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Microsoft Pushes $199 Pendo Pad 8 With Windows 8.1

Microsoft Pushes $199 Pendo Pad 8 With Windows 8.1

Low-cost tablets have been the domain of Android over the past couple of years, with even sub $100 tablets appearing at the counter of major supermarkets, with none of the bells and whistles you expect from Samsung, LG, Sony and others. 

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Now comes a new breed of low-cost Windows 8.1 tablets, kicked off by budget tablet maker Pendo, known for its inexpensive Android-powered Pendo tablets. 

The link Microsoft provides (here) shows a wide range of Windows tablets including the Pendo Pad. 
Microsoft promises the Pendo Pad 8 “provides the great and easy-to-use Windows experience, in a compact tablet form”. 
Microsoft has supplied us with a link to the Pendo Pad at the Pendo Australia site
 
– Windows 8.1
– 8″ Touch Screen
– 16GB storage & 1GB RAM
– Windows Store and built-in apps
– Bluetooth connectivity
– Office 365 Personal 1 year subscription
– Mini HDMI output
Also included is an Intel Atom Baytrail-T Quad Core Processor Z3735 1.83GHz, HD 1280×800 IPS touch-screen display and 2MP front and rear cameras. 

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We’re yet to see who else produces a low-cost Windows 8.1 tablet and whether they can match or beat this price, but the tablet’s emergence does fulfil Microsoft’s promise of a $0 version of Windows 8.1 for the low-cost tablet market.