Ever wished your iPad could be more than a giant iPod touch? We know the screen on the iPad makes it far from that when it comes to productivity, but nothing is quite as productive as OS X. Enter the Axon Haptic Hackintosh tablet. It'll make you forget that hackintoshing was ever considered just for desktops.
The tablet is designed to work with any Darwin OS, so you can play with more than just OS X. You can even run Linux or Windows on this thing. But, of course, we're most interested in the OS X compatibility, which seems to be the tablet's main feature. That, and its impressive hardware, which is both user-replaceable and puts the iPad to shame. Here's what's in it:
- 1.6 GHz Atom N270 (with some other options)
- 10" 1024x600 LED-backlit LCD
- Resistive touchscreen with stylus
- 2 GB Standard RAM (2 SO-DIMM slots)
- 320 GB standard HDD (2.5" bay)
- 1.3 MP webcam
- Wi-Fi and 3G
- Built-in speaker
- Lots of ports, including 3x USB, ethernet, VGA, card reader, etc.
- Removable battery
And, the Axon is just under 2 lbs. While this is impressive next to something like the iPad, we're little weary of the price. It'll be $800, or $750 if you get into the beta, which puts us in fancy netbook territory. Still, if you think about it, the most full-featured iPad costs $829, and you only get 64 GB of storage and hardware that is not upgradeable.
But, with the iPad, we pay for simplicity of form and usability--not to mention, sexy aesthetic. It feels good in our hands, and everything runs as smoothly as butter. Will the Axon compare, or will OS X just be too much for a tiny touch screen? Let us know what you think in the comments!
You can pre-order the Axon Haptic now for $750.
Via CrunchGear
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