MSI unwraps Slider S20 hybrid tablet with Windows 8

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/msi.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/msi-unwraps-slider-s20-hybrid-tablet-with-windows-8-hands-on/)MSI (http://www.engadget.com/tag/MSI/) is well-known for showing tablets at Computex (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Computex/) -- it even showed what amounts to the same tablets at two different (http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/msi-windpad-110-a-10-inch-tegra-2-powered-android-tablet/) shows (http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/31/msi-windpad-100a-110w-and-120w-hands-on-at-computex-2011-vide/). It's certainly shaking things up this year, however, with the Slider S20. We've seen hybrid tablet PCs before, but the Windows 8-toting S20 has a fairly slick tilting mechanism that locks the 11.6-inch touchscreen at an angle, turning the slate into a pseudo-laptop right on the spot. MSI is only willing at this early stage to mention a few key details, but it's promising at least one Slider S20 variant with a properly speedy low-voltage Ivy Bridge (http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/31/intel-dual-core-ivy-bridge/) chip as well as 4GB of RAM, Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI and USB 3.0. Our friends at Engadget Spanish got an early look and found the tablet a bit chunky with a so-so display, but also thought that it looked like a "robust" design. Check our overseas companions' first impressions for more, and know that the Slider S20 is expected to reach Europe in September at €899 ($1,121) in its full Ivy Bridge glory along with a lower-powered model at €799 ($996).

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