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Haswell in tablets is going to be an excellent match. More frequency and lower voltage.
This will be a big upgrade opportunity for the rest of us.
Haswell: The core Intel wants inside everything - PC & Tech AuthorityA single architecture, from phones to tablets, to laptops, gaming rigs and servers. But can Intel compete with ARM?
When the Blue Team releases a successor to Ivy Bridge in the first half of next year, there will be a heck of lot going on. Haswell is both a redesign and refocus of the Ivy Bridge line. Early indications from the recent Intel Developer Forum are that we will see a 10% plus speed boost per MHz, a slight MHz bump along with a juicy 80% beefier on-die graphics and lower power draw from the perfected 22nm 'Tri-Gate' process. Most critically though Haswell is a chip designed to be scalable like no chip before it has.
Haswell in tablets is going to be an excellent match. More frequency and lower voltage.
This will be a big upgrade opportunity for the rest of us.
I'm interested in the gaming capabilities. This could possibly make a really good dvd player-sized HTPC.