The x360 has the same general design popularized by Lenovo's Yoga series, complete with a 360 - degree hinge that allows the laptop to fold
back into tablet mode, as well as «Stand» and «Tent» positions.
Not exact matches
The laptop remains booted when the
tablet is removed, allowing users to work on a Windows project in laptop
mode, temporarily remove the
tablet to do some Android work, then put the
tablet back into the laptop and continue where they left off with Windows.
The same however will get arranged
into a menu item at the top of the screen when the
tablet orientation in reverted
back to portrait
mode to allow for more space for the browser to log site contents.
Not that it had gone
into the hibernation
mode but for a while it was the Android
tablets that were found hogging the limelight with the biggies in the business seemingly having no qualms taking the
back seat.
Sometimes this could be fixed by switching
into tablet mode and
back; other times it required power - cycling the laptop.
With its classy aluminum chassis, colorful 1080p screen and ability to bend
back into tablet, tent or stand
modes, the C302CA is the cream of the Chromebook crop.
Starting at just $ 249 ($ 449 as tested), Dell's Inspiron 11 3000 2 - in - 1 combines competent performance with a colorful design and a 360 - degree hinge that allows it to bend
back into tablet, tent and stand
modes.
The
tablet turns itself
into standby
mode as standard when the battery hits the 30 per cent mark, which seems a bit aggressive when others do so when the battery is much closer to death, but it's no biggie in real - world use as you can simply bring the
tablet back to life with the press of a button.
If you want a laptop with the most versatility, a 2 - in - 1 that either bends
back or detaches to switch
into tablet mode is your best choice.
With its classy aluminum chassis, colorful 1080p screen and ability to bend
back into tablet, tent or stand
modes, the C302CA is the cream of the Chromebook crop.
Just like we've seen from various Windows laptops in the past year, you can fold the screen
back completely — now with the keyboard exposed on the
back —
into a «
tablet»
mode, as well as perch it up in a «tent»
mode or a sort of «stand»
mode for casual content viewing.
Starting at $ 329 ($ 349 as tested), Dell's Chromebook 3189 runs Google's operating system, but also bends
back into tablet and tent
modes so students can easily use the touch screen, show classmates what they're working on or interact with Android apps when Google updates its OS to support them.
The speaker only goes
into pairing
mode if you turn it on and it can't find the device with which it was previously paired; in other words, if you pair it with your phone, then want to pair it with your
tablet, you have to turn off your phone's Bluetooth to put the Anker
back into pairing
mode.
If you decide to flip
into tablet mode for a moment and fold
back the Type Cover, the keyboard will turn off when the cover is tucked
back.
The patent application details a «live hinge» which allows a device with two screens to be seamlessly opened flat
into a
tablet mode, or have one screen folded all the way around
back.
It's easy to take off if you want to go
into tablet mode and the
back and bottom serve as a stable platform for viewing anything on the screen.