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Acer Aspire Switch 11 V is a hybrid laptop that is run Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system on an Intel Core M 5Y10 processor. This processor is a dual core with four thread that runs at a clock frequency of 800 MHz to 2.0 GHz under turbo boost mode. There is 4-megabytes of cache and an integrated graphics chip Intel HD Graphics 5300 clocked from 100 MHz to 800 MHz. The processor is backed by 4-gigabyte of DDR3L RAM and 128GB SSD. There is a cheaper version that comes with 64GB SSD as well.

Acer Aspire Switch 11V specifications

Other Acer Aspire Switch 11V specifications include 11.6 inch screen packing full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels. The screen IPS matrix display with zero air gap technology and provides wide viewing angles, high contrast, and good color reproduction.

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It makes use of magnets to attach to the keyboard dock that turns the tablet into a proper laptop. Battery size is 45 Wh and is designed to provide up to eight hours of continuous operation. You also get USB port, mini HDMI output, micro SD card reader and of course wireless LAN. There are two front speakers with Acer True Harmony technology and Dolby Digital Plus Home Theater support.

Acer and Lenovo have partnered with Intel and Microsoft and will be releasing three new families of laptops equipped with 11 and 14 inch displays and packing Intel Broadwell processor and Windows 10 operating system. Prices will start from 150 euro or 169 dollars for the cheapest broadwell laptop.

Release date for cheap broadwell laptops 

These cheap broadwell laptops will be released in August which is almost 2-3 weeks after the launch of the new Windows 10 operating system. This information comes from Digitimes that says Acer will introduce a 11.6-inch laptop with the price of $ 169 (150 euro) and one with 14-inch clamshell design for about $ 199 (180 euro) while Lenovo will continue with Yoga laptops packing 14-inch display at a price of $ 249 (220 euro).

All of these cheap broadwell laptops will be manufactured by Inventec which is a laptop ODM that manufactures mainly for HP.

With the launch of these laptops, Microsoft wants to tackle the super cheap Chrombook lineup that is currently best seller on Amazon. Like last year, Microsoft has adjusted the prices of its tablets and notebooks with Windows to compete with Chromebook laptops. We are expecting Acer and Lenovo to use the super cheap Celeron 3215U and 3765U broadwell processors in these laptops.

At the Computex 2015 event, Acer launched Aspire Switch 10V that packs the latest Intel Atom X5 processor manufactured with 14nm process. Acer Aspire Switch 10V specifications include 10.1 inch IPS display with 16:10 aspect ratio, 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, synaptics digitizer, USB 3.0 on keyboard and of course, the Atom X5- Z8300 processor.

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Colorfly i783 Pro is a dual booting tablet that dual boots between Windows 8.1 and Android operating system. It packs 7.9 inch display with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution and is powered by Intel Bay Trail processor. Colorfly i783 Pro specifications include 2GB RAM, Intel Atom Z3735F processor, 32GB flash storage, wireless LAN, Android 4.4 and windows 8.1 operating systems. The display has wide viewing angles of up to 178 degrees, and a high contrast.

A beefy 3450 mAh battery powers the Colorfly i783 Pro tablet. It is one of the few nice tablets with 4:3 display ratio which is also used by the Apple iPad. The square screen makes it easier to browse web pages and read content. However it is not much appreciated by those who watch a lot of movies as movies have 16:9 ratio.

The Intel Atom Z3735F processor that powers the Colorfly i783 Pro has a lot of power. It runs at clock frequency of 1.33 GHz with 1.84 GHz turbo boost. It is more than enough to run either of the operating systems smoothly.

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Toshiba Satellite Click 10 is the latest laptop that is on the verge of making its debut. The laptop has detachable design which was made popular by the Asus T100 and then by Acer Aspire Switch series. It was spotted in the database on WiFi alliance and while it does not show detailed specs, it does gives us an idea that it will have a 10.1 inch display and run windows 8.1 operating system.

There will two variants of the Toshiba Satellite Click 10, one will come with wireless LAN and another will be 3G only. It will have 802.11n dual-band (2.4 GHz – 5 GHz) WiFi giving it a great signal reception.

The WiFi alliance website adds that the company will be launching it as Toshiba Dynabook N40 and Toshiba Encore 10 in certain markets.

We are also pretty sure that like other detachable windows tablets, it will run on Atom processor (bay trail or haswell) and will come with a keyboard dock that will transform it into a proper laptop.

Inctel has launched its first mini PC that features broadwell fanless processors. Specifications include Intel Core i7 5500U dual core 14nm processor that can run at 2.4 GHz clock speed and supports turbo boost speed of 3GHz. The CPU is accompanied by Intel HD 5500 graphics that run at 950 MHz under turbo boost mode.

The entire chip consumes very little power – spec sheet says it eats mere 15 watts when in use. On the front, the Inctel has power button, LED status, four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, SD card reader, headphone jack and microphone.

On the rear, you will find two wireless LAN antennas, two COM ports, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two HDMI 1.4 outputs video and power connector. It can be purchased for $ 495 from the official Inctel online store. The price includes shipping via DHL.