Toshiba tried to increase sales by making a Windows-based tablet devices affordable prices in order to compete with Android tablets. The Japanese company has just launched Encore 2 tablet running the Windows 8.1 operating system.
As quoted from The Verge, Encore 2 tablet comes in an 8-inch is priced at 199 dollars and 10 inches are priced 269 U.S. dollars.
Encore 2 with a size of 8 inches, carries a screen resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels, quad – core processor Intel Atom, 1GB RAM, and 32GB of internal memory which can be expanded with the addition of a MicroSD card. Toshiba claims this tablet can last for 8 to 10 hours.
Encore also carried similar specs to the size of 10 inches. Toshiba also offers a choice of specifications enlarge RAM and internal memory, which of course would cost extra.
All of these tablets have been accompanied by a cloud -based office applications Office 365 that can be used for free for a year. It also supports Toshiba’s Wireless Display technology to connect the tablet to other Toshiba devices.
In addition to Windows tablets, Toshiba also announced the Android-based tablet named 7-inch Excite Go. This product is also priced at a bargain price, 109 dollars.