Convertible notebooks are the perfect traveling companions

PhotoThis trip to San Francisco is going very well and it has reinforced something I’ve known for some time.  A convertible notebook like the HP 2710p I am using is the perfect traveling companion for a number of reasons.  The 2710p is as thin and light as any full-sized notebook you will find anywhere.  This makes it very easy to carry around and manipulate through all of the various comings and goings that you have to do on a trip.  It is a "no-hassle" form factor that can pop in and out of a gadget bag with ease.

The 2710p with the 12-inch screen is big enough to be free of compromises as a desktop replacement on a trip.  I have a good screen that is nice to work with and a great keyboard for getting down to business.  This is a no-compromise solution to getting work done yet keeping everything as mobile as it needs to be.  Sure there are some of the newer notebooks that are also thin and light but they don’t do the one thing that sets the convertible notebook apart, and that is to swivel the screen around to work in slate mode.

You don’t have to be a Tablet PC fan to get a benefit out of the swivel screen.  Even if you aren’t one to work in ink the ability to work in tight spaces in slate mode is a huge time-saver and offers an advantage to anyone .  You can work in the strangest places (and I have), the back of cabs, walking through a hotel lobby, anywhere you can go with a slate in your hands can become a productive work place. The utility of this cannot be overstated, it is a big boon and something the sexy new notebooks like the MacBook Air and Sony TZ cannot do.

I am once again impressed with how much the HP 2710p brings to the table for mobile working.  With just a few seconds I can open my bag and have a full working arrangement no matter where I might be.  Pop it open and get down to the task at hand.  I can do all of this with no worries and hassle-free, and that is worth pure gold to me.

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