Macworld 2009: Axiotron Modbook Pro

I won an Axiotron Modbook in the prize raffle on wednesday at macworld! I could not belive it! it's a fantastic piece of kit to show off at school and to help me with my art coursework!

WooHoo!

How dumb are you,TUAW, not to post the video in a format that the iPhone can render...

More cool computer fodder for Stargate and Sanctuary. Modbooks have been prominent during the last several episodes of each.

Here’s a video and some pictures: http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/macworld-axiotron-modbook-pro/

Interesting video. I'd be more interested to see a video on how it works, and I can understand why they are loading Vista business as the default OS in boot camp on this thing...Mac OS X's Ink just blows compared to Vista's handwriting recognition.

If running Mac OS X is worth $5000 on a tablet, I would think that a demo of the "new and improved" Axiotron Ink features would be worthwhile.

Well, to add to the echo chamber, $5k is really just ensuring that this remains in the province of commercial application, but with the decline in advertising and ad revenue due to the economy, its going to be tough to justify over more traditional media and cheaper dumb units.

Little things:
1. Its a shame it doesn't support "actual" multi-touch (as opposed to pen+virtual pad), but sounds like they are prepared for the part swap when the time comes.
2. Why is the pen white, or is that just because he borrowed it from a different unit?
3. Their website doesn't lend much credibility to their product - refresh needed ASAP - and there is some funkiness going on with the domain and primary links if you click around (link tracking issue?)
4. Shame they didn't settle on a more pleasing bevel for the bottom casing

Flush wall mounting this would be absolutely badass though if I had cash to splash... Much more reserved than the Rosie Savant OS X based touchscreen systems...

5000 is a lot but if it could take the place of two computers then its not too bad. Does anyone know if they make a a stand for home use? It be nice to to sit it on a stand at home with a mouse and a keyboard and use it like a touchscreen imac and then just pick it up and take it with you when you leave or if you want to use it somewhere else in the house. I have a notebook and a desktop. If it could act as both then it is still expensive but not as absurdly so.

I think I'll keep my tx2500z that I got on that great sale for $600 that is now running OS X 10.5 WITH working pen enabled wacom tablet. Smaller, cheaper, more powerful, def easier to work with. Hard to beat.

seriously. As awesome as it seems, $5000 for a laptop that'll most likely be obsolete in less than 5 years(?) is just too much. Isn't their target audience artists? For that price I'm much content with my MBP and my wacom. Even for presentation purposes it's overkill.

HOLY FIVE THOUSAND BUCKS BATMAN