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Turn an Old Laptop into a Windows 8 Tablet
If you’d like to take Windows 8 for a preview spin on an actual tablet, this hack converts an old (but suitably spec’d) laptop into a touch screen tablet for Windows 8 Preview.
Instructables user HackItBuildIt shares his guide to converting an old laptop into a Windows 8 tablet. You’ll need an old laptop with specs high enough to run Windows 8 and that you’re willing to do a little franken-hacking on–you’ll need to remove the screen, rotate it, add a touch screen panel, and reframe it over the laptop body. When you’re done it won’t exactly be a slender iPad, but it will run Windows 8 with a native touch screen.
Watch the video above to see it in action then hit up the link below to check out the full guide build at the link below.
Windows 8 Tablet [via Hack A Day]
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Jason Fitzpatrick is warranty-voiding DIYer and all around geek. When he's not documenting mods and hacks he's doing his best to make sure a generation of college students graduate knowing they should put their pants on one leg at a time and go on to greatness, just like Bruce Dickinson. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.
- Published 02/6/12
If I had a “suitably spec’d” laptop, the last thing I’d be doing is butchering it to test out Windows 8′s limited touch capabilities…
Limited touch capabilities? Are you kidding?
I’d Prefer to make it into a secondary monitor…
I’d install Chrome OS on it.
Now if only I could find a new server laptop. My current one is 17″. Awesome tablet THAT would make. I’m not even sure if that would meant to be sarcastic or not, it would be valid either way.
yeah, but no…
I think the title should say:
Turn someone’s laptop into a windows 8 tablet.
Concensus has it.
I have better things to do with my time, equipment and money; than to waste it on something like that.
“Give me Linux or give me NOTHING”… you’ve got to be kidding???
interesting.