Dell revives Duo brand with premium Windows 8 convertible notebook

[Matthew]

Dell has joined the ranks of PC makers showcasing hybrid Windows 8 touch devices during IFA this week, and although that's mostly unsurprising, we imagine few expected to see the Duo revived. In mid-2010, the company made headlines over a...

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[psycros]

Hell...yes. This design was just ahead of its time, and unlike most other companies which never revisit their old innovations, Dell has the brains to bring back the awesome. Not only is Dell steadily regaining its rep for superior build quality but they may well have the best keyboards currently available - yes, possibly better than the newest Thinkpads which are NOT as good as last year's. This with a 7000 series Radeon or 6xx Nvidia would be something else.

 

[lawfer]

Alright, I have to admit, this is pretty awesome.

 

[dotVezz]

Woah! It's great to see Dell returning to this design!

 

[6string55]

The flip screen looks like some thing else to break easy flipping all the time and would not buy any pc with windows 8 on it myself. in my opinion it really sucks, I will stay with windows 7 ultimate

 

[lawfer]

The flip screen looks like some thing else to break easy flipping all the time and would not buy any pc with windows 8 on it myself. in my opinion it really sucks, I will stay with windows 7 ultimate

You're the third person I see that posts on an article without knowing the context of it. What is this, don't-read-the-article day?

... complete with machined aluminum, carbon fiber and Corning Gorilla Glass.

Yeah, that will brake rather easily.

 

[RajeGera]

Interted users can also check VAIO Duo 11 hybrid slate, VAIO Tap 20 'tabletop' ..yeterday dere was an article on it...sounds interesting 2 me

 

[teribithia]

This is so awesom , we need to spend more 39.99 for these new notebook as old version?

 

[ikesmasher]

Thats interesting, but make one with a dedicated GPU...even if its an entry one...

 

[NTAPRO]

This is so awesom , we need to spend more 39.99 for these new notebook as old version?

Can't be all bad with that new stuff inside of it

 

[6string55]

The flip screen looks like some thing else to break easy flipping all the time and would not buy any pc with windows 8 on it myself. in my opinion it really sucks, I will stay with windows 7 ultimate

You're the third person I see that posts on an article without knowing the context of it. What is this, don't-read-the-article day?

... complete with machined aluminum, carbon fiber and Corning Gorilla Glass.

Yeah, that will brake rather easily.

hi thanks for your comments I really just looked it over breifly. I liked the machine I was mainly unsure about the hinges that holds the screen in place thanks for clearing that up. I really quit reading when I saw windows 8, I dont know why they can't leave a good OS alone and just upgrade it