The laptop features a unique design with a metallic textured design just above the keyboard and a metal hinge for converting
the laptop into Tablet mode.
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.
It feels a bit awkward, however, when you swing the
laptop around
into tablet or reverse - L «presentation»
mode, like so...
Hitting a button on the keyboard dock or tapping a toggle in the software switches PC Link to full - screen
mode, effectively turning the device
into an Android
tablet / Android
laptop.
Sometimes this could be fixed by switching
into tablet mode and back; other times it required power - cycling the
laptop.
Moving up the food chain, we run
into perhaps the most interesting device yet — the Transformer Book V. ASUS is calling this the first 5 - in - 1 device thanks to its ability to run both Windows 8.1 and Android either in
tablet or
laptop mode, as well as an Android phone that can be docked inside the
tablet.
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.
Because all of the actual computing hardware is crammed
into the
tablet, using it in
laptop mode never exposes any notable heat to your hands or lap.
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.
For the same effect, you have to flip the Book One
into tablet mode, something Microsoft's
laptop can't do.
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.
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
laptop that can convert
into tablet mode is a really smart gift for a new grad, particular if you couldn't decide between getting them a
tablet or a
laptop.
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.
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.
As a «detachable PC,» you can break off the keyboard to put the device
into tablet mode, as well as sit in
laptop mode at 110 to 150 degrees for different typing configurations.
Note: the idea of Windows 8 is that it's a lot more like an iPad or similar gadget — you don't need to shut it down entirely, because it will go
into a low power
mode when you shut the
laptop lid, or hit the power button on a
tablet.
Thanks to its funky hinge system, the Pixelbook can be folded
into tablet mode, tent
mode,
laptop mode or rested on its keyboard in a kind of reverse
laptop mode.
The
laptop can be folded
into a display
mode but not
into a
tablet mode.
Where the Dell XPS 13 is designed to be a functional
laptop with a typical
laptop hinge design, the XPS 15 has a 360 - degree hinge that lets it fold completely flat
into tablet mode.
The report goes
into further details, revealing that Bison should arrive as an ultra-thin
laptop with a 12.3 - inch display, which would also offer a «
tablet»
mode.
Two 360 - degree zinc - alloy hinges allow you to twist the
laptop into Stand, Tent, or
Tablet modes as needed, and access to the Google Play store means that you can download Android apps too.