
Most 2in1 hardware uses low power mobile and fanless chips and thus does not have the same horsepower as ultrabook laptops for productivity, poor keyboards are also an issue Thunderbolt 3 USB-c ports (Samsung Dex is the exception here as are Surface and Lenovo X1 tablets) Most 2in1 hardware does not have good desktop ‘docking‘ support e.g. The device uses a mobile browser without addins that defaults to mobile versions of web pages, making laptop mode productivity poor (Samsung Dex Tablet and iPad Pro) The device/apps are designed around a touch screen and thus the device offers a poor laptop experience with no mouse support or window compositing (iPad Pro) or There are two versions of applications (web apps and Android apps on Chrome OS that the user has to decide between or use both but in different modes) or This is because of issues around the hardware, OS and apps not working together seamlessly as they would if they had be designed from the ground up for a 2in1 ultra mobile:Īpplications are not optimised well for touch screens (Windows 10) or However these devices currently offer a very inelegant and confusing user experience for premium devices and are not good for most users. These premium 2in1 devices attempt to combine ultra mobility with excellent productivity and be light weight casual media consumption devices too. the devices that increasingly most people are using. They are being pushed as replacements for ultrabook laptops and traditional Android Tablets and iPads - i.e.


There is a problem with ultra mobile computing - 2in1 devices do not produce a great user experience!Ģin1 Ultra Mobile Fanless ‘Pen Driven’ Devices are starting to appear and look set to dominate the ultra mobile sector.
