Betting On Bay Trail: Intel's Atom Overhaul Tested

Power consumption with Intel's new Bay Trail architecture is a bit more nebulous. Understand that this is an area where Intel is obviously going to optimize for absolute peak efficiency when it comes to building test tablets for the media to evaluate. Such tablets, however, are just that -- test devices. While they should give a strong indication of overall performance, power consumption at the device level is going to come down to whether or not OEMs maximize power efficiency on every component. Swap out a different panel, or use components that can't sleep as readily to save on manufacturing costs, and the end result is a device with higher power consumption; conversely as well of course, if component selection is tailored for efficiency.

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