Parece una buena opción para aquellas personas que no quieren iPads ni tabletas Android.

Gigaom

Toshiba is showing Microsoft(s msft) how to aggressively price a tablet. The company launched an 8-inch slate on Tuesday that has a quad-core Intel processor, high definition touchscreen and 10 hours of expected battery life. Oh, and it runs the full version of Microsoft Windows 8.1. A follow up to last year’s Windows slate, the Toshiba Encore 2 is precisely why Microsoft was wise to reportedly pull the Surface Mini from a launch event last week.

Toshiba Encore 2 front

For under $200, Toshiba has put together a compelling package in under a pound of weight and it didn’t have to resort to using a smartphone chip paired with Windows RT software to do so. Surely helping here is Microsoft’s recent decision to eliminate the Windows licensing fees for small tablets. Consumers, however, don’t care about the deals between Microsoft and its hardware partners. They want a good value and they’re likely to see…

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