Axiotron ModBook Reviewed: First Mac Tablet has impressive engineering, but too heavy
Posted on March 12, 2008
Filed Under Mobile Computing, ReviewsXXXX
An impressive feat of engineering, the ModBook from Axiotron is the first tablet for Mac users. The ModeBook is well-constructed but lacks a keyboard and rotating screen orientation, said to be most basic function a tablet should have.
The good: Ingenious design. Marrying slate tablet to bottom half of a stock MacBook. Built-in GPS. Wacom digitizer for accurate input.
The bad: Screen is stuck in landscape mode. Very heavy. Big premium over original MacBook cost. Shorter battery life than the MacBook. Sending e-mail is a challenge.
The bottom line: The engineering behind Axiotron’s Tabletized MacBook is simply impressive but the target audience is likely very small, especially since Windows-based convertible tablets do so much more.
Price: Starting at $2,279
Read full review over at Cnet.
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