Microsoft Launches NextBook 8-inch And 10-inch Windows Tablets In South Africa

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Published on November 12, 2014

published on November 12, 2014

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Microsoft South Africa has launched two new low-cost tablets which are available in Makro stores around the country. These tablets are manufactured by NextBook USA and they are based on Windows Reference Design. There are two models, one is an 8-inch model focused on content consumption and the other one is 10-inch model which comes with detachable keyboard for productivity on the go.

Nextbook 8: $149

• 8 inch High-resolution 1280 x 800 Touch Screen (Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display)
• Intel^® ATOM^™ Quad-Core Z3735G Processor / 1.8GHZ (2M Cache, up to 1.83 GHz)
• 1GB DDR3L; 16GB onboard storage
• WIFI 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth4.0
• Front Camera 0.3 MP ; Back camera 2.0 MP
• Micro HDMI
• Micro-SD card slot for expansion to 64GB
• Support 3 -axis G-sensor
• Built-in Headphone/Microphone
• Charging indicator light

• Windows 8.1

Nextbook 10.1:

• 10.1 inch High-resolution 1280 x 800 IPS Screen
• Intel^® ATOM^™ Quad-Core Processor Z3735G (2M Cache, up to 1.83 GHz)
• 1GB DDR3L; 32GB onboard storage
• WIFI 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Back Camera 2.0 M
• Micro HDMI
• Pogo Keyboard
• Front facing 0.3 camera
• Micro-SD card slot for expansion to 64GB
• Support 3 -axis G-sensor
• Built-in microphone

• 6000MAH Internal rechargeable battery
• Charging indicator light
• Windows 8.1

Both the tablets come with Office 365 Personal 1 year subscription.

Source: htxt

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Pradeep Viswav

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Pradeep is a Computer Science and Engineering Graduate. He was also a Microsoft Student Partner. He is currently working in a leading IT company.

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