Other convertible tablet PCs, all of which are heavy, share this problem.
The latch is both simpler and more intuitive than the latches we've seen on
other convertible tablets like the one on the HP ElitePad 900 and Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700.
Not exact matches
With Surface, Microsoft offers its own slant on
tablets, for better or for worse (Credit: Josh Miller / CNET) It's no secret that there are some serious issues around competition and Windows that spell trouble not only for Microsoft's Surface, but for
other tablets, detachables, and
convertible devices running the latest incarnation of Microsoft's venerable operating system.
It's no secret that there are some serious issues around competition and Windows that spell trouble not only for Microsoft's Surface, but for
other tablets, detachables, and
convertible devices running the latest incarnation of Microsoft's venerable operating system.
Convertible tablets have never been too popular though the IdeaPad YOGA could give
other notebook makers something to think about.
Toshiba also has a
convertible tablet to show off (predictably running Windows 8), joining
others such as Acer, Asus, and... [Read more...]
The new slim Lenovo MIIX
convertible Tablet unveiled at an amazing price with
other IdeaPad devices under the Lenovo brand.
Windows 10 - based
convertibles and detachable Windows
tablets went further mainstream this year, thanks to lower - cost fold - over options from the likes of Lenovo, Asus, and
others, as well as a new Microsoft Surface Pro and excellent flip - and-fold devices from Lenovo and HP.
Toshiba also has a
convertible tablet to show off (predictably running Windows 8), joining
others such as Acer, Asus, and Samsung.
The device sports a unique
convertible design just like
other Yoga
Tablets.
While Lenovo has for years made ThinkPad and IdeaPad
convertible tablets, with major appeal to health care, field service and
other enterprise verticals, the LePad appears to be more consumer - geared.
Various
other PC makers have attempted
convertible laptop /
tablet hybrids, with Lenovo's ThinkPad Helix arguably offering the best form factor.
I would say that ASUS's
convertible laptops (disguised as
tablets) can be safely ignored, as can all the
other convertibles, sliders, and hybrids from the
other manufacturers.
The Yoga 11S, like so many
other convertibles, tries to combine a decent laptop with a good - enough
tablet.
We know Andromeda on the Nexus 9 uses freeform window mode — no surprise — and likely adds a bunch of
other stuff we haven't seen yet to make it a much better
tablet /
convertible OS than Android 7.0 is right now.