upcoming convertible ultrabooks

[gorobei]

acer aspire R7 (with ntrig digitizer)
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/03/acer-aspire-r7-with-active-pen-digitizer-hands-on/

sony vaio flip (with ntrig digitizer)
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/sony-announces-vaio-flip-pc/

sony vaio duo 13

dell xps 12 duo (haswell refresh)
http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-12-l221x/pd?oc=dncwi21s

 

[paperwastage]

i still think the surface Pro / thinkpad helix design is best for a convertible... too bad no one is improving on their flaws (eg more useful base for SurfacePro like how the helix has, helix needs a microSD port on the screen and not have the ports blocked when docked to keyboard)

 

[gorobei]

hp Elitebook revolve

http://www.cnet.com/laptops/hp-elitebook-revolve/4505-3121_7-35567252.html
not sure if it qualifies as a ultra with only 13x7 res. not really a successor to the elitebook 2760.

the surface pro is a slate PC with a debatable keyboard attachment, as long as there isnt a tension hinge it will problematic. the helix imitates the asus transformer series, but that hinge/dock just looks to fiddly.

im not necessarily opposed to dockable tablets, but for it to be really worthwhile the tablet section needs to be able to dock in both landscape and portrait orientations. until that sort of option is commonplace, i'd rather stick with the durability of a fixed hinge. a lot of the utility will depend on usage patterns.