( Mashable ) -- Windows 8 wo n't be ready for consumers until fall , but that 's not stopping hardware makers from fighting to be first in line to build hardware for Microsoft 's new operating system . Lenovo is planning to be the `` first to market '' with a Windows 8 tablet , The Verge reports . Citing a `` source , '' the report says Lenovo is planning to be ready to ship the device in October and that it will have an Intel chip , so it clearly wo n't be a Windows-on-ARM device . Other than that , there are n't any details on exactly what the machine will be , although given those basic criteria ( tablet , Intel , Windows 8 ) , there 's at least one suspect : the IdeaPad Yoga . Lenovo showed off the Yoga at CES earlier this year , and it got a lot of attention due to its unusual form factor : a laptop with a keyboard that folds over completely to transform it into a tablet . Mashable : How windows 8 tablets could challenge the ipod . Michael Dell had also said publicly that Dell would offer a tablet when Windows 8 launches , and Nokia recently confirmed months of speculation that it was working on a tablet as well . There have also been reports that HP and Asus are working on Windows 8 tablets as well . A key differentiator among Windows 8 tablets will be whether they 're based on a traditional PC chip or one that uses the ARM architecture . While the new version of Windows has been engineered to be near-identical on both , ARM-based Windows devices are going to be `` end-to-end '' devices ( meaning Windows would come fully integrated ) and have a few special features , like an ultra-low-power mode . However , most legacy apps wo n't work on them . Are you interested in Windows 8 tablets ? What would you like to see in them ? Let us know in the comments . See the original article on Mashable . © 2011 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
A report says ARM is planning to be ready to ship the device in October . There are reports that Dell , Dell and Lenovo are working on offering Windows at least one tablets . A key differentiator will be based on a traditional PC chip or one that uses the Asus architecture .