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I would like to see a TR Series laptop that had a swivel screen that would open, turn, and fold down to make a small, light, tablet PC.

This has been discussed several times on this forum, I, for one, am very against it seeing how poorly tablets are today. They have potential, its just bad implimentation as of now.

Erik

I was thinking the exact same thing when I got my new Clie UX50.  It would be a neat idea.

Cheers,
James

My minions are growing..... :twisted:

[quote author="TruthSeeker"]My minions are growing..... :twisted:

Low post counters...they won’t last

Erik

I’m all for “usable” tablets but I’m against convertibles.  :wink:

[quote author="gr00vy0ne"]I’m all for “usable” tablets but I’m against convertibles.  :wink:

Why?

[quote author="TruthSeeker"][quote author="gr00vy0ne"]I’m all for “usable” tablets but I’m against convertibles.  :wink:

Why?

yeah why?

All the weight and bulk of a laptop with all the expense of a tablet… in addition to requiring a swivel hinge. It’s the worst of all worlds - sort of like wanting to have a diet, caffeine-free Mt Dew or a decaf latte with skim. Why bother?

[quote author="Drachen"]All the weight and bulk of a laptop with all the expense of a tablet… in addition to requiring a swivel hinge. It’s the worst of all worlds - sort of like wanting to have a diet, caffeine-free Mt Dew or a decaf latte with skim. Why bother?

Good way to put it, lol.

Erik

Makes sense

[quote author="Chris687"][quote author="TruthSeeker"][quote author="gr00vy0ne"]I’m all for “usable” tablets but I’m against convertibles.  :wink:

Why?

yeah why?

Kinda like a loaded Swiss Army Knife or Leatherman tool. Fun toys and possibly usefull in some circumstances, but never as good as a dedicated tool.

I see it adding complexity, cost and fragility to a laptop and being too heavy to compete with a dedicated tablet.

actually the notebook i had before my S170 is the HP TC1000. it’s a fusion between convertible and pure slate forms. it has a detachable keyboard which i really love because i can use it as a slate when i don’t need the keyboard, and at times i would need the keyboard too so i got the good of both worlds.

the only coomplain about the tc1000 is the short battery life and way underpowered. i mostly used it to take school notes, but the problem was the battery couldn’t even last a day (i had lecture from like 10 to 3, which is ~5 hrs) and i hate having to plug to the main in class because i don’t usually get to sit around one. so i finally sold my tablet and bought a S170 a week ago. i may buy another tablet only if it is also in this form factor (detachable keyboard), and better battery life and more power.

(now i miss how convenient it is to be able to draw graphs and diagrams using tablet)

[quote author="Chris687"][quote author="TruthSeeker"][quote author="gr00vy0ne"]I’m all for “usable” tablets but I’m against convertibles.  :wink:

Why?

yeah why?

jack of all trades, master of none.

Dbs, I love your analogy of the swiss army knife tool

Interesting. I’m looking at my TR trying to figure out how much of what’s under the keyboard would have to be relocated behind the LCD and what could or should remain there. Then there’s the battery problem.

How about just adding touchscreen capability to a laptop? It wouldn’t be a notepad, but you could draw with the stylus and perhaps add functionality to other applications.

Since I’m happy with my TR, I think I’ll leave this discussion to others and go to bed.