New Hippo Techie: It’s Windows tablet time

October is here, and while that may indicate changing leaves outside to most, for me it’s all about new Windows 8 convertible laptops. The new operating system officially drops on Oct. 26, but a swath of systems using it have already been announced, and you can pre-order some of them right now.

With a new touch interface made up of colorful tiles, Windows 8 really needs a touchscreen to be appreciated fully. And if you’re going with a touchscreen, you want a tablet form factor. But what about those times you need to get some serious typing done? Well, vendors have come up with a couple different solutions to make laptops transform into tablets and back again.

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