The Macbook has long bee the instrument of choice for Artists, Designer and other creative types, but for some reason they never made one in the "hands on" Tablet form factor. Now Axiotron has broken through the divide with the Modbook, a modified Macbook, dissected and rebuilt in the spirit of Alex J. Murphy, into a rugged and sleek magnesium alloy encased tablet.
Normally Jobs lays the smack down on third party hardware running the Mac OS but for some reason Apple seems to be letting Axiotron slide for now. The result… a super cool tablet that will let me look down my nose at PC and Mac users next time I’m pretending to write at Starbucks.
Features:
Wacom Pen with 512 levels of pressure sensitivity with several different tips to emulate pencils, pens, felt tip markers… for a paper like experience.
Built in GPS Module with a SiRFstar™ III chipset - Use it with Google Earth to have a killer GPS unit.
Built in CD/DVD Burner - You’ll have the biggest video iPod on the block and your own portable and stylish bootleg factory.
Scratch-resistant magnesium case that’s coated with nickel over copper and topped with chrome - Metal!
Built-in iSight Camera
The LCD Screen and the Camera Lens are protected by Axiotrons fortified ForceGlass
Detailed Specs:
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Base System |
Apple MacBook |
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Processor |
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo |
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Memory |
2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM |
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Graphics Chipset |
Intel GMA X3100 with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM |
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Hard Disk Drive |
160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive |
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Optical Drive |
SuperDrive DVD Dual-Layer/CD Burner |
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Networking |
10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet |
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Wi-Fi |
AirPort Extreme® Wi-Fi 802.11n |
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Bluetooth |
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR |
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USB |
Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) |
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FireWire® |
One FireWire® 400 port (up to 400 Mbps) |
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Video Port |
Mini-DVI output port (DVI, VGA, S-video, & composite vid) |
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Camera |
Built-in iSight® camera |
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Modbook |
Magnesium with triple-layer metal plating |
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Modbook Frame |
Aircraft grade magnesium alloy with dual-layer metal plating |
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Screen Cover |
Chemically strengthened Axiotron ForceGlass |
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LCD Panel |
Axiotron AnyView LCD Panel |
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Digitizer Board |
Wacom Penabled digitizer |
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Pen |
Axiotron Digitizer Pen with two programmable side buttons |
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GPS System |
SiRFstarIII™ High Performance GPS chipset |
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Software |
Modbook system software includes Quickclicks on-screen shortcut and keyboard software |
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Battery |
55-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery |
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Size &Weight |
» Height: 1.16 inches (2.95 cm) |
Cool, I have a macbook pro, and it works great. But this is worth considering…
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