Zacate tablets

[wajed]

Why aren't there any tablets with Zacate APUs? No one company announced any Zacate-based tablets.

Even someone at AMD said it's not for tablets, why would that be? Though I think that was a bit while ago, so I "think" what he said isn't valid today.

 

[veri745]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/23/acer-debuts-10-1-inch-windows-7-tablet-amd-powered-inbuilt-3g/
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20101124PD210.html
http://electronicinfo.us/tag/amd-tablet-platform/

They're in the works...

 

[podspi]

If you look at AMD's roadmaps, they should be targeting Bobcat for tablets at some point next year, when it moves to the 28nm manufacturing process.

One of the biggest issues is that Android has primarily been implemented on ARM platforms, and so ARM is "safe" for Android. Windows isn't really ready for tablets (plus the licensing costs are not cheap) so I think most manufacturers really don't see the benefit of moving to x86 and getting Android working well on that, when they can just take the latest ARM SoC, take Android, and go from there.

 

[nyker96]

I've heard that AMD is planning on targeting tablet market with one of their APUs soon. Talet seem to be the new fad, thanks for iPad. Let me see if I can find that article I saw:

ok here we go: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile...ets_Are_a_Way_to_the_Living_Room_for_x86.html

looks like AMD is waiting for their 2nd gen APUs to target portable devices including tablets.

 

[Dark Shroud]

2nd gen APUs will use the newer process nodes and will be either Bobcat or Bulldozer based depending on the plateform.

Win7 Starter will probably run really well on these. I've had it running on P3 900mhz systems without a hitch for web browsing and Office.

 

[wajed]

@podspi
There are already plenty of win 7 tablets, plus I think there are plenty x86 Android tablets (on Atom.)

@veri745
Pretty good to know, but still it's only one tablet.
I will go with Atom now, because there are many flavors available, and I just found the perfect one, sadly I'll take it although it's Atom. Next year, however, I hope AMD makes a few wins, I think they will be much more successful than Atom at that market.


@Dark Shroud
Thanks. At least now I'm not that scared of Atoms.

 

[wajed]

http://www.homemedia.fr/actualites/6222-AMD-Ontario-C50-de-5-watts...-pour-les-tablettes.html

I think Intel's Atom TDP's 5.5 Watts, while this C50 consumes 5 Watts... dam... This is a better option by all measures.

I would love it if this product: http://www.innoversal.com.tw/en-us/products/lattice.aspx used that C50.