Apple offers a line of tablets for $299 and up. But Apple’s iPads all run the same operating system as the company’s iPhones. If you want a tablet that runs OS X you’ll need to build your own… or pay someone else to do it. This summer a company called Modbook launched a Kickstarter campaign […]
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Modbook wants to turn your MacBook Pro into a tablet (for $1999)
Want a Windows tablet? You can pick one up for under $200. Want an OS X tablet? Apple doesn’t sell any… the company’s tablets run iOS. But if you want the power of a MacBook Pro in a tablet-shaped package, you may be able to get one… for about $4,000. A company called Modbook has been […]
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Modbook Pro ships in November: $3499 tablet made from MacBook parts
Once upon a time, in a world without an iPad, Mac users dreamed about a tablet running OS X. And Axiotron decided to make that dream a reality by taking MacBook Pro laptops, ripping them apart, and putting them back together again as tablets called Modbooks. It’s been a few years since the last Modbook […]
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Modbook Pro transforms a MacBook Pro into a 13 inch tablet
Apple already has a little tablet called the iPad, and the company seems pretty happy selling it for $399 and up. But the iPad runs iOS, an operating system designed to run finger-friendly phone and tablet apps. If you’re looking for a tablet that runs OS X and can handle desktop apps including Photoshop and […]