Any x86 hybrid 13-14" laptop/tablet with wacom stylus

[Mech0z]

I want a laptop that I can use for working in school but also for reading and scribbling down notes and testing my own touch applications.

So have anyone seen a i5/i7 laptop with
13-14" (High res if possible)
Wacom stylus (For notes during class in onenote)
Tablet functionality (Like asus vivotab (This is sadly only windows RT which means no Visual studio programming))

 

[kevinsbane]

Thinkpad x230t? But not high res. At least it's a good panel for its res. My friend has it for his PHD and he loves it.

 

[_Rick_]

I had a thread regarding this topic a few months ago.
There's no such thing.
If you want high res, go back to thinkpad x61 (12", 1400x1050) tablets.
If you want an i5, a thinkpad x2x0 tablet will ahve that, with a crummy touch-screen.

Surface Pro supposedly will come into this market, if crippled by not being a true convertible, but a dock-stand and external keyboard/mouse might rectify it.

I'm expecting improved devices to appear in larger numbers next year, probably with Haswell.

 

[Mech0z]

Year a Haswell X2xxt is properly the way to go next summer

But just dont get why Asus dont make a Asus transformer book with wacom when they make the vivotab with wacom and thats cheaper than the transformer book

 

[kevinsbane]

If you want an i5, a thinkpad x2x0 tablet will ahve that, with a crummy touch-screen.

Care to elaborate? From what I've heard and seen and used, the touchscreen on the x220t/x230t isn't crummy. The tablet itself is 768p, but the stylus and touch is pretty good.

 

[Mech0z]

What does crummy mean?

 

[CottonRabbit]

The Sony duo 11 has all those features, but it's only 11''. I think the Asus Taichi will have an Ntrig digitizer. Both convertible are 1080p (or double 1080p in the Taichi's case).

 

[gorcorps]

Year a Haswell X2xxt is properly the way to go next summer

But just dont get why Asus dont make a Asus transformer book with wacom when they make the vivotab with wacom and thats cheaper than the transformer book

There's a transformer book incoming. It's shipping with Windows 8 and I hear they'll be 11 and 13" sizes. Anandtech had an article about it months ago

 

[Mech0z]

The Sony duo 11 has all those features, but it's only 11''. I think the Asus Taichi will have an Ntrig digitizer. Both convertible are 1080p (or double 1080p in the Taichi's case).

Year thats too small :/ but the Asus Taichi might be good, but I think its pretty heavy when it cant be seperated ?

There's a transformer book incoming. It's shipping with Windows 8 and I hear they'll be 11 and 13" sizes. Anandtech had an article about it months ago

No Wacom yet

 

[gorobei]

the only traditional 180 deg swivel convertibles left are the lenovo x200 series, hp elitebook 2700 series and the fujitsu lifebook900 series.

-all have wacom active digitizers.
-IPS screens: hp(12x8) lenovo(13x7) only have ~12" lcd, fujitsu 902(16x9) has 13.3"
-most have dualcore 3xxx ivybridge cpu(hp2770 not out yet, but manufacturing sample ver available on ebay)

if you can wait, haswell is the better option, also some purer slate type pc with kb-docks should be coming out at least by next year.


@mechoz: there is a video on youtube with the latest lenovo x230 compared with the x220 where the wacom shows some cursor jitter near the edges. not sure how widespread that is, but it is a concern.

 

[IntelUser2000]

I want a laptop that I can use for working in school but also for reading and scribbling down notes and testing my own touch applications.

So have anyone seen a i5/i7 laptop with
13-14" (High res if possible)
Wacom stylus (For notes during class in onenote)
Tablet functionality (Like asus vivotab (This is sadly only windows RT which means no Visual studio programming))

The Vivo Tab is not Windows RT. The Vivo Tab RT is Windows RT. The former is a Windows 8 Atom based device.

There's also ones from Samsung.

Samsung Smart PC and Samsung Smart PC Pro:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ATIV-S...g_bs_565108_16
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ATIV-S...+smart+pc+500t

The Smart PC is a Atom based device and the Smart PC Pro is a Core based device. The latter features 1920x1080 screen. Both are Detachable keyboard hybrids.

 

[sm625]

Cant you use a low cost tablet with good stylus and RDP onto a low budget desktop that has visual studio? Wouldn't a combination of those two be cheaper than these derp derp dumb outrageously overpriced x86 tablets?

 

[destrekor]

Figured I'd see if I could bump a recent/older thread before I start one of my own:


I'm looking for something similar, a detachable ultrabook would be ideal, though I could settle for something like the Dell XPS 12 Duo.


What I've seen available on the market doesn't really seem ideal, too many compromises and sacrifices.
One will be great, but no wacom. One will seem to have everything but is an Atom-based model. Etc.

The one that, in theory, seems quite awesome is the Asus Transformer Book TX300. I think I'd prefer somewhere around 11" more than 13" for working with it in tablet mode, but I could accept it. If the keyboard and touchpad are great, that size at 1080p would make for a better notebook experience.
Price and release date are unknown, but they seem to have kicked up the teasers for it as of recent. It was teased last summer but seemed to have died since then.

By the end of the year, there should be a few models that please almost everyone.

Hopefully by springtime, there are at least a few decent ones. From the CES coverage, it appears Acer might have something decent in the works, but I couldn't tell if it was a semi-hybrid device with a kickstand/dock approach (ala Acer W700, Microsoft Surface), or something like an Ultrabook with the notebook-style dock.

I've batted an eye at the upcoming Surface Pro, but it seems too limited by that kickstand approach. It's gorgeous and a great size, but argh, the utility is very limited.

edit:
I'm beginning to think that Transformer Book won't have a Wacom digitizer.

 

[gorcorps]

Cant you use a low cost tablet with good stylus and RDP onto a low budget desktop that has visual studio? Wouldn't a combination of those two be cheaper than these derp derp dumb outrageously overpriced x86 tablets?

Cheaper? Maybe, but can't touch the utility of a proper tablet with digitizer. Many of us are willing to pay for the system that will properly fit our needs, not rig up some half assed setup to save a few bucks.

Save your money. Just because you can't have it RIGHT NOW doesn't mean it's not worth it.