Asus May Ship Swiveling Display Ultrabook in 2012

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Asus plans to reveal a touch-based swivel display ultrabook during Computex next year, allowing the new form factor to convert into a tablet-like experience.

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[Parsian]

This is brilliant all good things coming together.

now please throw in wacom tech

 

[fb39ca4]

why not make an "ultratablet" it would have ultrabook spec hardware but a touchscreen instead of a keyboard

 

[lpedraja2002]

[citation][nom]fb39ca4[/nom]why not make an "ultratablet" it would have ultrabook spec hardware but a touchscreen instead of a keyboard[/citation]

That would be a waste of hardware.

 

[randomstar]

have they never seen any of the many similar machines out there?
I have an old fujitsu and a Dell XT2 that pretty much are what they are speaking of.. not quite a thin, but close..

 

[ImThat1Guy]

I wanted to patent this...

[insert Apple/Microsoft/Rambus joke here]

 

[jcb82]

Not a new concept, but i'm not sure i'd want an inbetween device like this. I want a tablet for certain types of computing, mostly consumption stuff and I want a full-powerful windows "ultrabook" for doing work and possibly content creation. That's just me.

 

[Gamer-girl]

[citation][nom]Parsian[/nom]This is brilliant all good things coming together.now please throw in wacom tech[/citation]

look at the HP EliteBook 2760p, the swivel screen idea is not new. There are also thinkpad tablets with swivel screens.

The difference is it's not as thin as the ultrabook.

 

[LuckyDucky7]

That's... pretty cool.

I think this is the device that Microsoft was thinking about when they decided to toss Metro into the x86 version of Windows.

(Though I'd still compromise thinness for a DVD drive, matte screen, and non-chiclet keyboard.)

 

[Parsian]

[citation][nom]Gamer-girl[/nom]look at the HP EliteBook 2760p, the swivel screen idea is not new. There are also thinkpad tablets with swivel screens. The difference is it's not as thin as the ultrabook.[/citation]

I am aware of those, but they are not as thin nor as good quality (with exception of Lenovo's). Also, the price is hight. I so wish the price for wacom think tablet PC could go down. HP's is cheap but at the same time, bad frame quality.

 

[KelvinTy]

Return of the tablet notebooks, what is all the fuzz about...
It's actually great for bank counters or managers... If you have used it before, with the signature verifying and simple form inputs.

 

[Gamer-girl]

[citation][nom]Parsian[/nom]I am aware of those, but they are not as thin nor as good quality (with exception of Lenovo's). Also, the price is hight. I so wish the price for wacom think tablet PC could go down. HP's is cheap but at the same time, bad frame quality.[/citation]

You say the price is high but then the next sentence you say HP is cheap, bit of a contradiction don't you think?

I have the first model (2710p) they haven't change the frame since then, they are not plastic like most laptops. They are very solid and "built to military standards" it dropped of a table while it was on and it kept running just the same. I wouldn't buy the HP consumer level laptops but their business models are better quality. The only reason they could charge those high prices was because there was little competition, it was a niche market before slate tablets became mainstream.

The current ultrabooks are already $1000 before adding a touch screen.

There are also things like the Asus eee slate which also has a wacom pen but has a separate keyboard and screen. But the battery life compared to other tablets is.....meh.

I have been looking for a replacement for my 2710p for a while now so I am familiar with the wacom tablets. In my case battery life is more important than get it thinner, at that size it is not heavy.

 

[eddieroolz]

Heck I'd take a functioning tablet over an iOS/Android paperweight any day.

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]randomstar[/nom]have they never seen any of the many similar machines out there?I have an old fujitsu and a Dell XT2 that pretty much are what they are speaking of.. not quite a thin, but close..[/citation]
Yes, it is nothing new. In fact ASUS has their own swivel/touch screen netbook already (and it runs win8 quite well). I have used it for ~3months now and they are awesome! When on the floor at work you can use it like a tablet, but when you sit to do work at a desk it works like a normal netbook. Truly the best of both worlds