People who use tablets for graphic design and illustrating. Although I would personally prefer something that just acted as a second display of my laptop that I could draw on with a precise pen, like the Wacom Cintiqs. My problem with the Cintiqs though is that they require being plugged into 3 different things: a power supply, some kind of video input like HDMI, and USB. That is way too much cable. The day they make a Cintiq-like product that only needs to be plugged into one source, or better yet wireless, is when I'll drop 2-4 grand on a pen tablet.
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'Modbook Pro X' Tablet Based on 15-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Debuts on Kickstarter
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People who use tablets for graphic design and illustrating. Although I would personally prefer something that just acted as a second display of my laptop that I could draw on with a precise pen, like the Wacom Cintiqs. My problem with the Cintiqs though is that they require being plugged into 3 different things: a power supply, some kind of video input like HDMI, and USB. That is way too much cable. The day they make a Cintiq-like product that only needs to be plugged into one source, or better yet wireless, is when I'll drop 2-4 grand on a pen tablet.
I would also like to know this. The ram is soldered to the board so its not like its really changeable.
No Axiom Modbooks have been around for years and years. They're very popular with a lot of artists. (Artists with money might I add...)
Is this the same company as ModBook? If so, why is this on Kickstarter? They've been around for years. Anyway, I doubt anyone would need this.
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And we will have all the people moaning OSX doesn't work as a touch screen based OS.
And for all the other complainers on here, I assume this is the very same modbook company that has been turning MacBooks into tablets for a few years now:
http://www.modbook.com
And Apple hasn't made any attempt to stop them. Personally I think it's a very cool product that Apple is missing a trick with.
And we will have all the people moaning OSX doesn't work as a touch screen based OS.
And for all the other complainers on here, I assume this is the very same modbook company that has been turning MacBooks into tablets for a few years now:
http://www.modbook.com
And Apple hasn't made any attempt to stop them. Personally I think it's a very cool product that Apple is missing a trick with.
WTF is this ! 2,000 USD for conversion or 4,000 USD for a new one !!! this is hilariousApple should ban this ! and who uses a pen-based tablet nowadays anymore ! it's just a rip-off.
It's so overpriced that it should be banned? That doesn't make sense.
I'm guessing that they advertise 32GB because they assume the next MBP will offer that as an option, and their product wouldn't actually be shipping until the new MBP comes out.
I used to sell Modbooks. Try to, that is. They were just too big and awkward. And too expensive. And then the iPad was released... 
I bought a Vaio 15 Flip with the Ntrig pen before SONY left the States - and I cant imagine going back to a MacBook at this point. Thank god Adobe lets us install whatever version OS of CC we like.
Working on Photoshop and ArtRage is just amazing with the pen on 15 inches. If you know how to draw, but still need to do design work and be mobile - the windows 8.1 convertibles with active pens are the best solution right now. Apple should jump in this segment.
Working on Photoshop and ArtRage is just amazing with the pen on 15 inches. If you know how to draw, but still need to do design work and be mobile - the windows 8.1 convertibles with active pens are the best solution right now. Apple should jump in this segment.
I think they're doing themselves a disservice having this on Kick Starter. Instantly a lot of people who aren't familiar with the fact ModBook has been doing this for years and aren't ametaures or hobbyists at this will assume that they are.
If only the 17" was still being made.
If you think an iPad Pro will replace the need of hardware like this, you obviously still think all a Wacom tablet is good for is for drawing.
If you think an iPad Pro will replace the need of hardware like this, you obviously still think all a Wacom tablet is good for is for drawing.
That was my first thought as well. Like, my very first thought. It would be a beautiful machine if it weren't for that godawful logo beneath the screen. WTF.
Thanks a lot
I already have it and that was not very nice. My skin is now crawling.
I doubt Apple will lose too much sleep over stuff like this. But at the very least I hope it puts a tad of pressure on them to pursue the rumored iPad Pro or "Maxi". I would love a larger iPad.
don't be confused
Wow there is a lot of misunderstanding here as to what the Modbook is. It's a creative "pro" work machine. It's not a touch tablet, and it's NOT meant for the "consumer". To be clear, it's this
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plus this
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combined.
If you don't know what the second device is, it's a Cintiq. It's a pen-abled screen meant for professional digital artists. It is widely used and indispensable to most digital artists' workflow. It's meant to be used in conjunction with desktop computers and creative desktop applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Storyboard Pro, etc.--again, it is not intended (nor able) to be used with mobile OSes and apps.
As indispensable as they are to digital artists, the downside to relying on Cintiqs is that they pose a problem for artists whose job requires a lot of moving around. They have a 13" version that is technically portable, but having to carry and set up an external monitor in addition to your laptop greatly diminishes portability value.
PC-based artists have for a long time had a vast number of options for an ALL-IN-ONE pen-abled laptop solution (Surface Pro, Wacom Companion, many various tablet-PCs and hybrids), while Mac-based artists have had absolutely zero options (until the Modbook came along), since Apple is the only company to make Mac and OS X, and they have never shown interest in digital pens.
So just to reiterate--if you are not a person who makes a living from drawing on a Mac (or a rich hobbyist), then this product is completely irrelevant to you. So don't be confused as to why you don't see its utility. But for Mac-based professional artists (myself included), this is an unquestionable dream machine. Albeit, a very expensive dream. But since for me it would be an investment that would definitely see return, I will be buying one as soon my pocketbook allows.
And I'm pretty sure Apple does not have a problem with the Modbook, because all it can do is promote more Mac sales, since you need a Macbook in order to make a Modbook. What I wonder is how Axiotron is able to use Wacom pen technology, since the Modbook seems to compete directly with the Wacom Companion. Maybe because it's a different OS Wacom allows it.
Wow there is a lot of misunderstanding here as to what the Modbook is. It's a creative "pro" work machine. It's not a touch tablet, and it's NOT meant for the "consumer". To be clear, it's this
plus this
combined.
If you don't know what the second device is, it's a Cintiq. It's a pen-abled screen meant for professional digital artists. It is widely used and indispensable to most digital artists' workflow. It's meant to be used in conjunction with desktop computers and creative desktop applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Storyboard Pro, etc.--again, it is not intended (nor able) to be used with mobile OSes and apps.
As indispensable as they are to digital artists, the downside to relying on Cintiqs is that they pose a problem for artists whose job requires a lot of moving around. They have a 13" version that is technically portable, but having to carry and set up an external monitor in addition to your laptop greatly diminishes portability value.
PC-based artists have for a long time had a vast number of options for an ALL-IN-ONE pen-abled laptop solution (Surface Pro, Wacom Companion, many various tablet-PCs and hybrids), while Mac-based artists have had absolutely zero options (until the Modbook came along), since Apple is the only company to make Mac and OS X, and they have never shown interest in digital pens.
So just to reiterate--if you are not a person who makes a living from drawing on a Mac (or a rich hobbyist), then this product is completely irrelevant to you. So don't be confused as to why you don't see its utility. But for Mac-based professional artists (myself included), this is an unquestionable dream machine. Albeit, a very expensive dream. But since for me it would be an investment that would definitely see return, I will be buying one as soon my pocketbook allows.
And I'm pretty sure Apple does not have a problem with the Modbook, because all it can do is promote more Mac sales, since you need a Macbook in order to make a Modbook. What I wonder is how Axiotron is able to use Wacom pen technology, since the Modbook seems to compete directly with the Wacom Companion. Maybe because it's a different OS Wacom allows it.
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