Review of Dell Inspiron Tablet/Laptop Hybrid 156
Barence writes "It's rare that Dell breaks new ground in terms of design, but the new Dell Inspiron Duo changes all that, according to PC Pro. First revealed at IDF earlier this year, the Dell netbook has a screen that swivels in its own lid, turning the Windows 7 device into a tablet. 'The Duo's relatively modest premium over a high-end netbook buys you the touchscreen and slick conversion to the tablet format, as well as full Windows 7 and a decent hard drive. If you were thinking about buying either a netbook or a tablet, the Duo does both, though it doesn't do the tablet bit as well as an iPad,' PC Pro's reviewer, Jack Schofield, concludes."
Re:Idiots (Score:5, Insightful)
Tablets are better for showing photos/artwork... well most kinds of presenting really. Consumption rather than production.
Old Tech (Score:4, Insightful)
Maybe all I want is a book and movie player, so I can catchup on old entertainment in my hotel room? Or surf the net? Or stream the radio at work?
My main beef is the magazine calling this "innovative".
The laptop which converts to a tablet is nothing new.
Soon I will be proven right... (Score:5, Insightful)
The tablet fad will end with small convertible laptops (or "netvertibles" as they're called now).
Re:Idiots (Score:1, Insightful)
Tablets are better for showing photos/artwork... well most kinds of presenting really. Consumption rather than production.
Yep, I'll be doing a presentation shortly, and for this I'll use my iPad.
I'll just hook my projector up to-- oh, guess I'll be using my laptop after all.
Turns out: "better" is your opinion, and your idea of "presenting" is incredibly narrow.
Re:Idiots (Score:3, Insightful)
Yep, I'll be doing a presentation shortly, and for this I'll use my iPad.
I'll just hook my projector up to-- oh, guess I'll be using my laptop after all.
Actually, the iPad works great for presentations:
Keynote [apple.com] + Dock Connector to VGA Adapter [apple.com]
I know a bunch of people who use the iPad for presentations and they love how well it works.
Re:Idiots (Score:4, Insightful)
$29 is peanuts when you are talking about the corporate world and large presentations. They spend more than that just in printing out the handouts for the presentation, not to mention travel, hotel, meals, and other expenses. Corporate presentations can easily run into the thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars for large companies.
A one-time cost of $29 for a connector that will be used dozens of times a year? Yeah, it's chump change.
Re:Idiots (Score:3, Insightful)
$29 for what amounts to a dongle?
Order of magnitude price inflation --> rich punk. Or corporate shill, if you prefer. Or sucker who paid $29 for a $2 dongle.
Oh, and even with the dongle, the ability of the iPad to act as a presentation device is pretty damn limited due to some poor implementation and feature choices. It works to a very limited degree in very limited cases spoon-fed to you by Apple, and god help you if you needed to do something else. It doesn't play nice with others.
Re:Soon I will be proven right... (Score:3, Insightful)
Bingo. If I look at my home computing needs, my iPad basically does everything I need with a dock for a full keyboard. If I didn't need to fire up Netbeans every once in a while and dive into code, it would a replacement for my work computer as well. I have a Mac Mini hooked up to the TV mainly as a media center to watch iTunes movies and shows.
Re:Idiots (Score:2, Insightful)
Re: Different Plane! (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:I'll wait for a 7 inch (Score:3, Insightful)