http://liliputing.com/2015/09/dells-new-venue-8-pro-tablet-has-faster-cpu-wif...

I said this tech was coming down the road a while back, and that Windows had already taken first blood on something that sorta worked, but Win 10 wasn't far enough along yet for it to be very compelling at that time.

However, Dell is now going after it in a Dell-type commercial business type docking station / monitor / keyboard / mouse application.   You carry your tablet to meetings and such and then you dock it when you get back to your desk.   It is your PC.   With the keyboard case, it is your laptop.   With wifi earbud/mic, it is your company phone too.



The new Dell Venue 8 Pro 5000 Series tablet features a sturdy MIL-STD tested case, support for a Wacom digital pen, and optional 4G LTE and NFC. It also has a USB Type-C port which will let you connect a desktop docking station (due out in 2016).

Dell says the new Venue 8 Pro 5000 Series tablet will be available in North America soon for $299 and up.

The tablet will be available with either a 1280 x 800 pixel or a 1920 x 1200 pixel touchscreen display. Both models support 802.11ac WiFi, Windows 10 software, and feature Intel Atom processors.

Is this going to take over the world?   Not very likely, but I can see a small business going down that path to save money.   Right now small businesses are using Chromebooks to do the same sorts of things, but this is Windows so it is got to be lots better, right?

They do this at the company that I work for. I personally have a laptop that attaches to a docking station on my desk. Other people have netbooks and tablets depending on their job and what kind of computing power they actually need. Since most people really only need to be able to check email and maybe create / edit an Office document they really don't need much.