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- neel360, on 10/11/2007, -2/+40The cheapest ModBook will go for $2279: more than double the price of the MacBook it shares its parts with.
Really, no thanks. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -7/+30for some reason this thing doesn't interest me at all
- Barlo_Mung, on 10/11/2007, -1/+19Think artists.
- alwaysmc2, on 10/11/2007, -14/+31Sad... in Apple fanboy's eyes, Tablet PCs aren't a good idea until Apple starts making them.
- KSUdesigner, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14Drawing is better than mousing.
- Topher06, on 10/11/2007, -2/+15 Also Steve Jobs never like home theater connectivity, PDA's, right mouse buttons, or Intel.
- quietcynic, on 10/11/2007, -12/+21Apple fanboy here. If Apple came out with a tablet Mac, I would laugh in contempt, much in the same way I did at the iPhone, which I think is a pretty stupid device. Not all fanboys will sip at Apple's Kool Aid without considering the situation.
Now stand back and watch as I get buried by both camps. - fkr3, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9The real url:
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/05/modbook_close_t.html
The place you can get them:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ModBook
Why do we need engadget's regurgitations, they're just a summary of a real story. - woojoo, on 10/11/2007, -3/+9So THAT's what happend to the dying Mac Minis
- Irenicus, on 10/11/2007, -4/+9ultra-portable = ultra breakable
- jmreid, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7Beat up Martin = Eat up Martha
- macgyber, on 10/11/2007, -13/+17I hate the "I'm still waiting" people
Its like "I'm still waiting for real life virtual reality style computing before I invest in a computer" - fkr3, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Engadget's cool like that. One of the benefits of being an "authority" spam blog their size and age is you've regurgitated so much stuff you can just link to yourself instead of such useful locations as manufacturers, alternate sources of information or places where you can buy the products they review.
Then again, the whole point of Google ads on a splog is to provide a profitable way for you to get to the information you actually want.
I wish people'd just stop submitting their crap. Submit the real link as the story (usually "Read More" or "Source" at the bottom of their rehash) with engadget's url in the description. - TheWeez, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4@abhiroop
Not just artists but many doctors, military, and others like the portability of a tablet. - milhouse007, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I'd get it if it was a convertible laptop but not tablet only
- Wootery, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4He was being sarcastic.
Also, use the damn [reply] button in future. - Kazbaeden, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5They sell tablets much cheaper than this, for less than 1000.
- overbyte, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2what about the sensitivity (512 levels) and pen resolution (fully 2ce the screen res) - these things are of paramount importance to apples core audience
- swrostmore, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3First of all, there are dozens of tablet pcs that don't convert to normal laptops. Second of all, you are a fool if the only feature you care about is a screen to flip about. Modbook is a step up from any tablet pc because it has an industry-standard pen interface (Wacom).
- cquinnd, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Not that I recall. You might be thinking of the short-lived eMate, which was a device based on the Newton, that had a clamshell design similar to a laptop of the time, but also shared the screen access and character recognition engine of the Newton.
- philwalsh, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6if mac/pc tablets were really that good they would have replaced laptops by now.
i can't see why anyone would want to invest in such a thing, especially at such a high price. - xspinkickx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@alwaysmc2 and everyone else...
To my knowledge apple does not actually make these, a company buys macbooks, and puts them into a new shell with a touch sensitive screen. Hence the extra cost...... and thats why it runs osx, because its just macbooks in new shells....... - jesstech, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Ehh, I'll just buy a convertible tablet/laptop and stick OS x86 on it. If Jobs wants to play his silly little torture game because of the Newton, I've got better things to do.
- hayden.evans, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2i saw this at macworld, its kool and all but they hav a problem. you cant log in with a password at initial startup without a keyboard.
- kreatre2007, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I don't think that Apple is likely to make a tablet based PC. How many of you actually see people using those things? I've seen maybe 2 out of thousands of people that I have dealt with while working in I.T. for the last 8 years. Sure, they're really cool but there just isn't much of a market for tablet PCs.
- marcushe, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1The Newton.
- MajorMauser, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Modbook should have been out at macworld. months ago. its time has passed
- Hambone72, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I take notes all the time, and have often thought how nice a tablet would be to store and organize my notes.
And watch movies on the bus. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Hate all you want, I'm replacing my laptop with one.
- dackerman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1mac tablet...apple will probably do a good job
probably won't get the sales they want, but it'll sell more than people think - phill, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I would love to buy one, but it just seems clunky and the price is way, way out there. Now if they make it less clunky, I would consider it. I would buy this in a second: http://www.theapplecollection.com/design/macdesign/AppleTablet.html
- .Steven, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1http://www.axiotron.com
Home of the ModBook - MacParrot, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1If it's set up for single user mode, no password is needed at startup. Onscreen keys can be used for updates or installing programs that need it. Also, you can carry a membrane fold-up keyboard for those times when you might want one.
Having said all that, I don't want or need one, though they did look pretty cool at Macworld - overbyte, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1the integrated graphics card and limited specs might make it more trouble than it's worth
- Hobophobik, on 10/11/2007, -3/+4Wasn't there a Mac tablet a long long time ago... or did that never come about?
- overbyte, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1the benefits of this particular machine
the tablet is 512 levels pressure sensitive - most tablet pcs are 1/0 (feel free to correct me)
it is utterly portable - although much smaller than a cintiq, it shares the same interest i would say
i have been waiting for apple to buy wacom so they can do the tablet pc right for ages and these guys just did it perfectly imo - if you need a keyboard and mouse, plug them it but otherwise they ruin the portability
it's just damn cool - overbyte, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1http://www.bongofish.co.uk/wacom/wacom_pt1.html
you can try it but i'm not touching that with a 10 foot barge pole - swrostmore, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1 I am in the same position as you, I want a tablet but I already have MBP & Wacom. if only there was a way to convert a macbook pro that you already owned, into a tablet, perhaps by "modding" it. This company should totally do special orders.
- overbyte, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1have you ever drawn anything?
- Jeezoflip, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1The modbook is a step up for a mac as a tablet pc, but its still not really one. U cant flip the screen back around and use it like a normal laptop like u can with normal tablet laptops. It just stays in one position. It it flipped around, it might be worth it.
- bishopdante, on 02/03/2008, -0/+0Well, I use photoshop. The mouse is a nightmare, doesn't allow freehand drawing. I also touchtype at 80+ words per minute.
For things like InDesign you'll always be best off with a conventional mouse+keyboard layout. But for Illustrator & Photoshop, the pen is mightier than the sword, mouse, finger, everything.
Remember that artists have had the option of using whatever they want for millenia. And they have found the pen the best tool. It isn't any different today.
Wacom Cintiq is not a mainstream bit of kit, but for those who need its abilities, there's nothing to touch it. The modbook is a cintiq in a laptop. A truly mighty tool in the right hands, a total nightmare for those who use MS office.
I love my keyboard, I love my trackpad, but I will never draw a picture with either. I am the modbook customer right here. Mac evangelist, photoshop addict. The modbook will save me years of lost time. - specialK16, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2Dug up for the Simpson's reference.
- KyleMistry, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Maybe with some assignable buttons on the sides. I don't want to keep having to go Edit> Undo should I end up having to.
13" doesn't leave much space for an on-screen shortcut bar either.
Why no keyboard love? Swivelling screens aren't that horrible, are they? - kademads, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0i am intriuged by this, im a video editing guy, and i feel i could save hours of work on this in after effects, not sure if it would be fast enough though for video, in comparison to the time saved doing tasks like masking and with slow renders.
- abt5000, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Does it say anywhere how much they weigh? I couldn't find it anywhere on the website...
- johnlande360, on 03/17/2008, -0/+0ultra-portable = ultra breakable
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- james948, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0I think it'd be a shame for this company is apple does go and release a tablet in the next year.
I wouldn't put it past them. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2Just like wootery pointed out, I was being sarcastic. The iPod is the only Apple product that I use on a daily basis. I'm a GNU/Linux fan/user btw.
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