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New Pen-Based 'Modbook Pro' Tablet Launching in Early Fall
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There is one thing that would make this huge in the uni world (as far as a modbook is concerned, anyways) and that's OneNote for MacOS. I currently have a macbook pro and I run windows for OneNote and use a Wacom tablet for engineering applications. Would be brilliant to be able to run this thing native in mac instead of having to boot into bootcamp or deal with parallels.
Depending on the price... I would buy it!
Depending on the price... I would buy it!
This!
Also, they talk about a wacom digitiser, so ... is this basically a hacked cintiq and MBP, shoehorned in a case?
This can only have an extremely limited appeal. Just not practical when an iPad can be had for so much less, as can a MacBook air.
Isn't the advantage here pressure sensitivity. That's not on an iPad. In fact drawing on the iPad with the stylus is no where near what a Wacom tablet paired with a pro 27" display offers and the fullblown autodesk or adobe tools. I'm sure future iPad offerings will get pressure sensitivity and more granular stylus tip support. Seems to fill that gap for pro users.
These have been around for a loooong time. They fill a gap and carve out a small niche for lets say Mmmm the healthcare industry.
"the world's most powerful and largest-screen tablet computer."
Great, but also needed is another Mac based on the MacBook Air 11-inch, being the lightest (400 to 600 g) and smallest (pocketable) as possible. Not for heavy work. Great for Keynote and PowerPoint presentations. Whatever form factor (clamshell, slider or tablet). The Mac in your pocket. Always.
Great, but also needed is another Mac based on the MacBook Air 11-inch, being the lightest (400 to 600 g) and smallest (pocketable) as possible. Not for heavy work. Great for Keynote and PowerPoint presentations. Whatever form factor (clamshell, slider or tablet). The Mac in your pocket. Always.
Really?
Here you have a company trying to turn a Macbook into a Tablet, while there are others trying to turn the iPad into a Laptop.
Just like the brunette trying to become a blonde and the blonde trying to become a brunette.
How about take the left over MacBook Pro parts and install the insides of an iPad?
iOS laptop...
Love this old conversion:
http://lowendmac.com/clones/outbound.html
You can bet that if this thing ever hits the streets it will have a different name.
Maybe not the iPad, but perhaps something else down the road - from last month's patent filings:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/24/apple-applies-for-stylus-patent/
They'll probably add at least 50% to the price of the MBP to compensate for additional components, labor and other related expenses.
Regardless, it looks great!
I don't think they will be able to do this with the MBP Retina, as the display is embedded to its enclosure.
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How about take the left over MacBook Pro parts and install the insides of an iPad?
iOS laptop...
Love this old conversion:
http://lowendmac.com/clones/outbound.html
Crap! I remember those monsters. You would really need to workout everyday to be able to carry these things.
At least these were lighter than the Osbourne's and IBM's first portables. Those really looked like giant sewing machines!
It would be insanely expensive if they could do it with a retina MBP. You have to buy a 2012 13" macbook pro and then they mod it by taking up one of the USB 3.0 ports to connect the digitizer and what not. Base price will probably be 1999 and fully loaded I could see them clearing 3K or 3.5K if they stick to the apple pricing model, which they probably will.
This is for one thing only. Drawing. Period. I don't understand how anyone could miss that from the description.
The company owner should be prepared to fade away again and not make it again.
Flawed in so many ways!
Modbook never really took off. Woz endorsed it at Macworld back in '07 or so when it was released but who was gonna pay more than laptop prices to have someone hack up a laptop and make it a tablet. I would have thought that the introduction of the iPad would have totally killed what little sales it got but I guess they're gonna give it another go.
Since 2002 with Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" Apple has a piece of software that helps users type with a pop-up keyboard or write on the screen with the pen and it'll translate into text. This technology is called InkWell, and it's alive and well in OS X Lion. Plug in a supported drawing tablet and open up System Preferences to see it in action. This is how you'll be able to type on the tablet.
I think the product is good for a niche market. It would be interesting to have an 11" MacBook Air or 13" MacBook Air with the same Wacom digitizer built-in. I can't say I haven't wished for an item like this before. Although if their pricing is anything like it was last time, I'd rather get a cheap PC tablet with a Wacom digitizer (if I remember there are some out there, or were) and use that. To me I wouldn't mind using a different OS if I was saving a good chunk of change. But for others I know this would be a valuable option to have.
it has the one thing i wish iPad had but as of yet still doesn't. pressure sensitivity. as an artist i still very much love my iPad. it's a fairly great daring device. but it's miles away from a wacom tablet, but also much cheaper. i'm hoping these companies making pens that are pressure sensitive actually work.
i would say, to those saying why not just buy a macbook? last i checked all the apple notebooks are missing a touch screen.
i'd LOVE for apple to make a "pro" edition iPad. try to get it in under $1300.00. 128gb storage, more power,better graphics card, better cams, and a touch sensitive screen/pen. and possibly running lion.
i would say, to those saying why not just buy a macbook? last i checked all the apple notebooks are missing a touch screen.
i'd LOVE for apple to make a "pro" edition iPad. try to get it in under $1300.00. 128gb storage, more power,better graphics card, better cams, and a touch sensitive screen/pen. and possibly running lion.