Half Tablet - Half laptop = Full attack on iPad

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<p>Slowly getting there!</p>

<p>Similar to what was available running Android, now there is a Windows 8 hybrid.</p>

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<p>And to compete against the MaxiPad that will be unveiled soon, there is this one:</p>

<p><a href=“http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/11/sony-creates-a-mobile-all-in-one-windows-8-pc-that-you-can-carry-around-the-house/[/url]”>http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/11/sony-creates-a-mobile-all-in-one-windows-8-pc-that-you-can-carry-around-the-house/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I have GOT to get me one of THOSE !</p>

<p>Been waiting.</p>

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<p>It is a Vaio… Sony’s abysmal tech support will pour some rain on its parade…</p>

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<p>As long as it has a real keyboard and a screen that tilts up so it’s actually convenient to view from a seated position, why would anyone want to use it in ‘tablet mode’? IMO the biggest downside to tablets is that…they’re tablets (poor touchscreen keyboard and a display that’ll kink your neck unless you prop it up).</p>

<p>A downside to this one vs an iPad is that this is thicker and weighs twice what the iPad weighs (2.84 lbs vs 1.44 lbs) and that’s one of the big attributes of the iPad - thin and light.</p>

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<p>Sony already makes a 13-inch Vaio ultrabook which weighs less than 3 lb and costs $900…</p>

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<p>I need the pen for taking notes face to face! I haven’t had one since my Fujitsu tablet crashed. That weighed about 3.5 pounds, and cost $3k about eight years ago.</p>

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<p>Shrinkrap, I see your point. For a doctor it makes a lot of sense to have such a device. My OB/GYN was taking notes on something that resembled a tablet which she then turned into a PC… I did not ask her what it was… I guess there are similar things.</p>

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<p>Hmmm, maybe I will turn in the laptop I bought today for one of those. The laptop is only 4.1 pounds and has a built-in DVD drive, which I like, as well as two USB ports, which I also like. Oh well, will try the new laptop out for a while, as my track record with tablets and similar is poor. I’m too used to the features & power laptops provide.</p>

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<p>[Windows</a> 8 Tablets will flood the market soon: Let’s know which one is right for you](<a href=“http://www.pc-tablet.com/8111-windows-8-tablets-flood-market/]Windows”>http://www.pc-tablet.com/8111-windows-8-tablets-flood-market/)</p>

<p>Too bad they did not have one OUR students write this.</p>

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<p>These products look pretty cool.</p>

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<p>The problem at launch will be a lack of Apps.</p>

<p>If you’re a software company, it’s already a lot of work to wrote for iOS and then port to Android. Add Windows 8 and Windows 8 Phone will be more work. The development languages and platforms are different for all three (?four) of these platforms so you have to have multiple code lines or some really messy varianted code.</p>

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<p>I was thinking we were not talking “apps”, but applications, just like any other for windows. Are you saying companies aren’t going to be writing upgrades for windows 8? I am mostly hoping I can use my current windows applications on it. So far my EMR will only run on a windows platform. Right now it is running on windows XP…I think. I have some testing programs on Windows ME!</p>

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<p>The novel thing about using a convertible is the ability to use the touchscreen interface. This is easy to do with a mouse because it is a fine device.</p>

<p>In tablet mode, you use your finger to replace the mouse. How would you like to operate the drop-down menus with your finger? Yes, you can run them but the UI may be really horrible. Apps need to be rewritten for a combination touch/mouse interface to be usable in both environments.</p>

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<p>I see! On my fujitsu “slate” tablet, I used a “pen”, not my finger. It ean on windows for tablets. Tablet meant something different back then.</p>

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<p>Himom, what laptop did you just buy?</p>

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<p>Did you all look at the Transformer Prime? With the removable keyboard? Why is this different?</p>

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<p>Pen-based slates have been around since the early 1990s. I used Palm and Garmin devices that were pen-based and one thing that I had to worry about was where the pen went if I didn’t immediately put it back in the holder. I later solved this problem by buying pen packs.</p>

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<p>The main difference is hardware architecture. The new Windows 8 devices will run legacy Windows software because they use x86 chips (Windows 8 RT devices use ARM chips so they won’t be able to run legacy x86 software at all).</p>

<p>The Transformer Prime has an ARM chip and won’t run your old Windows software. I think that the Transformer Prime is an Android device too.</p>

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<p>Yawn. People buy apps not hardware. These will be in the closeout bin in 6 months.</p>

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<p>They expect people to pay $1,100 for what appears to be a notebook computer? If I want a computer with a small keyboard I can’t type on, I will buy a notebook.</p>