Convertible laptop

Touchscreen laptops are a hybrid of a tablet computer and a laptop , so these computers are also sometimes called tablet laptops. From the tablet PCs they got a touch screen, and from a laptop case with a full keyboard. The positioning of such portable computers depends on the manufacturer, some refer these devices to laptops, others to tablet computers.

As a rule, the display on such laptops is made rotary or models with a removable keyboard ^[1] can be found, which greatly expands the functionality of the device and allows you to use it both as a laptop and as a full-fledged tablet computer. The screen diagonal of transformer laptops usually does not exceed 15 inches, the performance is minimal or average. These features are associated with high cost and relatively high power consumption of touch panels.

The advantage of such laptops over other categories of portable computers is the ability to enter information directly on the screen, and before Internet tablets - a full keyboard, which allows you to easily type large amounts of text.

The main disadvantages are the high cost and relatively low performance of such devices. The disadvantages include the lower reliability of the swivel joint (compared to traditional laptops). Also, in such laptops, a multimedia projector is sometimes found.

The first transformer laptop was introduced in 1986 by IBM . This was the first "transformable" laptop model based on the Intel x86 processor (weight 5.4 kg, 3.5-inch drive) at a price of $ 3,500.

But this type of laptops began to get wide distribution only in 2013 after the release and distribution of the new Microsoft Windows 8 operating system with the new Metro interface oriented to the touch screen . Then Microsoft and Intel began to engage in marketing the promotion of laptops-transformers as an alternative to classic Internet tablets .

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