Windows Windows 8 on Atom vs RT, 01 Oct 2013 17:31:23 -0700<!--
SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Does anyone even use tablets that
run on Atom processors as full PCs? Why are the PC manufacturers
&quot;giving up&quot; on RT when the Atom tablets don&#39;t do
much more than their RT counterparts?</p> <p>I personally own
the Asus VivoTab Smart and never use anything but Metro apps.
</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href=""> DaisyLee2010
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Windows 8 on Atom vs RT tablets do so much more than RT ones.
They can run the whole slew of legacy windows software. They can
run Diablo II. The current generation of atom tablets are
powerful enough to be serve as desktop replacements for light
users. The next generation, the tablets that are being announced
just about every day now, are powerful enough to serve as
desktop replacements for a wide majority of users. Slap a dock
with a keyboard and mouse on them an they are a serviceable
workstation. The ones wi