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Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101

Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101

We are impressed with this Android 3.0 tablet/notebook hybrid, which works well in both modes. It combines a high-quality screen with good battery life in a generally pleasing design. The only real drawback is the current dearth of tablet-optimised apps. Read more

19 May, 2011 by Sandra Vogel

Photos: BlackBerry Style clamshell debuts from RIM

...The device is aimed at the US market - where the clamshell form factor remains popular - and will launch exclusively with US operator Sprint... Read more

20 October, 2010 by Jo Best
Dell Precision M6600

Dell Precision M6600

...Clamshell notebooks come in many shapes and sizes, from lightweight ultrabooks to large... Read more

15 February, 2012 by Charles McLellan
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Review

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Review

...together and produced a device that worked well in both tablet and clamshell-notebook modes. We were slightly less impressed with the Eee Pad Slider... Read more

30 January, 2012 by Sandra Vogel
Dell Latitude XT3 Tablet PC

Dell Latitude XT3 Tablet PC

...sits flush to the base of the notebook when it's in clamshell mode. One is a small button that toggles backwards through open windows... Read more

20 March, 2012 by Sandra Vogel
Toshiba Portégé Z830-10P

Toshiba Portégé Z830-10P

...want to stand anything on top of this notebook. Open up the clamshell and the dark silver colour theme continues. The 13.3in. screen has... Read more

19 January, 2012 by Sandra Vogel
Dell Vostro V131

Dell Vostro V131

...especially given the lack of an integrated optical drive. Open up the clamshell and the keyboard immediately draws the eye. It's slightly recessed, surrounded... Read more

22 September, 2011 by Sandra Vogel
Sci-fi tech that came true

Sci-fi tech that came true

...orbiting ships. More importantly, the flip-out style paved the way for clamshell phones, a design that would become predominant in flip phones, particularly Motorola... Read more

3 September, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn
Asus Eee Slate EP121

Asus Eee Slate EP121

...doesn't make us want to run screaming back to a traditional clamshell notebook. The Asus Eee Slate EP121 pushes the boundaries of what we... Read more

31 May, 2011 by Dan Ackerman
Eurocom Panther 2.0

Eurocom Panther 2.0

...features can be squeezed into, and how much performance extracted from, a clamshell-format chassis. Although few users are likely to require the eye-watering... Read more

15 February, 2011 by Charles McLellan
Fujitsu Lifebook T730

Fujitsu Lifebook T730

...the lid and base sections together, when the notebook is in both clamshell and tablet modes. The 12.1in. Lifebook T730 is quite compact at... Read more

29 September, 2010 by Sandra Vogel

Photos: BlackBerrys through the ages

BlackBerry Pearl 8220 2008 also saw the introduction of the first clamshell device into the BlackBerry portfolio with the Pearl 8220, also known as... Read more

1 August, 2011 by Jo Best

Sony Tablet S and Tablet P

Sony's two tablets, the S and the P, have both been around for a while now. Both are quite different takes on the... Read more

20 March, 2012

GeChic On-Lap 1301

...that screw into the frame and grip onto the back of the clamshell's screen. If this is an irregular or otherwise unsuitable surface, sticky... Read more

6 December, 2011

ThinkPad Tablet with Keyboard Folio Case

...which both protects the tablet and transforms it into something resembling a clamshell notebook. So, is the 'hybrid tablet' — also exemplified by the popular... Read more

17 November, 2011

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