Amazing Table Pc by Axiotron ModBook

Axiotron ModBook with built-in WAAS-enabled GPS (Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD)

The ModBook is an impressive feat of engineering and it looks and feels well-constructed. But unlike convertible tablet PCs, it lacks a keyboard and even the most basic of tablet functions, a rotating screen orientation, so you're stuck in landscape mode--which is somewhat awkward when cradling it in your arm. For the very small minority who need a slate-style tablet and the Mac OS, Axiotron certainly fits the bill. For the rest of us, however, it's an expensive oddity.

Price as reviewed / Starting price	$2,609
Processor	2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
Memory	2GB, 667MHz DDR2
Hard drive	160GB 5,400rpm
Chipset	Intel GM965
Graphics	Intel GMA X3100 (integrated)
Operating System	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Dimensions (WDH)	12.8 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
Screen size (diagonal)	13.3 inches
System weight / Weight with AC adapter	5.5/6.1 pounds
Category	Thin and Light

Despite having the same dimensions as a standard MacBook, the ModBook weighs about half a pound more, and feels somewhat heavy and unwieldy when carrying it in your arms. The silver-finished magnesium top shell looks more like a MacBook Pro, but from the sides and bottom, you can clearly see the system's origins as a stock white MacBook. The original system's slot-loading optical drive is there, as are the original ports and connections along the opposite side. The bottom is the original MacBook shell, with a standard MacBook battery.

In the same style as Apple, the ModBook's front face has a very clean look, with only a power button, and a button for controlling the built-in GPS module--an interesting, if not universally practical, extra. We might have preferred skipping the GPS and saving a few bucks.