Toshiba outs Encore, an 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet

The Acer Iconia W3, the first Windows 8 tablet under 10-inch, has finally met its match and it comes in the form of Toshiba Encore; an Intel Bay Trail-powered 8-inch slate running on the revamped version of Windows 8.

With the exception of its IPS display, the Encore sports the same feature set as the Iconia W3 – kinda like identical twins but from different mothers. In most cases, taking a page out of the other’s playbook may turn out well, especially if the reference product garnered positive reviews.

toshiba encore

But considering that the W3 failed to get a nod from most techjounalists, you’re probably wondering why Toshiba even bothered to commit the same mistake. Well, it all boils down to processing power, which is something that the Encore can brag about thanks to the beefy Bay Trail (Atom Z3770) processor at its core.

Running on all fours, and coupled with an Ivy Bridge-based GPU architecture, we can probably expect a more desirable performance out of the Encore compared to other Win8 slabs before it. In addition, the 8-inch tablet will also benefit from the minor refinements that the Windows 8.1 brings to the table which should further enhance the overall use experience.

encore

According to Toshiba, the Encore is expected to hit the retails store by November and will only set you back USD329PHP 19,308INR 27,883EUR 313CNY 2,395. That’s for the 32GB variant which will also come pre-installed with Microsoft Office 2013 Home and Student version.

Ronnie Bulaong

This article was written by Ronnie Bulaong, a special features contributor and correspondent for YugaTech. Follow him on Twitter @turonbulaong.

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15 Comments

snoden says:

11 years ago

ifive mini x
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Cuaki says:

11 years ago

That windows 8 tablet looks affordable.
I have a question, does it run windows apps? (Not metro style)
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poBear says:

11 years ago

a 1280 x 800 resolution they should have upgrade to 1080p hence the Gen7 gpu inside =X
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abuzalzal says:

11 years ago

Blasphemous! Of all the effin’ fonts out there, why come up with the use of Comic Sans font on the spec sheet? Ano ‘to, pambatang comics?!

Another thing, tablets won’t save Windows 8 because it’s destined to be another “Windows Vista in the making” right from the START.
Windows is so old tech, just look at the ugly XP icons on parts of dialogs. PC users must die!
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JasonWilliams says:

11 years ago

Good product, hey oems, may mga tao din na walang paki sa presyo as long as good quality ang product.

Something like:
Windows 8
8 inch ips 1080p display
Quadcore baytrail processor
4gb ram
128gb + 64gb mmc
Sony like designs..

Yang ang magandang windows 8 companion device
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john says:

11 years ago

im a windows 8 fan. mas randam ko pa nga ang butter smoothness ni windows 8 kesa kay android jellybean. kahit quadcore pa ang cpu, may stuttering parin si android. I only use my android tablet for entertainment.

at bakit nga ba ang laki ng galit mo sa windows? lol dahil
sobra nang sikat si Android? tas sinasabi mo pang bobo ang
PC users? mas prefer nga ng maraming totoong
professionals ang PC kasi mas madami itong programs. eh
yung android, mobile apps lang ang madami sa kanila. sa
windows, sobrang daming programs na ginagamit ng mga
totoong professionals. tas sinasabi mo pang android na ang
choice ng mga professionals daw?na tulad mo? . profesional
ka na niyan? porket may car aircon business ka? sa ugali
mong yan professional ka? mas profesional pa nga yung mga
walang pinag aralan kung ugali lang ang pagbabasehan. tas
ano nga ba ang pwede mong maipagmamalaking games ng
android? yung angry birds? shadow gun? sa windows,
sobrang daming games. Dota, World of Warcraft, Crossfire,
Battlefield etc. Tas may totoong photoshop. sa android,
photoshop touch lang. parang picasa lang na pwedeng mag
edit ng brightness at contrast ng litrato. haha.

need i say more?
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john says:

11 years ago

im a windows 8 fan. mas randam ko pa nga ang butter smoothness ni windows 8 kesa kay android jellybean. kahit quadcore pa ang cpu, may stuttering parin si android. I only use my android tablet for entertainment.

at bakit nga ba ang laki ng galit mo sa windows? lol dahil
sobra nang sikat si Android? tas sinasabi mo pang bobo ang
PC users? mas prefer nga ng maraming totoong
professionals ang PC kasi mas madami itong programs. eh
yung android, mobile apps lang ang madami sa kanila. sa
windows, sobrang daming programs na ginagamit ng mga
totoong professionals. tas sinasabi mo pang android na ang
choice ng mga professionals daw?na tulad mo? . profesional
ka na niyan? porket may car aircon business ka? sa ugali
mong yan professional ka? mas profesional pa nga yung mga
walang pinag aralan kung ugali lang ang pagbabasehan. tas
ano nga ba ang pwede mong maipagmamalaking games ng
android? yung angry birds? shadow gun? sa windows,
sobrang daming games. Dota, World of Warcraft, Crossfire,
Battlefield etc. Tas may totoong photoshop. sa android,
photoshop touch lang. parang picasa lang na pwedeng mag
edit ng brightness at contrast ng litrato. haha.

need i say more?..
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Milhouse says:

11 years ago

Windows 8.1 is a huge improvement from Windows 8. Could have been a great tablet if not for the disappointing screen display.
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Carl Bytes says:

11 years ago

This is it! A device that is portable with a huge leap in performance compared with atom. Hinde handicapped in terms of usefullness tulad ng androids. Hintay lang ng haswell versions, makakapili na sa pasko.
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