Windows 8 on a Samsung Core i5 Tablet

At the BUILD Conference today, Microsoft showed a much more comprehensive preview of the upcoming Windows 8 OS along with some tablet prototypes, including this 11.6″ Core i5 Slate from Samsung.

Almost all of the early impressions gave Windows 8 and the accompanying hardware some pretty glowing reviews. The Samsung tablet shown here has the same specs as the Series 7 laptop they introduced a couple of weeks ago — Core i5, 6GB DDR3, etc.

Microsoft also showed three other tablets running on various chipset — an Intel Atom processor, a TI OMAP4430 and the quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 Kal El chipset.

Here’s a thorough walkthrough of Windows 8 {via The Verge}:

If you want to take a closer look, you can download a copy of the Developer Edition of Windows 8 here.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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35 Comments

jego207 says:

13 years ago

Good to see that a lot of features are getting into Windows 8!
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wyldkard says:

13 years ago

nice! gives me a reason to want a tablet
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Gian says:

13 years ago

Just installed it.. It put all my current programs to Windows.old folder. Gonna reinstall nanaman. Anyways, it looks good, all your programs are now called apps. Smooth switching modes. I still need to explore since I’ll use this lappy for presentation.. >.<
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John says:

13 years ago

I’ve installed all my usual work apps and essential toos. it works great and I havent encountered any issues. The install was 15 minutes flat! If I dont see any issues in the next 2 weeks, I’m loading it on my x61 tablet. I’ll let you know how it turns out but if someboady has already done so, share naman ng tips!
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John says:

13 years ago

I have Win8 on my Rig and it works like magic! Try it, the ISOs are in the devsite.
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pabs says:

13 years ago

I’ll be patiently waiting for nokia phones running on windows 8, that would be great!!!!
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mark mart says:

13 years ago

I wanna try this too! sana di ganun kadami bugs.
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Romar says:

13 years ago

this would be a great competitor against other tablets OS’s. Only disadvantage of it is being paid operating system.
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kobe67 says:

13 years ago

After I heard about Windows 8 (Developer Preview), Nag download agad ko from Microsoft Website..

– Malaki talaga deference ng Windows 8 (Dev Prev) compared to Windows 7.

Rate- 10/10… Ang sarap gamitin, kahit sa laptop ko ito sinet-up para na akong gumagamit ng tablet or phone.

Windows 8 (Dev Prev) Screenshots in my Acer 4750G i5. –

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.246828555359777.58446.1000009*****281&l=771f92831f&type=1

– Gawa ako ng vid if may time.
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Gian says:

13 years ago

So that means I have to stay using this developer edition until the official release to keep my files untouched? :))
Romar says:

13 years ago

@gian, you can not go back to your previous Os after installing this. Unless, you do a clean instalation again, or you may do a dual boot to make your current os untouched/unharmed.
Gian says:

13 years ago

I’m planning on trying it too.. But do you how can I uninstall it just in case I’m not impressed? :)

marc philip says:

13 years ago

anyone tried downloading and installing the developer edition of windows 8 sa laptop? post niyo naman experience niyo dito. yuga try mo rin po install sa 1 sa mga laptops mo, dami ka naman laptop eh.hehe gawa ka rin ng review ng nito
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movie quotes says:

13 years ago

anyone tried downloading and installing the developer edition of windows 8? post niyo naman experience niyo dito. yuga try mo rin po install sa 1 sa mga laptops mo, dami ka naman laptop eh.hehe gawa ka rin ng review ng developer nito
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capslock says:

13 years ago

buggy pa tlga yan kc bago pa…may improvements pa yan guys…^^,
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kyle says:

13 years ago

not impressed with the UI,from the video above..the user is having a hard type swiping/sliding from left to pen app then right to open another one,too laggy also
-for first time users,how the hell do i know that swiping from the left side of the screen would bring out apps,no indicator is visible
-they should retain the start menu not live tiles,hopefully could switch back to it as i’ve heard
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Alain says:

13 years ago

prang sobrang laki nung tablet na yan. @_@
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Romar says:

13 years ago

its a tablet PC. not a tablet phone.

Ian says:

13 years ago

Microsoft is back!!!! woohoo!!! Sana mura lang mga tablets ng Windows 8.
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watrboy says:

13 years ago

mukhang wait mode ako ah.. hehehe.. kelan ba expected dating ng mga ito..

eto nga pala yung windows 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8klHxUoFds
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jonaflormicfren says:

13 years ago

More better than the present.
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wengweng2003 says:

13 years ago

I’m definitely going to get one! Any idea on pricing & release date?
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Rex says:

13 years ago

Maybe because the folks in the video are not experts pero it appears antagal ng response ng touchscreen :) Marami pa siguro kailangan i-polish sa w8.
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newbie says:

13 years ago

Funny if you could install this on the Tab 10.1 just to test it out.
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garz says:

13 years ago

It looks a little complicated to use..
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Gian Bancod says:

13 years ago

Is there any difference on Windows 7 and 8’s user interface on laptop/desktop?
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lawrence says:

13 years ago

Nice. really nice. Like! :)
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chloe says:

13 years ago

i’m not decided yet to install this on my laptop coz the way it looks parang made for tablet ang Windows8, my video po ba kayo W8 running on laptop?
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ammiel says:

13 years ago

It will be compatible on laptops and desktops as well

bern says:

13 years ago

Awesome!!!

I have a conjecture that W8 will make huge setback in sales for android and iOS devices and it is going to give them a run for their money on 2012.

After its unveling many are waiting for its public release.
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Gumz says:

13 years ago

UI is like on the windows phone. Kunting adjustment land para sa windows fans.
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Saimon Apor says:

13 years ago

Awesome! That looks great! That tablet looks promising!
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sirches says:

13 years ago

Sir,

ang windows 8 po ba ay designed only for tablets? or pwede rin sya sa laptop or desktop?
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