The Onkyo TA117–which will come in sub-flavors the TA117C3 and the TA117C1–is set to offer (for both) a 10.1 inch touch panel display running at 1024 x 600 resolution, Android 2.2, an Nvidia Tegra 250 processor running at one gigahertz, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, a microSD slot, two USB ports (just 2.0, I’m afraid), an HDMI output for when ten inches just isn’t enough screen, 1.3 megapixel camera, and a docking port with optional stand.
The sub-flavors, meanwhile, really only differ in terms of RAM and storage space. The TA117C1 will pack 512 megs of DDR3 RAM and eight gigs of storage, whilst the TA117C3 will double the RAM to one gig and the storage to 16 gigs.
It’s actually, spec-wise, one of the better tablets out there, according to reports, so if you’re meaning to go tablet, you may want to lay hands on one of these. It’s got the Samsung Galaxy Tab beat display-wise, that’s for certain, but the Galaxy Tab has 3G while the Onkyo doesn’t. It’ll be interesting to see how the new Onkyos perform and if they’re really a match for the Galaxy Tab, and of course, the iPad. It’s also interesting that Onkyo’s working both sides of the tablet fence, offering up devices for both Android
and Microsoft. Kind of a strange move, I suppose, but at the same time not really, especially at this still-early stage of the so-called “tablet wars”.
The sub-flavors, meanwhile, really only differ in terms of RAM and storage space. The TA117C1 will pack 512 megs of DDR3 RAM and eight gigs of storage, whilst the TA117C3 will double the RAM to one gig and the storage to 16 gigs.
It’s actually, spec-wise, one of the better tablets out there, according to reports, so if you’re meaning to go tablet, you may want to lay hands on one of these. It’s got the Samsung Galaxy Tab beat display-wise, that’s for certain, but the Galaxy Tab has 3G while the Onkyo doesn’t. It’ll be interesting to see how the new Onkyos perform and if they’re really a match for the Galaxy Tab, and of course, the iPad. It’s also interesting that Onkyo’s working both sides of the tablet fence, offering up devices for both Android
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