Vizio Debuts 11.6-Inch Tablet and Windows 8 PCs

LAS VEGAS—Vizio, a manufacturer best known for its HDTVs, once again tries its hand in the PC market with the launch of its new Window 8 PCs, including the Vizio MT11x-A1, an 11.6-inch a tablet PC running on a AMD Z-60 APU. The lineup also includes the 15.6-inch (CT15T-B0, CT15T-B1) and 14-inch (CT14T-B0, CT14T-B1) versions of the Thin + Light Touch Laptops, as well as the 24-inch CA24T-B0 and CA24T-B1 and 27-inch CA27T-B1 all-in-one desktop PCs.

The MT11x-A1 isn't the first tablet that Vizio has come out with. There was the Vizio Tablet VTAB1008 (Wi-Fi), but that ran on Android, whereas the MT11x-A1 will run on Windows 8. The MT11x-A1 measures approximately 0.4-inch thin, and weighs 1.8 pounds. Its display is a touch screen. The 11.6-inch tablet comes with the AMD Z-60 ZPU with AMD Radeon HD graphics. It also sports a micro-HDMI port for connecting to TVs or displays.

The 14-inch and 15.6-inch Thin + Light Touch laptops add a 10-finger multi-gesture touch screen, while keeping a sleek profile. The screen on the 15.6-inch models is a full HD version, while the 14-inch models have an HD+ screen. Users have the option of configuring the laptops with either an AMD A10 APU or Intel Core i7 CPU.

The all-in-one Vizio desktops all come with full HD 1080p displays, enhanced 2.1 audio systems with subwoofers, and remote controls and dual HDMI inputs. Like all the systems in Vizio's Spring 2013 lineup, the CA24T and CA27T desktop models have a touch-screen display. The desktops also add a multi-gesture touchpad, as well as a wireless keyboard.

Pricing and availability for the Vizio systems has yet to be announced.

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