Windows 8 Dev Tablets Hit eBay; Not the Only Windows 8 Devices on Sale
Windows 8 Dev Tablets Hit eBay; Not the Only Windows 8 Devices on Sale
Posted 09/19/2011 at 8:14pm
| by Pulkit Chandna
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While you can always put Windows 8 through its paces by downloading the Developer Preview, there is nothing quite like an absolutely free Windows 8 tablet with decent innards. Microsoft gave away 5,000 such Samsung Windows 8 tablets to developers at last week’s BUILD conference. A few of those developers are apparently so unimpressed that they are now desperately trying to get rid of these gratis tablets for whatever amount people are willing to pay. It turns out that people are willing to pay thousands of dollars.
At the time of writing, there are three such tablets on sale on eBay, with the highest bid being $2,700. However, the Samsung tablet is not the only Windows 8 device currently up for sale on the popular auction site. A lot of ingenious sellers are trying to use the absolutely free Windows 8 Developer Preview (available here) to draw attention to their otherwise run-of-the-mill PCs.
Anyways, a quick rundown of the Samsung Windows 8 tablet’s specs is in order:
- 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor
- Samsung Super PLS 1366x768 display
- UEFI BIOS
- 4GB DDR3 RAM
- 64GB solid state HD
- Sensors, USB, micro SD, HDMI
- 11.6' diagonal, 909g, 12.9mm
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maxeeemum
September 20, 2011 at 5:17pm
$2700 ... Cheap!
Are those specs right?
I have the modified Vista3 Preview. I'm still laughing!
Zoandar
September 20, 2011 at 7:28am
So did you folks at MPC score one of these things to do a review on the current state of Win8?
nogdolan
September 20, 2011 at 5:39am
Wow what an article: "A few of those developers are apparently so unimpressed that they are now desperately trying to get rid of these gratis tablets for whatever amount people are willing to pay". it would be nice to read an article on this site with out the snarky comments!! Did you ever think that the reason that sime devs are selling these tablets is because people are willing to pay a lot of $$$. TRY TO BE PROFESSIONAL for a change.
Holly Golightly
September 19, 2011 at 10:30pm
Wow, talk about total rip-off's-ville! It is just better to download the developer kit for free on the official site than to pay $2,700 for a tablet that is destined to expire next year when the official Windows 8 tablets are released. I hope they know that the OS they are getting is incomplete... No Xbox Live. I am very excited for Windows 8, but I can wait just a little while longer. I want the complete experience.
Wingzero_x
September 20, 2011 at 10:15am
A fool and their money...
The only problem I see in Windows 8 is it's different. People just need to be more open minded. And let's be real this is probably the first major change for MS since DOS to Windows. I survived OS9 to OSX, and many different desktop UIs in Linux, and even find to iOS to be more useful than I had initially thought.
Holly Golightly
September 20, 2011 at 11:25pm
There is no doubt that Windows 8 is very useful... If not, a revolution in the Operating System history... Period. But this Windows 8 is incomplete. It may have some more advantages in comparison to Windows 7, but the developer kit of Windows 8 is missing some of the best features. It is like if I went ahead and purchase the incomplete Vista Ultimate for $400 instead of buying the complete Windows 7 Home Premium for only $100. The difference is I save more, and I get more. More bang for the buck, sort of speak. Some customers are all money and no brains.
tornato7
September 19, 2011 at 8:56pm
I downloaded the dev preview, and it is extremely akward to use with a mouse and keyboard. Hate the new start menu.
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