The CES 2015 event, which now is almost over, saw launches and
announcements by several major manufacturers. However, this year, the
event saw an overwhelming number of tablets and laptops. All-in-one
(AIO) PC systems and laptop-tablet hybrids were also seen by some major
tech firms like Samsung and Asus.
While Lenovo and Dell ruled the
laptop and tablet segments, other tech firms like Samsung, Acer, and
Toshiba also stole some of their limelight with their own devices. Small
players like Archos and Alcatel, which announced a slew of smartphones
at the ongoing CES 2015, took the opportunity to showcase their
technology under the tablet section.
It has been a tough job
covering all the laptops, tablets, hybrids and PC systems launched in
the past few days, and we have compiled a list of all the devices to
give users an idea of what they can expect this year.
Lenovo
Lenovo
at CES 2015 launched a total of 23 devices, which includes tablets, AIO
PCs and whole lot of laptops. The Chinese tech giant launched two
tablets named Tab 2 A7-10 and Tab 2 A7-30, which are for budget
conscious users. The Android 4.4 KitKat running devices will be hitting
the shelves starting this month. The devices are powered by MediaTek
processors, 1GB of RAM and feature 7-inch 1024x600pixel resolution
display. Some specifications however differ between both the devices.
The
company also launched its Lenovo B50, Lenovo C40, and Lenovo C50
All-in-one PC systems. The Lenovo B50 features a 23.8-inch full-HD IPS
display, and also houses Intel's RealSense motion-sensing 3D camera. The
Lenovo C40 and C50 all-in-one PCs feature 21.5-inch display and 23-inch
full-HD IPS displays respectively. The devices run on older Nvidia
graphics and last year's Intel Core processors. All the three PC systems
will be reaching in March this year.
Lenovo was the only firm at
CES 2015 to launch 18 laptops in both its ThinkPad and Yoga series.
While majority of the laptops were a mere upgrade over their previous
versions, some of them were completely new in the market. Most of
the laptops flaunted Intel's fifth generation 'Broadwell' Core
processors. All the devices will reach the market within Q1 of this
year.
Dell
Dell too marked its presence with the launch of
what it calls the world's thinnest tablet, Dell Venue 8 7849,
with a 6mm thickness along with other near bezel-less designed XPS 13
laptops. As for the Android 4.4 KitKat-based tablet, the device features
an 8.4-inch Quad-HD (2560x1600) OLED display, quad-core Intel Atom
Z3500 SoC, an 8-megapixel rear camera and a front 2-megapixel shooter.
It also comes with the Intel RealSense '3D snapshot' photography
solution that creates a high-definition depth map to enable measurement,
refocus and selective filters with a touch of a finger.
As for
laptops and AIO PCs, Dell introduced its XPS 13, XPS 15, Inspiron 13
7000, Inspiron 13 7000 Special Edition, Inspiron 15 5000, and Inspiron
15 7000. The firm also introduced its Alienware 15 and Alienware 17
gaming laptops at CES 2015. While the Inspiron range of laptops feature
fifth-generation Intel 'Broadwell' Core processors and are meant for
media lovers, the new Alienware range is said to be the company's
lightest though sporting top-end upgraded processors and GPUs. The Dell
Inspiron 23 AIO was also showcased featuring Intel RealSense 3D Camera
Front F200 with depth sensing capabilities.
Toshiba
Toshiba,
with its three products at the event, attracted a good amount of
visitors. The firm launched the Toshiba Encore 2 Write 8-inch and
Toshiba Encore 2 Write 10-inch tablets, which are the refreshed versions
of the company's Encore 2 tablet lineup from last year. The
specifications of the Encore 2 Write are mostly identical to last year's
Encore 2 tablets. These include 8-inch and 10-inch 1,280x800 pixels
multi-touch displays; an Intel Atom processor; 2GB of RAM; 64GB of
built-in storage; expandability via microSD card (up to 128GB), and
Windows 8.1 with Bing.
As for the Portege Z20t hybrid laptop, the
device sports a Intel Core M processor and features a 12.5-inch full-HD
screen alongside a detachable keyboard and an optional Wacom-made
digitizer, which enables pressure-sensitive pen input (2,048 levels of
sensitivity).
Asus
Asus this time only launched three
devices under its laptop-tablet hybrid Transformer Book Chi series,
named Transformer Book T90, Asus Transformer Book T100, and Asus
Transformer Book T300. The Windows 8.1-based devices come with bundled
keyboard docks and run on Intel-powered processors. While the
Transformer Book T90 and Transformer Book T100 feature the Intel Atom
Z3775 processor, the Transformer Book T300 features Intel's Core M
Broadwell processor. The availability details of the devices are not yet
known.
Samsung
Samsung preferred to stay little unnoticed
at CES 2015 in the PC and laptops segment, with the launch
of only two devices - the ATIV Book 9 2015 (also known as Samsung
Series 9 2015 Edition) ultrabook, and the ATIV One 7 Curved AIO (also
known as Series 7 AIO). The 12-inch Samsung Series 9 2015 Edition is
said to be the thinnest and lightest offering by the firm, with a 11.8mm
thickness and a weight of 950 grams.
The Series 7 AIO is the
first by the company to feature a curved screen. The PC system features
the same screen size as its previous flat-screen version, 27-inches. The
device is priced at $1,299 (roughly Rs. 80,600) and will be available in Q1 of this year.
HP
HP,
besides launching a range monitors at CES 2015, also introduced a
Chromebox and Mac Mini alternative, the HP Stream Mini PC, which also
comes bundled with a mouse and keyboard. Alongside, the company has also
introduced the Pavilion Mini PCs, which come in Intel Pentium CPU and
Intel Core i3 processor options. Both - HP Stream Mini and HP Pavilion
Mini - come with Windows 8.1 and will be available via the company's
online store in the US from this month.
Acer
Acer introduced
the industry's first Chromebook with a 15.6-inch display. Additionally,
the company announced that it will expand its Chromebook 13 range of
laptops with new touchscreen models. The Acer Chromebook 15 range
(CB5-571) will be available in variants offering either a 16GB or 32GB
SSD drive and either 2GB or 4GB or RAM. The company notes that the
"exact specifications, prices and availability will vary by region". The
new Acer Chromebook 15 will be available in two display versions - one
offering a full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) screen resolution and another
offering a HD (1366x768 pixels) resolution.
Archos
Archos
launched three tablets named Archos 101 Helium 4G, Archos 80b Helium 4G
and Archos 70 Helium 4G. All the tablets come with dual-SIM support,
but do not support voice-calling. The 80b Helium 4G and 70 Helium 4G
share most of the specifications except the screen size, camera
resolution and battery. However, the Archos 101 Helium 4G tablet is the
best amongst the three. The tablet includes a 10.1-inch WXGA (1280x800
pixel) resolution IPS display and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core
MediaTek MT8732 processor.
Alcatel
Alcatel launched the One
Touch Pop 2 (10) tablet, which features LTE Cat. 4 network support along
with other specifications that make it a mid-range device. The tablet
features a 10-inch IPS display, 5-megaixel rear camera, 2-megapixel
front-facing camera, 8GB of inbuilt storage, and a bunch of other
accessories including a keyboard dock to let users work on it as a
laptop.
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