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Umm, it's a netbook. There's nothing new about a netbook that converts into a tablet, although this one has a new type of hinge. I'd say wait and see. Nothing to get excited about.
That's really the problem....it's yet another netbook. And it folds into a tablet...again nothing new except for the hinge design. The iPad has caught the attention of the whole PC industry, especially the huge profit margins - but that doesn't mean that consumers are in the market for tablet PCs. Currently, the HP tm2 is selling in the same price category as the iPad. Despite the far more capable hardware, doesn't anyone think that it's selling even 1/50 the units? Nope. 1/100? Probably not.
Again, Dell has a clever new hinge design but that's not the reason why consumers don't buy folding screen tablet PCs.
Specs & pricing with JBL audio station & 3 years of advanced service (including accidental damage):
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium , 32bit
Inspiron duo Audio Station ($100.00)
3 Year Advanced Service Plan ($309.00 more than 1 year mail-in)
Foggy Night Black
Intel® Atom® Dual Core Processor N550 (1.5GHz, 512K L2 Cache)
2GB DDR3 SDRAM
10.1" Widescreen (1366x768) Multi Touch with Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
Intel NM10 Express Video
320GB 7200RPM SATA HDD Drive
High Definition Audio 2.2
Wireless 802.11n + Bluetooth 3.0 combo Card
No Mobile Connectivity Selected
29WHr Lithium-Ion Battery (4-cell)
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
No Productivity Software
McAfee Security Center, 30-Day Trial
DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
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