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Dell's 'Dual Personality' Laptop

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-still-want-one dept.

njkobie writes "Dell was the unlikely star of today's keynote at IDF, unveiling a convertible tablet. While that might sound a bit been there, done that, the Inspiron Duo can be used as a tablet or opened up to offer a keyboard. The screen rotates inside the frame, taking it to the netbook form factor. It runs on an Atom processor and will be available at the end of the year, Dell said."

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  1. Don't usually say this about Dell... by RafaelAngel · · Score: 2, Funny

    But that is really cool and innovative. This product fulfills a need that is currently not being met. I'm sure that will be copycaters pretty soon.

    1. Re:Don't usually say this about Dell... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Dell defective? No one cares. Apple defective? Obvious troll.

  2. Re:Where have I seen this before... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It was called the Compaq TC1000.

  3. Re:Yawn yawn yawn... by ChinggisK · · Score: 5, Funny

    When will they realise that it's not the hardware that matters but the software.

    No HDDs, no x86 Intel processors and a keyboard should be totally detachable for those who don't want to use it.

    Yea, those are generally the biggest software issues I have with my tablet...