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This 10-inch hybrid borrows a lot of familiar ideas from existing hybrids, but adds a couple of unique touches as well.
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The 10.1-inch screen attaches via something Acer calls the Snap Hinge. It's essentially the same two-pronged connector found on many detachable hybrids, but instead of snapping together with a physical switch, fairly powerful magnets pull the two halves together and keep them attached, even when I held the system by the screen and shook it.
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Like many hybrids, the Switch 10 can fold into a tent mode.
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The system also folds down flat into a slate mode.
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In its clamshell mode, the Switch 10 looks like any other ultraportable laptop.
