Windows 8 spurs intriguing PC designsBrier Dudley
Seattle Times technology columnist
If you’re going to buy a new computer in the next year or two, the decision will be more complicated.
It also will be more fun, with all sorts of new models that will make you think differently about what a PC is, what it does and how it works.
A catalyst for this change is the radical new design of Windows 8, which works equally well on a touch-screen tablet, a traditional laptop or an all-in-one desktop PC.
Helping things along are tiny processors that enable PC makers to build full-power machines in cases less than an inch thick.
New hardware designs were pushed by Intel, which seeded the market with prototype designs developed largely in Oregon. Microsoft also developed prototypes and decided to build its own tablets to raise the bar and showcase its platform.
The PC industry had to do something because lots of people were starting to think the most exciting option for their next computer was an Apple iPad.
Looking ahead, I’ll bet computer shoppers will be more intrigued by the new Windows-powered machines that will go on sale starting Friday.
Even the expected arrival of a mini iPad this week won’t be enough to keep people away from the new and different PCs and Windows-based tablets.
That is, if shoppers aren’t too confused by all the options they’ll face, not to mention the hurdle of learning a new operating system. The thinnest and funkiest new touch-screen computers will cost more than old-fashioned PCs, which also will come with Windows 8.
A PC tower and monitor — or a lower-end, standard laptop — may still be the cheapest options for a Windows 8 computer. The next step up will be to systems with a touch-screen display, which is especially nice with Windows 8, but not mandatory.
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