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    MacBook convertible tablet?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by del_psi, Jun 23, 2012.

  1. del_psi

    del_psi Notebook Consultant

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    Will there ever be such a thing or are fully functional tablets not popular enough?
     
    del_psi, Jun 23, 2012
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    xxevilxp3nrxx Notebook Guru

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    Not in Apples future, however, if you saw the new Windows Surface demo recently, it might not be a bad choice.
     
    xxevilxp3nrxx, Jun 23, 2012
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    The correct answer is that we have no idea.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 23, 2012
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    xxevilxp3nrxx Notebook Guru

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    It's what they built the iPad for, to keep people off their backs about a computer/tablet hybrid. Keep dreaming.
     
    xxevilxp3nrxx, Jun 23, 2012
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    I'm not waiting for a convertible, I'm just saying we have no idea what their future holds (unless you attend their board room meetings and you have all of the influence necessary to direct their future product lines)
     
    masterchef341, Jun 23, 2012
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    Considering that Apple explicitly pooh-poohed convertible tablets as the equivalent of bolting a toaster oven to a refrigerator, I suspect they'll hold off for another couple years at least. But I think that's where the market is going (note how both OSX Lion and Win 8 adopt tablet-style features), so eventually I think they'll come around. But not for a couple years at least.
     
    Mitlov, Jun 24, 2012
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    oh yeah, probably not the near future...
     
    masterchef341, Jun 24, 2012
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    There used to be a third party that made a mac that you owned into a tablet... I forget the name of the company though.
     
    MSGaldenzi, Jun 26, 2012
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    Bronsky, Jun 26, 2012
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    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    Bronsky, Jun 27, 2012
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