Pioneer Presents DreamBook U12 Tablet/UltraBook

Famous Japanese company Pioneer, maker of high quality audio-video devices has just announced the DreamBook U12 Tablet/UltraBook hybrid mobile system. This is the exact embodiment of ASUS’s well-known and highly appreciated Transformer concept, but it uses a much more powerful x86 architecture.

Readers fearing that Pioneer’s DreamBook weighs more than 1000 grams will be relieved to find out the new hybrid tablet only amounts to a light 890 grams rivaling many other tablets out there.

That’s about 1.96 pounds for the readers used with the imperial system.

Pioneer says DreamBook will come in different configurations powered by Intel’s 3nd Generation Core i3, i5, i7 mobile processors.

The 3D video adapter will unfortunately be Intel’s own HD 4000, but we must accept that it’s much better than having a low performing iGPU like the HD 2500.

The main memory will be configurable up to an 8 GB size and the storage options range between a 32 GB and a 256 GB SSD.

WirelessN and Bluetooth 4.0LE are also present with WCDMA and EVDO as optional features on the side.

There are two cameras on Pioneer’s DreamBook, a 1.3 MP front facing webcam and a 2 MP on the backside.

Connectivity is rich with a micro-SD card reader along with one audio-out jack, one USB 3.0 port and a SIM card slot.

The keyboard assembly comes with a second battery, two extra USB 2.0 ports, one audio jack and an RJ45 LAN connector.

We don’t have any info on the keyboard dock battery, but the Pioneer DreamBook main battery is rated at 4400mAh.

Other options include a NFC adapter, a fingerprint sensor and the undesired hardware-based encryption module TPM.

The pricing is something we didn’t expect from any Japan-made Pioneer device. Considering the performance and features, starting from 1200 USD could make the DreamBook seem somewhat affordable.

That’s would be a starting price of about 965 EUR for the European tablet enthusiasts.


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