hybrid w10 hybrid laptop now under $190

rcjordan · March 02, 2016, 02:37:14 PM

Can't find my old post.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00URGA106/

littleman · March 02, 2016, 04:21:09 PM

Great price and I love the size and form. I wonder if anybody has put Linux on these yet?

ergophobe · March 02, 2016, 04:46:47 PM

Quote from: littleman on March 02, 2016, 04:21:09 PM
Great price and I love the size and form. I wonder if anybody has put Linux on these yet?

Or Android
- http://lifehacker.com/install-android-on-a-windows-8-tablet-1499078214
- http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/applications/how-to-install-android-on-other-devices-1058908

rcjordan · March 02, 2016, 04:54:54 PM

>put

dunno, but search on 'walknbook' as that is the unique branding/kw that seems to be surfacing on these.

It's got a few rough spots, like the dc charging port, but this thing is great.

JasonD · March 02, 2016, 11:01:55 PM

> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Walknbook-W2-Microsoft-Resolution-Detachable/dp/B015R1R4ZU

£130 in the UK atm and according to CamelCamelCamel i's been as low as £120

http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Walknbook-W2-Microsoft-Resolution-Detachable/product/B015R1R4ZU

The US link has been as low as $169.99

I got my mum one of these (but under another brand) at Christmas and she loves it

littleman · March 21, 2016, 04:21:04 PM

$179.99

rcjordan · March 21, 2016, 04:31:20 PM

Yeah, I think they raised the spec slightly. I've also noticed they are consolidating the branding. There were several when I stumbled across it (iClever was gone, last I checked).

littleman · March 21, 2016, 04:38:58 PM

Anybody here typed on one of those keypads? Was it usable?

rcjordan · March 21, 2016, 08:58:38 PM

Yeah, it's actually decent. Like almost ALL of my laptops with a glidepad, you have to be carefull not to rest your wrists on the edge or the cursor skips around. It so happens that the case on this one has a small flap that I can raise around the bottom edge to remind me to keep off.

Other than the dinky dc charging port, I have no complaints. I have this sucker running Sketchup v8 which used to be a hawg. Also Delorme GPS, another hog. IMO, this is a work-class machine.

Drastic · March 21, 2016, 09:24:33 PM

So is the first one linked here the best, main option?

rcjordan · March 21, 2016, 10:12:28 PM

Yeah

rcjordan · March 21, 2016, 10:18:03 PM

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I bought a cord that lets me charge it with a phone charger instead of its special wall-wart. This is it, I think

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q5HG2LI?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B00Q5HG2LI