The Modbook Pro X Turns Your Retina MacBook Pro Into A Graphics Tablet
Modbook has been making tablets out of Mac portables for years, combining the Apple computers with Wacom digitizers to let digital artists have all-in-one graphics-creating powerhouses that run full OS X software and come with ample pressure sensitivity. Now, the company’s latest effort incorporates the Retina MacBook Pro, and it’s turning to Kickstarter to fund this effort that should have artists drooling.
The Modbook Pro has the Retina MacBook Pro’s 2,880 by 1,800 display, and is configurable with up to 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage, and the base version ships with Apple’s newly-announced 2.8GHz quad-core processor model. It’ll run Yosemite (which should be available by the time it ships next year) and the modified computer will still have NVIDIA upgrade options, two USB 3 ports, an SDXC slot, HDMI and two Thunderbolt 2 ports.
This is the first time Modbook has gone the Kickstarter route, so it’ll be interesting to see how much advance interest it can generate in what is obviously a specialized product, and whether the changes in the tablet and computer biz will affect its ability to appeal to potential customers.