Replies to post #128923 on Intel Corp (INTC)

[wthdik2]

Is it a smart business decision for Intel to forgo tablets/phones?

let me put it this way..if I thought they were about to make that announcement..I would get very long.

[wbmw]

Here's a Bay Trail detachable laptop for $499.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/pavilion-x2-2-in-1-11-6-touch-screen-laptop-4gb-memory-128gb-solid-state-drive/2944496.p?id=1219083692395&skuId=2944496&st=pcmcat309300050015_categoryid$abcat0502000&cp=1&lp=15

- Pentium N3510 processor (Bay Trail 2.0GHz)
- 11.6" detachable IPS touchscreen display
- 128GB storage, 4GB DDR3L
- Slate side: 0.5" thickness, 1.7 lbs
- Attached: 0.9" thickness, 3.3 lbs
- Battery life: 8 hours, 45 minutes (see note below)



Note from HP's website on battery life:

††† Testing conducted by HP consisting of full battery discharge while running a series of productivity scripts against the following applications (which may or may not be included with your particular product): Adobe ® AcrobatReader 7.0, Adobe® Illustrator® CS2, Adobe® Photoshop® CS2, Apple® Quicktime 7.1, Intervideo® WinDVD® 8, Macromedia® Flash 8, Microsoft® Office® 2003 Pro, Microsoft® Project 2003, and Winzip® 10.0. Prior to testing, the system was fully charged and set to display brightness of 60 nits, auto dim disabled, wireless off, suspend and hibernate disabled and all other programs, utilities, and services not essential to running the computer system or battery life test. Battery life will vary depending on the product model, configuration, loaded applications, features, use, wireless functionality and power management settings. The maximum capacity of the battery will naturally decrease with time and usage..