Dell's 'Dual Personality' Laptop 126
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CmdrTaco
from the i-still-want-one dept.
from the i-still-want-one dept.
njkobie writes "Dell was the unlikely star of today's keynote at IDF, unveiling a convertible tablet. While that might sound a bit been there, done that, the Inspiron Duo can be used as a tablet or opened up to offer a keyboard. The screen rotates inside the frame, taking it to the netbook form factor. It runs on an Atom processor and will be available at the end of the year, Dell said."
Where have I seen this before... (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Where have I seen this before... (Score:3, Insightful)
Same tablet, different axis (Score:3, Insightful)
What does this do that my X61t doesn't?
Yawn yawn yawn... (Score:4, Insightful)
When will they realise that it's not the hardware that matters but the software.
I've seen a convertible laptop/tablet before at a customer site. He was trying to use it to take notes. But thanks to Windows it required a reboot as it wouldn't come out of sleep properly. It's a bit annoying when you all have to sit there and wait to start a meeting while a laptop boots.
Anything tablet like needs to be instant on/off. No HDDs, no x86 Intel processors and a keyboard should be totally detachable for those who don't want to use it.
Re:Duo (Score:3, Insightful)
If you don't know any details it's OK to say nothing.
Re:IBM did it first? (Score:2, Insightful)
The Dell looks pretty fragile to me, whereas the X41s we have are still going with no hinge problems after 5 years. But that's not the point I'd worry about. mrops has it right... the form factor is smaller still, and probably will be too slow to satisfy anyone who can afford it. With today's technology I bet you could fit a killer system inside a body the size of an X41.