14 DAY TRIAL // Axiotron has announced that customers can now get their MacBooks modded for just $699 until December 31. The company specializes in making touchscreen tablets out of Apple’s notebooks and has confirmed a Modbook Pro Release planned for mid-2010. Complete Modbook solutions made on the 2.13GHz MacBook base system are also available for $1,599.
“High-tech manufacturer Axiotron today reduced the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the Modbook to $899 (for Modbooks built with a customer-supplied Apple MacBook base system) and $1,799 (for complete Modbooks that include a dealer-supplied 2.13GHz Apple MacBook base system). A $200 holiday discount is available on all Modbook purchases through December 31, 2009. When the holiday discount is applied, the MSRP for Modbooks built with a customer-supplied base system is only $699 and the MSRP for complete Modbooks that include a dealer-supplied 2.13GHz base system is only $1,599,” the company’s official announcement reads.
“Praised by reviewers for its portability and ease-of-use, the Modbook seamlessly integrates Axiotron’s tablet hardware and software technology, a state-of-the-art Wacom Penabled digitizer and an Apple MacBook base system,” Axiotron says. “The result is an award-winning, Mac-based tablet computer that’s ideal for creative professionals, students and general users.”
“We’re excited to offer the Modbook to customers at a much lower price. The Modbook remains the fastest slate tablet computer available, and the only Mac-based tablet,” Axiotron CEO Andreas E. Haas shares. “It’s an especially compelling opportunity for students and other customers looking for more affordable Modbook options.”
Axiotron’s Modbook supports both Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, as well as Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. As noted above, the company also announced that a Modbook Pro tablet computer was planned for release at the end of the second quarter of 2010. More information about Axiotron and its products is available here.