HP really will release a $199 Windows 8.1 laptop and a $99 tablet in November

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We had thought HP had given up on launching a $199 Windows 8.i notebook when it announced that its fourteen-inch Stream laptop would cost $300 earlier this month. Every bit information technology turns out, the PC maker really will offer a Windows 8.1 notebook for only $199 in November, along with a seven inch tablet that costs but $99.

The HP Stream eleven has an 11.6 inch display (non a impact screen; sorry) and HP is besides going to sell a 13.3 inch model that will accept a bear on screen and cost $229. Both noteboks volition have an Intel Celeron processor (no clock speeds revealed yet) and 32GB of eMMC flash memory for storage. Both will also come up with one costless year of Part 365 Personal, 1TB of OneDrive cloud space for a year and a $25 souvenir bill of fare that tin can exist used to purchase Windows eight.1 apps. The 13.3 inch Stream notebook will as well have the choice of begin able to receive 200MB of free 4G data each month. Finally, both notebooks will come in either Orchid Magenta and Horizon Blueish colors.

The $99 7 inch HP Stream 7 tablet will be joined by an eight inch $149 HP Stream viii tablet. Aside from the fact that both utilize Windows 8.1 and both take some kind of Intel processor within, at that place'southward no info yet on the tablets' hardware specs. Both of them will give users 1 complimentary year of Role 365 Personal, 1TB of OneDrive cloud space for a year and 60 complimentary minutes of Skype calls per month. The HP Stream 8 will as well offer 200MB of gratis 4G data each month.

All four of these devices will exist out onetime in November. What do y'all think of these rock lesser prices for Windows 8.1 notesbooks and tablets?

Source: HP on Marketwired, Microsoft

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