I found it odd that the fingerprint reader is on the keyboard, but it still works even when the laptop is
flipped into tablet mode.
The display can be used as a touch screen all the time, not only when
you flip it into tablet 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.
Not exact matches
If you want to use it in keyboard / stand
mode, you
flip up the magnetic kickstand in the keyboard, and the magnets guide the
tablet into place, where an 8 - pin dock joins the two.
The Surface features a
flip - out rear «kickstand» to prop it up like a picture frame and can be combined with a 3mm - thick Touch Cover that, when opened, acts as a keypad so
tablets could be switched
into «desktop»
mode.
One of the most interesting detachable
tablets won't be available at launch, though: the $ 499.99 Acer Iconia W510, which can also
flip into a stand
mode with its optional keyboard dock.
Swiveling the
Flip C302CA
into tablet mode provides a responsive experience that should work well with Android apps.
For the same effect, you have to
flip the Book One
into tablet mode, something Microsoft's laptop can't do.
I can easily
flip the screen
into tablet mode and, yes, it stays at whatever angle you want to place it.
Yoga laptops have the ability to
flip into four positions: conventional Laptop
mode, video - viewing Stand
mode, game - playing Tent
mode, and reading - oriented
Tablet mode.
Its four usage
modes (laptop, stand, tent, and
tablet) allow you to work, play, or watch in whatever way is most comfortable, and its improved watchband hinge offers a butter - smooth rotation, so you can
flip and fold it
into different
modes with ease.
A convertible laptop, the display can be rotated to place the VivoBook
Flip into tablet, tent, stand, and laptop
modes.
The
Flip S also includes a tiny fingerprint sensor that can be used in laptop or
tablet mode, and supports Windows Hello for logging
into Windows 10.
However, this all goes away the minute you remember the Pixelbook's screen can be
flipped over and put
into tablet mode.
The convertible notebooks also support Windows 10 continuum feature that automatically switches the system from desktop to
tablet mode when they are
flipped into a
tablet position.
That's a very important capability as Google and various manufacturers work to push out Chrome OS
tablets, to go with the increasing number of convertible 2 - in - 1s with displays that can
flip around
into tablet mode.
If the keyboard is detached, or if it
flips around to show just the touchscreen, Windows 10 will pop up an alert asking the user to go
into tablet mode.
There are also sections without tables and if I am in one of these spots, I'll
flip the Surface Pro 3
into tablet mode to enjoy a magazine or ebook, write notes using the stylus, catch up on a movie or TV show, or browse the internet.