Jeepers – one never knows where one’s moniker will pop up.

The main thing I like re: the Modbook is the screen size. Beyond that, Shog’s right. The crippled tablet functionality versus Windows (dodgy though it may often be) is a deal killer.

I think when Apple gets around to a tablet it’s gotta blow minds – change the landscape (which is begging to be changed) – or they won’t do one. A noble effort, but ModBook ain’t there yet.
T
ps: Besides – I’ve fallen deeply in love with touch on my Lenovo. Never goin’ back.

You can do it with Bootcamping into XP:TE or Vista. But at that point, you might as well as yourself a grand and get a Tablet PC instead of a $2500 gimped hardware without the right design details for tablet functionality.

The only people who should spend $2500 for Modbook is those who are unable to function outside of OSX and still want a tablet.

No portrait mode, huh? Not even in Vista or XP? I’d jump on this if I can dual boot, and at least be able to do portrait in Windows.

Don’t drink the cool-aid if you are comfortable with Windows. Someone like T Lewis has no reason to switch.

There is nothing about the Modbook that is better for art than any other Wacom penabled Tablet PCs. In fact, you get a lot less tablet with the Modbook:

- No portrait mode
- No hardware buttons
- No way to clear out dust off the screen by the end user without taking the whole unit apart
- Almost zero tablet functionality in the OS

And the whole 512 levels of pressure vs 256 of TPC thingy is a brilliant marketing scheme initiated by Axiotron, but in reality, make no difference at all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMUUDYiKEKA

Would be a great tool if I were in the target market. The most significant comment in the video is that the Modbook is designed for Mac’s well-established core customers: graphics and multimedia artists (the Apple core?). With a 13.3″ display and 5.5lbs of girth, it seems a little mobility-challenged. A sub-three-pound 10″ convertible tablet would fit my needs better.