We have tablets!

We have tablets! Brand new, and selling out faster than any product to ever cross our sales counter, these touchscreen tablet PCs are worth noting.  Here's the details:

Available in two sizes - 7" and a (dare I say cute?) 4.3".  Both are value priced, $119.99 and $60 for the 7" and 4.3" respectively.

For only $119.99, you get a Rockchip 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, Google Android OS 4.1 pre-installed, shown on the 1280x800 resolution, 16:9 7" touchscreen. The smaller version of the tablet ships with Android 4.0 and a 480x272 resolution (4.3").   Both feature mini-hdmi output and USB
connectivity. Perfect for showing off photos to the relatives or giving a presentation via the office projector or an HDTV.

These models will not outperform the more popular tablets from Apple or Samsung - they're not designed to.  But, for the price, they lower the threshold for entry into one of the most popular waves of person computing.   Touch-screens and tablets are more than a mere technological fad.  Industry has found uses for them in every corner of the commercial and consumer markets.  With Android, you get access to the incredible capacity of Google Play, the Android application and media marketplace.

Don't think you can type on a touchscreen?  You don't have to.  With the included USB adapter, connect any USB keyboard and type away with full, ten-fingered satisfaction.  And, with the microSD/microSDHC Card slot, you can type a million pages and still have room for illustrations, a movie or few, and your entire Best Of 90's Rock collection!

Be interested.  Be intrigued.  Come talk to a salesman and get your hands on one of these new tablets from General NanoSystems.   They're selling quickly, so call for availability!

More information at our website, or at (612) 331-3690.

Tablet Computing: The Future, Now at General NanoSystems, Inc. 

8-cores, 4.0GHz Speak For Themselves

Good news for fans of AMD: You now have a respectable player to rally behind. The new FX 8350 Vishera Black Edition CPU. 8-cores, each running at 4.0GHz (4.2 Turbo) speak for themselves. In a recent article from Tom's Hardware on "enthusiast" PC building, the author says that the "FX-8350 brings AMD back to the table". And it does.

 Compared with the Intel's long-standing pace-setters in the i7 and i5-series, performance is stout. Passmark gives the 8-core CPU a performance rating of 9,160 (see chart below). The score exceeds than anything in the i5 range, and while still below the popular i7-3770 (3.4GHz), it approaches it's performance in many multithreaded scenarios. Oh, and it does bear mentioning that the FX 8350 is nearly $90 less expensive.

FX 8350 Passmark Profile

Top 10 CPU comparison (courtesy of Passmark)

The presence of this new player from AMD by no means threatens the position of Intel as the premium option for businesses and consumers alike.  Their lead is established, and new rumors and news regarding the 4th-generation i-series (named "Haswell") are surfacing daily.   But, even so, AMD is making it interesting.

For more information on the new FX 8350 processor from AMD, check it out on our website, in our store, or give us a call at 612-331-3690 and talk to a representative!  (Actually, ask for Alex.  This is his new favorite CPU.)

The new FX-8350 Vishera CPU from AMD, available now at General Nanosystems.