http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
im gonna uprank you before all the apple fanboys start coming in here and doing the opposite. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
You're carrying around and paying for nearly two computers, have to manage two operating systems with apparently separate harddrives so you can't just continue what you were working on the way you were working on it without interruption, w/ a performance degradation in tablet mode.]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/I agree 110%.
I think am gonna get one of these instead. I MEAN WOW THAT'S HOT!!!]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
I was actually describing something like this just the other day, its called a docking station. And Apple can do the exact same thing. It's not a new idea. What would be cool, as I mentioned before, is it the SOFTWARE changes based on whether or not you're docked.

If its just Windows7, then super-meh, but if there is an REAL touch oriented UI (yea I know Windows has a dock, be quiet) for when its being used as a tablet. Then its a very interesting device, and if the price is right, could be a future for touchscreen laptop designs.]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/I do LOVE this form factor, but i would prefer one OS, (probably Ubuntu), and i have to wonder, when disconnected from the keyboard, what would the battery life be on this thing? If the battery life is inadequate, its not really portable as a tablet.]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Think about the way this device will be used, though. You don't really need a seamless transition between the two, because if you're carrying around the full device, you're in an environment (e.g., the office or in a lecture hall) where you'd need full processing power and a keyboard. Keeping in mind that most mobile OSs can stay in standby with little affect on battery life, once you're done and on the road (e.g., heading to the subway or couch), you could shut down Win7 and wake the mobile OS from standby for web browsing and light document viewing/editing. The real kicker would be the ability to save to and access the SSD while in Win7, and hopefully one would be able to mount it like an SD card. I can't really imagine a situation where you'd need to jump between the two OSs immediately. With an SSD and its lack of spinning platters, there would be little affect to the battery life (hopefully). Two form factors for two separate needs, with the ability to access common data in both. Granted, there's a little speculation here, but it doesn't seem too far fetched.

If anything, this sort of device is a preemptive strike against the Apple Tablet. Perfect if you're in the market for a new laptop and a tablet, and like it or not, the possibly upcoming iSlate will create that desire (look at the Apple TV: despite being a flop, it definitely brought to life the nascent HTPC market). Unless if you're looking at a convertible with a Wacom digitizer to use for art or accurate handwriting recognition, which the market has shown to be a niche market at best, it seems like two separate devices is the way to go until tech can successfully bring us the accuracy of a capacitive multitouch screen for finger navigation and Wacom for accurate pen-based input at a consumer friendly price point.

That being said, all my dreams would be answered would Lenovo bring down the price of the X200s MT to under $1000. Yessir, they would. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/And come to think of it, depending on the way the tablet was connected to the laptop, you might not even need to fully shut down Win7. Given the fact that the laptop processor would be housed in the keyboard, if it were connected via mini HDMI (or some other display equivalent), it would be like disconnecting a monitor from a computer. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
Unfortunately, they share a single battery, in the tablet.
Pulling the screen without shutting down W7 would be like pulling the battery in a normal notebook. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
I am not saying you are one of those people, but notice how for months (maybe even a year) when the Apple tablet roumors first started, many of the Apple fanboys were saying how it was going to be the best thing since sliced bread. That we should hold off on buying from Apple's competitors because the Apple tablet was just around the corner. It was the most beautiful thing ever, without nary a picture.

Now that it looks like something will be introduced, we keep hearing "wait until it is officially announced before you pass judgement"]]>Jan 4th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/i don't think that this is all that innovative, as the "hybrid" laptop-detachable-tablet concept has been done before (hp tc1100)

i do really like the design and the concept of two processors and two operating systems ]]>Jan 4th 2010 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
I'm an iPhone fanboy and this this is the coolest thing ever lol. Uprank'd ]]>Jan 4th 2010 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Not if the power adapter is connected to the KB part. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
Ah, good point, and the picture looks like that is the case.
Although more and more notebooks don't work if the battery is missing, plugged in or not. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 5th 2010 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
I like to, now if I could only slip a handheld 5" screen device into the larger tablet and then dock with the keyboard even cooler!!!

]]>Jan 5th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/The Compaq Concerto (1992) wants a word with you..
It is something like a cross between a convertible and Dell's Latitude On.

]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
From the brief demo of the prototype, it's hard to tell how useful the tablet element will be, but it's a neat idea that may tempt people who want the best of both worlds. This one is a chameleon indeed. Details: http://bit.ly/lenovo-ideapad-u1-details]]>Jan 7th 2010 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
I want a tablet that has a kickstand like a picture frame. Then projects one of those optical/laser keyboards onto what ever surface you leaned the tablet on. This is a cool idea, but it will be too heavy and probably slow. K.I.S.S.]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/how do you like them Apples]]>Jan 4th 2010 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
For it to work the processor, battery and hardware must all be tucked within the screen, or tablet, portion. Therefore, the keyboard is really just a fancy accessory/housing that could easily be dispensed with.

Other tablets could easily add such functionality from third-party manufacturers.

You're really purchasing a gimped laptop due to the lack of space in the "tablet" portion. Furthermore, I guarantee the interface won't be optimized as a tablet, therefore, as history will show us, these kinds of items give us split functionality rather than full functionality in both departments.

Nevertheless it's an interesting concept were the disadvantages not disabling to the end product.]]>Jan 5th 2010 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
Uhh... no, its not just a glorified keyboard. All the laptop's components are housed underneath the keyboard, while all the tablets components are housed underneath the screen. When you remove the tablet from the lid, it disconnects from the laptop's components and will start using its own components.
Plus, if both the laptop and tablet stuff were in the tablet, it would be thick as hell. Think for a few minutes first before posting, please.]]>Jan 5th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/I'm not sure why they went so over the top here, it would be a perfectly smooth transition if they made the removable tablet just a netbook or just a smartbook, why do a hybrid when you have to pay twice the price and have to work on two seperate OSs]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/This way you get the best of both worlds in one device.]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/


Dangit lenovo, giving me another laptop to choose from.
But the question that I'm dying to have answered, when it's in laptop mode, will it use the snapdragon/RAM from the tablet for additional computing power? And the SSD as well? ]]>Jan 4th 2010 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 5th 2010 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/I think it's just a tablet with keyboard attachement, maybe just a wireless keyboard...]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/Jan 4th 2010 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/lenovo-ideapad-u1-hybrid-laptop-by-day-unhinged-tablet-by-nigh/
yep. To do it right, you need to have all the "guts" in the tablet part, and have the attachment only working as a keyboard, touchpad, port array, and it'd be cool if it had an extra battery and maybe even optical drive as well.

But bravo, Lenovo.]]>Jan 4th 2010 7:59PM