading glasses...

 

[Kif]

Asus has a spotty track record regrading tablets. It's usually this would be a great tablet except for that one thing.

 

[equake]

Asus has a spotty track record regrading tablets. It's usually this would be a great tablet except for that one thing.

I did own a Transformer Pad 101 once and it had multiple issues with the charging and keyboard attachment. This was a Tegra 2 based Android device mind you.

I am curious about their Hybrid OS devices which allows for switching between Android/Windows.


my 2 cents

 

[leeshor]

I am curious about their Hybrid OS devices which allows for switching between Android/Windows.


my 2 cents

Microsoft has essentially killed the idea of (any further), dual boot systems. 2 previously announced ASUS Windows/Android tablets have been taken off the table.

 

[jnjroach]

Not just Microsoft but Google as well, they killed the Samsung ATIV Q....

 

[malberttoo]

Meh. There is always something to upgrade to. Whenever the Broadwell based SP4 comes out I will get it. Then I will get the Pro 5, 6, 7...so on and so on. Buy, sell, upgrade, repeat. I am very satisfied with the evolution of the SP line so I am happy to have the SP3 for now.

Me too.

 

[drolem]

Microsoft can't simply just swap out the CPU, some sort of redesign will be required.

Actually, since the Broadwell is pin compatible and using less power the amount of re-design needed may be zero, or if the dimensions of the CPU are slightly different, then just account for those. It is, after all, designed to be a drop-in replacement, and I expect that once Intel start shipping the final version, MS will have an SP3 out with it probably in no more than a couple of months. The crucial link here is Intel: they found some issues with the current silicon and they need to re-do it.