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"Dell jumped back into the tablet space in a big way on Wednesday, unveiling no fewer than four tablets, including both Android and Windows models \u2014 all of them powered by Intel chips.\nThe Dell Venue 7 and 8 are aggressively priced Android tablets aimed at \"millennials.\" Both tablets have high-def IPS (in-plane switching) LCD screens, and Dell says they have \"all-day\" battery life thanks to the Intel Atom \"Bay Trail\" processor. The Venue 7 and 8 cost $149 and $179, respectively.\nSee also: Dell's Inspiron Laptops Get a Battery Boost\nDell isn't the first major manufacturer to offer an Android tablet powered by an Intel chip, however \u2014 that distinction belongs to Samsung and its Galaxy Tab 3 10.1.\nOn the Windows side, Dell showed off the Venue 8 Pro and Venue 11 Pro. Calling it the \"world's thinnest Windows tablet,\" Dell says it's less than 9mm thick. Dell also offers a stylus and 4G connectivity as options, and the back has a \"soft touch\" grip, similar to BlackBerry phones. The Venue 8 Pro starts at $299.\nThe Dell Venue 11 Pro is a 10.8-inch tablet with a full HD (1,920 x 1,080) IPS screen. Buyers can choose between Intel Atom and Core-powered versions, and Dell will offer an optional desktop dock for hooking up to a workstation. There'll also be an optional travel keyboard that augments the battery life to 17 hours. Pricing starts at $499.\nI got a little hands-on time with the new Dell Venue lineup at the launch event. The Android tablets are exactly what you expect: cheap slates that perform adequately but don't stand out in any way, except maybe for the Iron Man-red finish on some of them, and the \"Intel Inside\" logo on the back.\n\nThe screens looked good in a brightly lit room, and an HD YouTube trailer of 300: Rise of an Empire was nice and sharp. However, the cameras are terrible, unable to capture a non-blurred image even with plenty of natural light in the storefront event space. And just like \"&gt;we saw in the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, the Intel chip doesn't appear as quick-on-the-draw as ARM-powered tablets of similar size.\nThings got better on the Windows tablets. The Venue 8 Pro (below) may run full Windows, but the portrait-first design (with the camera up top) is clearly intended for tablet-first functions like reading and fast messaging. It was speedy, though, displaying highly visual websites (like Mashable) very quickly.\nThe Venue 11 Pro is nice and thin as larger Windows tablets go, even with a Core i7 chip inside. The accessories seem like they need more thought, though: I was flummoxed to figure out exactly how its optional folding keyboard was supposed to go, and attaching the tablet in its workstation dock was a difficult thing to do one-handed.\nHow do you like the new Dell Venue line? Let us know in the comments.\n\nImages: Mashable, Christina Ascani"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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