Intel Starts Mass Production of Table PC Platform – Oak Trail
Intel has recently started mass production of its Oak Trail platform specifically for tablet PCs, with the combination of Atom Z670 processor and SM35 chipset the initial product, according to industry sources. The Oak Trail platform will sell at about US$25 with MeeGo, and the price for Oak Trail and Microsoft’s Windows 7 will be higher.
Although Intel’s processors cannot match those of ARM in terms of low price and power consumption, Intel’s strategy of offering cheaper prices and improving performance and power consumption of the platform, should help Intel defend against ARM-based products. Sources also pointed out that most existing tablet PCs currently are priced at above NT$17,000 (US$559), and if the average price cannot drop below NT$15,000 in 2011, the expected surge in shipment growth may not occur.
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